FRFS Site Reliability Engineer Cloud Operations

Federal Reserve Bank - Chicago, IL

Full-time

Chicago, IL

Monetary Authorities-Central Bank

About the position

The Site Reliability Engineer - Cloud Operations at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is 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. The position requires advanced technical skills and the ability to work independently without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational design, maintenance, and operation of AWS cloud-based platform.
• Lead discussion and provide guidance to technical teams regarding operational, technical, and procedural best practices and functional experience.
• Lead automation efforts to minimize manual work and ensure transparency in all aspects of the secure cloud ecosystem.
• Lead efforts with stakeholders to obtain and translate requirements into technical implementations.
• Lead efforts to integrate existing legacy systems with proposed systems by identifying gaps between the current and future state, and leading the development and implementation of solutions.
• Oversee and develop continuous delivery and continuous integration frameworks and tools.
• Setup framework, processes, and operations for infrastructure as code and automation.
• Lead technical and end-user resources to execute detailed tests and analyze testing results.
• Document and communicate issues, solutions, and timelines.

Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services and architecture.
• Experience in operational design and maintenance of cloud-based platforms.
• Strong understanding of automation tools and practices.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience with continuous delivery and continuous integration frameworks.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with legacy system integration.
• Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments.
• Knowledge of other cloud service providers.