Java SRE Engineer

EITACIES Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for a Java SRE Engineer to support large-scale cloud migrations and production systems on AWS and Kubernetes. You will lead migrations, design robust AWS EKS platforms, and implement deployment strategies. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in Cloud/DevOps/SRE, strong hands-on skills with AWS and Kubernetes, and is adept in Infrastructure as Code. Additional responsibilities include mentoring team members and collaborating with various teams to ensure reliability. This position is onsite in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Cloud / DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Linux systems, and Python.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Proven experience supporting production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale migrations of business-critical applications to AWS and Kubernetes.
• Design and operate production-grade AWS EKS platforms.
• Implement GitOps-based deployment strategies.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

DevOps / SRE

Java

Python

GitOps

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ArgoCD

Spinnaker

Helm

Job description

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