SRE DevOps Engineer

Job Title: SRE / DevOps Engineer
Experience: 12 Years
Location: Des Moines IL
Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time (as applicable)

We are looking for an experienced SRE / DevOps Engineer with strong troubleshooting expertise and hands-on experience in CI/CD Kubernetes and the ELK Stack. The selected candidate will play a key role in designing implementing and improving DevOps processes automation pipelines and monitoring systems that support efficient and scalable software delivery.

• Lead the development and optimization of DevOps practices across the organization.

• Build maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy.

• Manage and support Kubernetes clusters and related infrastructure.

• Implement manage and optimize ELK Stack (Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana) for monitoring and logging.

• Establish and maintain continuous build integration and deployment environments.

• Review verify and troubleshoot software code to improve reliability and performance.

• Set up tools systems and infrastructure for development testing and deployment.

• Monitor product and operational processes across the full lifecycle and improve reliability.

• Build and encourage automation to enhance delivery efficiency.

• Perform vulnerability assessments and implement security and risk controls.

• Drive incident management and conduct root cause analysis.

• Select integrate and deploy DevOps and CI/CD tools.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for deployment and release operations.

• Mentor and guide junior DevOps and engineering team members.

• Communicate and coordinate with internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Track KPIs and customer experience metrics to support decision-making.

• Provide periodic reporting to leadership and customers on progress and performance.

• 12 years of overall IT experience with a strong background in DevOps or SRE.

• Hands-on experience in Jenkins and Groovy scripting for CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-resolution capabilities.

• Proven experience managing Kubernetes platforms.

• Practical experience with Elasticsearch Logstash and Kibana.

• Experience with infrastructure automation and monitoring tools.

• Strong knowledge of secure DevOps practices and vulnerability management.

• Demonstrated ability to perform root cause analysis in incident situations.

• Excellent communication collaboration and team mentoring skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP)

• Knowledge of Terraform Ansible Helm or ArgoCD

• Experience working in agile environments

• Exposure to production support and on-call rotation environments