Lead Site Reliability Engineer
KellyMitchell Group · Orlando, FL · Yesterday
Engineering$70–$80/hrContract
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure supporting Generative AI and data service workloads across GCP, AWS, and Azure
- Manage Kubernetes clusters, scaling strategies, node pools, resource allocation, autoscaling, and platform reliability initiatives
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform and automated deployment pipelines through Harness
- Drive platform reliability initiatives to support 99.99% uptime service level objectives across distributed, multi-region environments
- Implement observability, monitoring, alerting, and tracing solutions using Splunk, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and AppDynamics
- Partner with architecture, capacity planning, and engineering teams to ensure scalability, performance, and operational excellence
- Mentor Site Reliability Engineers and DevOps specialists while providing technical leadership and infrastructure strategy guidance
Required Skills/Experience
- 7+ years of Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related experience
- Extensive experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments, including scaling, security, and high-availability architectures
- Strong hands-on experience with both AWS and GCP cloud platforms within large-scale enterprise environments
- Advanced experience with Terraform and Harness for infrastructure automation and deployment management
- Experience supporting highly available, multi-region, distributed systems with large-scale traffic and capacity planning requirements
- Strong scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, and YAML
- Experience supporting AI platform infrastructure, AI model deployment at scale, vector databases, or Generative AI platform environments
- Experience deploying custom AI or machine learning models in cloud environments
Preferred Skills/Experience
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone or Qdrant
- Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, MongoDB, and Vault in production environments
- Experience with enterprise observability tools including Splunk, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and AppDynamics
- Experience working in hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments spanning AWS, GCP, and Azure
About the Role
This position is a 96-week contract and can be based in Orlando, Florida; Burbank, California; or Seattle, Washington. Candidates must be able to work onsite as required.
Pay and Benefits
The approximate pay range for this position is between $70.00 and $80.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location.
We comply with local wage minimums.
Benefits include Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans, Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP), and 401K offered.