AWS Platform Engineer – SRE (EKS, Terraform, Python)

Ontrac Solutions LLC.; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontrac Solutions LLC. in Las Vegas seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate advanced AWS infrastructure, including VPCs, EKS, and security tooling. The role emphasizes hybrid networking, observability, and automation across Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and Python.

You will own patching, vulnerability remediation, and release engineering workflows, collaborating in an Agile environment to ensure reliable cloud-native systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of platform, SRE, or cloud infrastructure experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with core AWS services listed.
• Advanced networking knowledge including Transit Gateway and Direct Connect.
• Proficiency with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and shell scripting.
• Solid working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS and Istio.
• Hands-on Python development for automation and infra tooling.
• Experience with patching and vulnerability remediation in containerized environments.
• Ability to work in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate core AWS infrastructure: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related tooling.
• Design and troubleshoot advanced cloud networking, including AWS Transit Gateway and Direct Connect for hybrid connectivity.
• Own observability and monitoring across CloudWatch, Grafana, and OTEL, with proactive alerting.
• Automate end-to-end with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and shell scripting.
• Operate Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio for traffic management, security, and observability.
• Drive patching and vulnerability remediation in containerized environments.
• Develop Python tooling for automation and infra operations.
• Support release engineering and monitoring workflows across Kibana, Dynatrace, and Apigee.

Skills

Networking and security

Python development for scripting, autm

AWS services, cloud infra

Release engineering and monitoring

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Shell scripting

Job description

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Build and operate core AWS infrastructure: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and related security/compliance tooling.
• Design and troubleshoot advanced cloud networking, including AWS Transit Gateway (TGW) and Direct Connect setup and hybrid connectivity.
• Own observability and monitoring across Amazon CloudWatch, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry (OTEL), including proactive alerting and telemetry configuration.
• Automate end to end with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and shell scripting.
• Operate Kubernetes (EKS) and Istio service mesh for traffic management, security, and observability.
• Drive patching and vulnerability remediation across cloud-native and containerized environments in line with compliance requirements.
• Develop Python tooling for automation, scripting, and infrastructure operations.
• Support release engineering and monitoring workflows across Kibana, Dynatrace, and Apigee.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant platform, SRE, or cloud infrastructure experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with core AWS services listed above.
• Advanced networking knowledge, including Transit Gateway and Direct Connect.
• Proficiency with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and shell scripting.
• Solid working knowledge of Kubernetes/EKS and Istio.
• Hands-on Python development for automation and infrastructure tooling.
• Experience with patching and vulnerability remediation in containerized environments.
• Problem-solving mindset and the ability to work effectively in fast-paced Agile/Scrum environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Networking and security
• Python development for scripting, automation, and infrastructure tooling
• AWS services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty and related security/compliance tooling
• Release engineering and monitoring (Kibana, Dynatrace, Apigee)

SKILLS MATRIX

Applicants will be asked to provide years of experience and a self-rating (1-10) for each of the following:

• Networking and security
• Python development for scripting, automation, and infrastructure tooling
• AWS services: VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, backups, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty and related security/compliance tooling
• Release engineering and monitoring (Kibana, Dynatrace, Apigee)