Java SRE Engineer

Java SRE Engineer
Onsite San Francisco Bay Area
Infrastructure Engineer (2 Positions)

We are looking for an experienced Java SRE / Platform Engineer to support large-scale cloud migrations and production systems on AWS and Kubernetes platforms. This role is focused on infrastructure, reliability, and automation, with Java exposure as a supporting skill.

Required Skill : AWS, AWS EKS, Kubernetes, DevOps / SRE, Java

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead large-scale migrations of business-critical applications to AWS and Kubernetes (EKS)
• Design and operate production-grade AWS EKS platforms
• Implement GitOps-based deployment strategies using ArgoCD and Spinnaker
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and automated release strategies (blue/green, canary)
• Develop Python-based automation for infrastructure and operations
• Create and maintain Helm charts and deployment standards
• Troubleshoot and optimize Linux-based systems in production environments
• Support production systems including on-call, incident response, and RCA
• Collaborate with SRE and Security teams to ensure system reliability and scalability
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term platform strategy
• Mentor team members and improve engineering practices

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Cloud / DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch, S3, RDS)
  • Kubernetes, Linux systems, Python, ArgoCD (GitOps)
  • Spinnaker, Helm
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Proven experience supporting production environments
• Experience leading or contributing to AWS migration projects
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and networking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Akamai CDN and caching strategies
• Experience with Redis and Kafka
• Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk)
• Experience with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of SRE practices (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets)
• Strong communication and documentation skills