FRFS Site Reliability Engineer Cloud Operations

Federal Reserve Bank - Chicago, IL

Part-time,Full-time

Hybrid - Chicago, IL

Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

About the position

As a Site Reliability Engineer - Cloud Operations at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, you will be a lead technical operations expert responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud-based IT solutions. This role focuses on building, maintaining, and operationalizing infrastructure and security services in cloud environments to ensure high availability and scalability of services. You will work independently, guiding technical teams and stakeholders while driving automation and integration efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational design, maintenance, and operation of AWS cloud-based platform.
• Provide guidance to technical teams regarding operational, technical, and procedural best practices.
• Lead automation efforts to minimize manual work and ensure transparency in the secure cloud ecosystem.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into technical implementations.
• Identify gaps between current and future state systems and lead the development of solutions.
• Oversee and develop continuous delivery and continuous integration frameworks and tools.
• Set up framework, processes, and operations for infrastructure as code and automation.
• Execute detailed tests and analyze testing results with technical and end-user resources.
• Document and communicate issues, solutions, and timelines to stakeholders.
• Assist with the implementation of customer-side monitoring tools and lead operational outage events.
• Provide timely technical support and leadership across departments, including rotational on-call support.
• Support production with expertise in monitoring and analytics tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years working with cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) in an enterprise environment.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience in a team-based environment.
• Advanced experience integrating legacy platforms with cloud-based systems.
• Advanced experience with infrastructure as code tools (CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, Terraform).
• Advanced experience with system configuration tools (Chef, Puppet, Ansible).
• Advanced experience with architectural frameworks (Service Oriented Architecture, Domain-Driven Design).
• Advanced experience developing solutions in an Agile approach.
• Advanced experience with integrating SaaS providers in a multivendor environment.
• Advanced experience with source code management tools (Git, SVN).
• Advanced experience with CI/build tools and various programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python).
• Advanced experience with Web Services, API, REST, RPC.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of advanced networking concepts.
• Advanced experience with deploying, managing, and monitoring applications in scalable, highly available data centers.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations to technical and business audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Visio, PowerPoint, and Office.
• Experience with Atlassian suite of products (Confluence, Jira).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• 401k savings plan and retirement plan.
• Paid time off and transit benefit.
• Onsite gym and subsidized cafeteria.
• Continuous learning environment with opportunities for skill development.