Chris Schlitzkus

About Chris Schlitzkus

I\'m a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with 20+ years of experience working across DevOps, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD. I thrive in environments where I can quietly keep things running, solve hard technical problems, and help others get unblocked.My background includes extensive work in AWS (EC2, RDS, Route53, WAF, etc.), scripting in Python and Bash, managing infrastructure with Terraform, and building stable pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity, and Docker. I’ve also been part of incident response rotations, DR testing, and platform migrations—usually the kind of work that requires focus, patience, and cross-team coordination.I’m happiest when working behind the scenes—debugging odd infrastructure behavior, supporting builds that \"just work,\" and helping teams ship confidently. Looking for fully remote roles where I can bring reliability, clarity, and deep experience to complex environments.

Experience

1. Sr Site Reliability Engineer

   Jama Software

   Sep 2018 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Former titles: Sr. Delivery Engineer, Team Lead DevOpsMaintain and improve AWS infrastructure using Python (Boto3/Troposphere), Terraform, and BashManage Docker and Packer image pipelines for EC2 AMIs and container deploymentsLead WAF policy updates and IMDSv2 adoption across Auto Scaling GroupsPerform throughput testing and comparative analysis of MySQL upgradesSupport DR testing, virus scanning audits on EFS, and platform migrations to UbuntuAssist teammates in troubleshooting infrastructure, CI/CD, and deployment blockersAct as technical sounding board in team planning and project estimationContribute to early-stage migration from homegrown deployment tools to Terraform

Education

• George Fox University

  Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

  1991 — 1995