SRE aligned Infrastructure Architect

SRE aligned Infrastructure Architect

Location : Milwaukee - WI

• Maintain high availability of Data Center infrastructure (compute, storage, network, backup).
• Design and implement robust monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., using Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace, etc.).
• Define and measure SLOs, SLIs, and SLAs for infrastructure services.
• Identify repetitive manual tasks (toil) and implement automation using tools like Ansible, Terraform, or scripting (Python, Shell, PowerShell).
• Enable infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices for provisioning and configuration.
• Lead or participate in on-call rotations for Data Center incidents.
• Drive post-incident reviews using blameless retrospectives to uncover root causes and implement systemic fixes (RCAs with actionable insights).
• Develop runbooks, dashboards, and self-healing routines to reduce MTTR.
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to design scalable and fault-tolerant infrastructure solutions.
• Lead capacity planning, hardware refresh cycles, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies for better efficiency and sustainability.
• Perform installation, configuration and technical administration activities for all client data center and cloud systems that include Unix/Linux operating systems, middleware instances, cloud compute and OpenShift nodes
• Carry out performance tuning for all client data center and cloud systems; activities include developing tuning plans, performing system tuning and load balancing to improve performance, correct transmission slowdowns, congestion, malfunctions, and abnormalities.
• Carry out capacity planning, forecasting and implementation for data center and cloud systems
• Simplify composite business tasks into tactical actions by implementing appropriate technologies, applying reasonable problem solving and logical thinking skills
• Enable a smooth liaison with clients in understanding, identifying areas of improvement and procuring new tasks that could add as additional business.

Qualifications

• Possess a strong understanding of SRE aligned infrastructure support operating model.
• Demonstrate knowledge of database basics to support infrastructure needs.
• Show proficiency in managing storage platforms for optimal performance.
• Understand network basics to ensure reliable connectivity.
• Be skilled in using migration tools for efficient data and application migrations. Should Have experience in migration planning to ensure smooth transitions.
• Experience in compute platforms to support business applications.
• Understand cloud basics to design scalable cloud solutions.
• Have excellent troubleshooting skills to resolve infrastructure issues.
• Possess strong documentation skills for recording infrastructure processes.
• Be able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate the ability to monitor and maintain infrastructure performance

Certifications: Good to have cloud platform architecture certification, SRE certified professional or SRE foundation