SRE/Devops Engineer

Job Summary

Our client, a leading Restaraunt provider, is seeking a SRE/Devops Engineer to join their team!

Contract Details

• Contract type and duration: 6-month contract
• Work location:  Louisville, KY
• Onsite, hybrid or remote expectations: Hybrid (On-Site, Tues/Thursday

Core Responsibilities

• Define and own Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs) for restaurant technology systems; use error budgets to balance reliability with velocity
• Build and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability platforms that provide meaningful signal
• Lead blameless post-incident reviews; drive root cause analysis and ensure permanent corrective actions are implemented
• Proactively identify reliability risks across the stack before they become incidents
• Establish and track reliability metrics; report on system health to engineering leadership

Required Skills/Experience (Must-Haves)

• 6+ years in IT infrastructure
• 3+ years focused on site reliability engineering, cloud architecture, or platform engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS (VPC, EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, IAM, RDS, S3)
• Working experience with Microsoft Azure
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes and container orchestration, including edge or distributed deployments
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD and CI/CD pipeline design
• Solid experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
• Experience with enterprise networking — switch configuration, VLANs, network troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms
• Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash, Go, or equivalent)
• Proven ability to build internal tooling and API integrations, not just configure managed services
• Experience defining and operating against SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
• Comfortable working in Linux command-line environments; Windows familiarity a plus where restaurant endpoints require it

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Experience designing serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, EventBridge).
• Experience with DevSecOps tooling (SAST — Static Application Security Testing, DAST — Dynamic Application Security Testing, container scanning, IaC scanning).
• Familiarity with security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
• AWS and/or Azure certifications.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or SIEM solutions).
• Background in restaurant, retail, or distributed edge technology environments.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools for scripting, troubleshooting, and documentation.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $79,800.00 and $114,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We're passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.

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