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Seneca Resources

Cloud AWS Engineer IV (SRE)

Seneca Resources, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23214

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$70/hr - $75/hr on W2 Position Description: We are seeking a highly skilled

Cloud AWS Engineer IV

to drive reliability, automation, and observability practices across cloud foundational platforms in a large-scale enterprise environment. In this role, you will serve as a key member of a cloud platform squad with a focus on

Cloud Networking ,

SRE best practices , and

Infrastructure Automation . You will develop automation, instrumentation, and monitoring solutions that enhance platform stability, improve service health, and reduce operational toil. This position is ideal for engineers passionate about

AWS ,

IaC (Terraform) ,

Python or Go ,

metrics/tracing , and

cloud service resilience at scale . Key Responsibilities: Champion SRE culture and influence reliability best practices across cloud platform teams. Design, develop, and maintain

automations, scripts, and reusable software utilities

to eliminate manual work and improve reliability. Build and maintain

synthetic monitoring (canaries)

to measure service health. Lead

SLI/SLO/Error Budget

development in partnership with product and platform teams. Implement full-stack

observability (logs, metrics, traces)

for cloud network components including

VPC, VPN Tunnels, GWLB, Transit Gateway , etc. Utilize tools such as

Dynatrace, SevOne, Grafana, Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Canary, AWS EventBridge . Respond to and resolve production incidents with a focus on root cause analysis and continuous improvement. Use

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

to provision and manage AWS resources. Drive standardization and create

reusable artifacts

to scale SRE practices across the organization. Collaborate in

Agile/Scaled Agile

environments to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions. Support infrastructure for

large, multi-service enterprise applications . Required Skills / Education: Bachelor’s degree

in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience. 5–7 years

enterprise software development life cycle experience, including maintenance and support. 3+ years

hands-on experience in

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

and

Observability . 3+ years

experience in

Cloud Networking

(Routers, Firewalls, Load Balancers, etc.). Strong

AWS cloud engineering experience

(AWS networking, services, automation). Software development in Python or Go

within cloud environments. Experience with

observability / OpenTelemetry

and tools such as

Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Canary . Proven ability to

automate TOIL

and improve operational efficiency. Experience working in

Agile / Scaled Agile

environments. Strong understanding of

reliability, incident response, SLIs/SLOs, and monitoring strategies . Experience supporting

large-scale, multi-service environments . Preferred Qualifications: Azure

knowledge or multi-cloud experience. Experience in

banking, financial services, or secure environments . Knowledge of

secure coding standards . AWS Certifications

(e.g., Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator). Familiarity with

SevOne

or similar network monitoring tools. About Seneca Resources At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm, we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact. When you work with Seneca, you’re choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way. Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer , committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Seniority level

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