Java SRE Engineer

Cb•Santa Clara, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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