Junior SRE Engineer

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Position Title: IT Infrastructure Analyst Mid / Junior SRE Engineer

Skill Set

• Deployment & Automation
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, and Jenkins.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Develop automation scripts and self-service tools to streamline operations and reduce manual effort.
• Capacity Planning & Performance Optimization
• Lead cost optimization initiatives across cloud environments.
• Configure and manage auto-scaling policies and performance thresholds.
• Design and execute resiliency test plans, and support performance testing and benchmarking.
• Incident Management & Operational Response
• Apply ITIL principles and utilize ITSM platforms like ServiceNow for incident tracking and resolution.
• Participate in production on-call rotations with strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
• Author Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports and knowledge base articles
• Implement SRE best practices including SLOs, and error budgets
• Observability & Monitoring.
• Leverage observability platforms such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ELK Stack, and similar tools.
• Build and optimize alerts, dashboards, and anomaly detection using Dynatrace and Kibana.
• Security & Compliance
• Manage service accounts, access controls, and permission policies.
• Create, deploy, and maintain digital certificates and encryption assets.
• Respond to security incidents; support continuous security compliance.
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 1 3 years of combined experience in SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure engineering roles.
• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of Linux systems and networking fundamentals.
• Experience with relational, cloud-native, and NoSQL databases.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time and priorities effectively.
• Support production systems outside standard business hours as needed.
  

***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen s client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***

Lumen Solutions Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.