AWS Platform Engineer – SRE (EKS, Terraform, Python) at Ontrac Solutions

About the role

What will you do at Ontrac Solutions?

We are seeking an experienced AWS Platform Engineer / Site Reliability Engineer to join our client's platform team in Las Vegas, NV. This role blends release engineering, observability, and cloud infrastructure automation across a large AWS estate, with hands-on responsibility for EKS, networking, security, and monitoring tooling including Kibana, Dynatrace, and Apigee.

This is an onsite role, Monday through Friday, in Las Vegas, NV. Long-term engagement; FTE or contract.

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

AWS (VPC, EC2, S3, IAM, Route 53, EKS, SSO, MSK, Security Hub, GuardDuty), Kubernetes/EKS, Istio, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Python, Shell, CloudWatch, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, 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:

• AWS infrastructure

• Kubernetes / EKS

• Networking and security

• Terraform

• 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)

Which skills does this role require?

AWSKubernetesEKSTerraformPythonSite Reliability EngineeringInfrastructure AutomationNetworkingSecurityObservabilityGitLab CI/CDIstioCloudWatchGrafanaOpenTelemetryShell ScriptingPlatform EngineerSREVPCEC2S3IAMRoute 53Transit GatewayDirect ConnectKibanaDynatraceApigeeSecurity HubGuardDutyAutomationAgileScrumInfrastructure as CodeHybrid ConnectivityVulnerability Remediation

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