Senior SRE: Terraform, AWS & Production Reliability

Bank of America; Aberdeen (SD); On-site; USD 88,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America in Aberdeen, SD is seeking a senior Site Reliability Engineer for a contract role focused on clean, performant Terraform code in production. Expect an $88,000–$133,000 headline with a mentor, growth path, and autonomy to shape your week.

You will own Terraform work, ensure observability quality, and push safe changes across AWS. This role emphasizes rapid, reliable delivery within a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Terraform experience in production environments.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into plain English for non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfort defending recommendations in front of skeptics.
• Demonstrated track record delivering in contract roles.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Spot Terraform ownership anti-patterns during code reviews.
• Uphold code quality through reviews that educate and catch issues.
• Safely push AWS Solutions Architect changes behind feature flags for Aberdeen deployments.
• Prototype Terraform PoCs quickly to enable quick yes/no decisions.
• Ensure staging mirrors production across environments.
• Decompose the monolith into deployable Kafka services for Aberdeen, SD.
• Prototype solutions for emerging technology requirements.

Skills

Terraform expertise

Communication

Decision making under pressure

Delivery in contract structure

Detail orientation

Deadlines focus

Cross-environment thinking

Job description

Bank of America in Aberdeen, SD is seeking a senior Site Reliability Engineer for a contract role focused on clean, performant Terraform code in production. Expect an $88,000–$133,000 headline with a mentor, growth path, and autonomy to shape your week.

You will own Terraform work, ensure observability quality, and push safe changes across AWS. This role emphasizes rapid, reliable delivery within a fast-paced team.