Amanda Estes

Amanda Estes is currently the Director of Reliability Engineering at Kohl's, a position she has held since April 2021. In this role, she leads the transition from a traditional service delivery model to a site reliability engineering (SRE) model, focusing on improving service reliability, availability, and efficiency across applications and platforms.12

Professional Background::

• Prior to her current role, Estes served as the Director of Site Reliability Engineering at CFA Institute from November 2020 to April 2021. In this capacity, she managed the SRE team responsible for cloud infrastructure and ensured system reliability and performance.2
• She also held various roles at CFA Institute, including Director of Application and Platform Management and IT Application Manager, where she was responsible for IT service management and overseeing multiple enterprise applications.12

Education::

• Amanda Estes earned a Bachelor of Arts in Technical and Scientific Communication from James Madison University (2000-2004).
• She later obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Averett University (2007-2009).12

Estes is based in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, and has over 20 years of experience in engineering leadership within the Information Technology sector.12 Her LinkedIn profile can be found under the username amandaestesmba.1