AWS DevOps Engineer

Job summary

Seeking a highly skilled AWS DevOps Engineer to join a dynamic technology team. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS, ensuring seamless deployment and continuous integration of applications. This position requires a strong background in cloud computing, automation, and system administration, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues and optimize system performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with containerization, scripting, and infrastructure as code, contributing to digital transformation initiatives.

Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong background in cloud computing, automation, and system administration.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and optimize system performance.
• Extensive experience with containerization, scripting, and infrastructure as code.
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud services including S3, DynamoDB, and CloudFormation/Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes for deploying scalable applications.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash (Unix shell), PowerShell, Groovy, Perl, Python, Ruby on Rails, C#, C++, Go or similar languages for automation tasks.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Ansible, Chef, and Puppet for system setup and maintenance.
• Familiarity with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins or TFS to automate build processes.
• Experience with web servers including NGINX and WebSphere; application servers like Tomcat or JBoss; middleware like Weblogic or WebSphere Application Server.
• Database expertise in MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server T-SQL or PL/SQL; experience with Elasticsearch or OpenStack is advantageous.
• Understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP protocols, DNS configuration, firewalls and WAN/LAN architectures.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture using REST APIs; experience with SaaS environments is desirable.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in distributed systems; ability to perform incident management effectively under pressure.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as New Relic or Splunk; understanding of disaster recovery planning is a plus.
• Organized with excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach towards system optimization and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as S3, DynamoDB, and EC2 instances, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Automate deployment processes through tools like Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Chef, Puppet, and PowerShell scripts to streamline CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage containerization platforms including Docker and Kubernetes to facilitate scalable microservices architectures.
• Monitor application performance and system health using tools such as New Relic, Splunk, and Elasticsearch; proactively resolve issues to minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with development teams during requirements gathering to design scalable solutions aligned with SDLC best practices.
• Implement system testing procedures and troubleshoot software deployment issues across diverse environments including Linux (CentOS, UNIX) and Windows Server platforms.
• Maintain version control systems such as GitHub, GitLab, SVN, and TFS; oversee release management processes ensuring smooth software rollouts.
• Configure network security measures including firewalls, DNS settings, TCP/IP protocols, VPNs, and Active Directory integrations to safeguard cloud infrastructure.
• Support incident response activities by diagnosing system failures or security breaches promptly while maintaining comprehensive documentation.

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