Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

• Fully remote OK for an exceptional candidate

Need an in-person interview

Mandatory Requirements

1. More than seven (7) years of experience, with at least two (2) years in a leadership role.
2. Active AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (Associate or Professional) certification.
3. Ten (10) or more years of experience architecting and configuring systems on AWS.
4. Four (4) years of hands-on experience writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or OpenTofu.

Desirable Requirements

1) Experience designing at least three (3) mission critical systems.

Position Overview & Key Responsibilities

The Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (Specialist III) is a senior technical leadership role responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, performance, and security of enterprise cloud infrastructure hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Serving as a subject matter expert with active AWS certification, you will lead the design, automation, and optimization of cloud environments, championing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and GitOps practices. This role bridges the gap between software engineering and systems operations, driving operational excellence, mentoring engineering teams, and leading incident response and disaster recovery strategies to guarantee high availability for critical applications.

• Cloud Architecture & Provisioning: Architect, deploy, and maintain secure, highly available, and fault-tolerant AWS cloud infrastructure, aligning all designs with the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the development, testing, and maintenance of modular, secure, and reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or OpenTofu to automate multi-environment deployments and state management.
• CI/CD & Deployment Automation: Design, optimize, and manage robust continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate application delivery, configuration management, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Observability & Proactive Monitoring: Establish comprehensive observability frameworks-including logging, metrics, and alerting systems (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana)-to define and monitor Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs).
• Incident Management & Disaster Recovery: Lead incident response efforts, conduct thorough post-mortem root-cause analyses (RCAs), and design, test, and execute disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity plans.
• Technical Leadership & Governance: Provide technical direction, establish cloud engineering standards, conduct code reviews for IaC, and mentor junior team members to foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Donato Technologies Inc. is a trusted IT staffing, consulting, and software development partner headquartered in Dallas, Texas. We support clients across industries by understanding their unique business needs and delivering tailored technology and workforce solutions. Our focus is on connecting the right talent with the right opportunity-ensuring clients receive dependable, skilled professionals and candidates receive meaningful career growth and support. We work closely with small to mid-sized organizations to provide flexible, high-quality services that drive performance, innovation, and long-term success.