AWS Cloud Architect & Lead SRE Engineer

AWS Cloud Architect & Lead SRE Engineer Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)

Full Time
Role: AWS Cloud Architect & Lead SRE Engineer

Job Summary:
We are looking for a seasoned AWS Cloud Architect & SRE Engineer with an application development background. This role combines cloud architecture design, observability, and reliability engineering with a strong focus on security and performance for a customer-facing application.
The ideal candidate will design and operate scalable AWS cloud infrastructure, build end-to-end observability using tools like Dynatrace, ELK, and Splunk, and leverage their app dev background (Angular, .NET, Postgres, DynamoDB) to quickly detect and resolve frontend/backend performance issues.

Key Responsibilities: Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Design and implement secure, scalable, and resilient architectures on AWS.
• Build IaC using Terraform for repeatable infrastructure deployment.
• Collaborate with product and dev teams to define cloud-native design patterns.
• Optimize cloud resources for performance, cost-efficiency, and availability.

Site Reliability & Observability

• Develop dashboards and alerts using Dynatrace, ELK (Elastic Stack), and Splunk to monitor application and infra health.
• Monitor frontend performance (e.g., visual completion time in Angular apps) and identify bottlenecks.
• Troubleshoot and tune API/backend performance for .NET applications and PostgreSQL databases.
• Improve system reliability through automation, chaos engineering, and error budgeting practices.
• Participate in on-call support and incident resolution with RCA and continuous improvement.

Security & Compliance

• Design and enforce secure cloud architectures following AWS security best practices.
• Integrate security controls, including IAM policies, VPC security, KMS encryption, WAF, and Secrets Manager.
• Conduct or coordinate penetration testing (pentest) activities and remediate findings.
• Work closely with InfoSec and Dev teams to ensure secure coding practices and vulnerability management.
• Monitor for security anomalies and log events through SIEM integrations (e.g., Splunk).
• Ensure compliance with industry standards such as OWASP Top 10, CIS Benchmarks, and internal security policies.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in AWS Cloud Architecture and SRE/DevOps.
• Application development experience (Angular, .NET, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
• Hands-on with observability tools: Dynatrace, ELK Stack, Splunk.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines with Git Actions, Terraform Cloud.
• Strong understanding of SRE principles.