Job Type: W2 Contract NOTE: Client is looking for pure SRE candidates, not a Devops Engineer Experience level: Senior Platform Reliability & Engineering: Ensure availability, performance, and resilience of workloads deployed on Kubernetes, on-premises, PCF or Cloud platforms aligned to SLO/SLI objectives Design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and highly available containerised platforms and services Optimize capacity, performance, and cost efficiency across distributed systems Automation, CI/CD & Release Engineering: Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable, and repeatable deployments Automate infrastructure and operations using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices Plan and execute software releases across environments (Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, PCF, VMs) Drive continuous improvement in release processes, deployment strategies, and development workflows Observability, Performance & Operations Implement strong monitoring, logging, and tracing to enable proactive issue detection Conduct performance testing and tuning to ensure scalability and reliability Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and postmortems to drive continuous improvement Required Experience & Skills: Strong experience in SRE / Release Engineering / Platform Engineering roles Proven experience managing and operating workloads deployed on Kubernetes, on-premise (bare metal / VMs), and PCF, with good-to-have exposure to public cloud platforms (AWS) Hands-on expertise in containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes orchestration Strong experience with CI/CD tools, scripting ( Shell/Python/Groovy ), and automation frameworks Solid knowledge of monitoring, observability, performance testing, and scaling of distributed systems (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk, JMeter, LoadRunner ) Strong programming experience (preferably Java / Spring Boot) Engineering Practices: Strong understanding of SDLC, Git-based workflows (Gitflow), and peer review practices Expertise in troubleshooting and debugging (thread dumps, heap dumps, performance bottlenecks) Familiarity with security principles and deployment of secure systems Exposure to Infrastructure as Code, DevOps, and GitOps practices Location: O'Fallon, MO (Hybrid - 2 days a week onsite).