SRE (AWS, Logging, Infrastructure as Code, Monitoring)

Post Date

Feb 25, 2025

Location

Richmond,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

23219
US
Jul 11, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Computer Engineering

Req #

DC0-764754

Pay Rate

$78 - $97 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

3 primary items we are looking for:

1) OpenSearch + LogStash experience

2) DevOps Background (+ Infrastructure as Code)

3) AWS experience



- **Team is currently in Splunk and they are migrating to OpenSearch

- This person will come from a DevOps background ideally with a focus in Observability/Monitoring

o Must have experience with CI/CD tools

- Must have basic design/deployment experience with OpenSearch (2+ year minimum)

- Must have experience with LogStash (2+ year minimum)

- Must have experience managing and developing Data Pipelines (ETL is common term)

- Must have AWS

- Must have Infrastructure as code experience (Terraform or CloudFormation)

- Must have experience managing Git repositories

- Looking for a mid-senior level person. This person is going to be an individual contributor and must be able to take direction. NOT looking for a design/thought leader here.





Pay Rate Range: $50/hr - $100/hr based on previous experience

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Required Skills & Experience

- Strong experience with centralized logging particularly with LogStash and OpenSearch or ElasticSearch

- Strong AWS experience

- Experience with monitoring using tools such as Grafana and Prometheus

- Infrastructure as code experience using GitLab to deploy Terraform.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

You Have:

* 4+ years of relevant work experience in the field of information technology

* 2+ years of experience deploying and managing infrastructure in AWS environments including EC2, EKS, ECS, Lambda

* 2+ years of experience administering a logging solution such as OpenSearch or ElasticSearch and Logstash

* 2+ years of experience monitoring and alerting for Applications or Infrastructure with any of the related tools Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK, OpenSearch, CloudWatch or Enterprise equivalent (such as Dynatrace, DataDog)

* Experience with applying core SRE practices and principles including observability, defining SLOs/Error Budget, evaluate production readiness, post-mortems, and reducing toil

* Experience with cloud infrastructure and automation tools, including Terraform or CloudFormation

* Experience with Git repositories and CI/CD concepts and leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to configure AWS Cloud environments.

* Experience with or more programming or scripting languages such as Bash, Python or JavaScript for automation purposes

* Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements

* HS diploma or GED



Nice If You Have:

* Experience implementing, and operating a secure multi-tenant centralized log ingestion pattern and Elastic and OpenSearch Cluster in AWS that includes ETL and distributed data pipeline management

* Experience with Kubernetes and helm charts

* Extensive knowledge of cloud computing concepts and AWS services

* Experience applying advanced SRE Practicing and Principle such as capacity planning, cost optimization, chaos engineering, self-healing architecture, advanced alerting techniques

* Knowledge and Experience on how to make systems fully observable, manipulation and transformation of telemetry, and monitor distributed complex architected systems across separate regions

* Knowledge and Experience Integrating monitoring to ITSM tooling such Service Now, Jira Service Desk, Pager Duty or equivalents

* Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues

* Possession of excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills

* Experience with Knowledge Management systems such as Confluence and related documentation skills

* Experience with Agile methodologies, SDLC, and working in an Agile development environment

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.