AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have in-depth expertise in AWS services, DevOps practices, and automation frameworks. This role involves designing and maintaining robust, scalable, and cost-effective cloud infrastructures while ensuring smooth application deployment, monitoring, and incident management. Experience: 5+ years in DevOps with significant experience in AWS cloud environments. AWS Expertise: Proficient in core AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, Route 53, CloudFront, and IAM. Programming Skills: Strong coding skills in Java, Python or Node.js for cloud application development and automation. DevOps Tools: Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and AWS DevOps tools. IaC Knowledge: Expertise in AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK. Monitoring Tools: Proficient in CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and X-Ray. Networking: Advanced knowledge of AWS networking concepts and services. Soft Skills: Strong communication, problem-solving abilities, and a proactive mindset. Roles and Responsibilities Cloud Infrastructure Management Design, implement, and manage AWS-based architectures ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability. Optimize cloud resource usage for cost efficiency using AWS Budgets, Reserved Instances, and Cost Explorer. Configure advanced networking setups including VPCs, VPNs, Direct Connect, NAT Gateways, and load balancers. Application Deployment and CI/CD Deploy applications to EC2, ECS, and EKS using AWS tools like CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy. Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools. Write and deploy serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Use CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK to automate infrastructure provisioning and management. Develop and maintain reusable IaC templates for scalable deployments. Programming and Integration Write cloud applications in Python or Node.js with integration into AWS services like SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, and Step Functions. Configure and integrate messaging queues such as RabbitMQ or Kafka. Monitoring and Incident Management Set up monitoring, logging, and alerts using CloudWatch, AWS Config, CloudTrail, and X-Ray. Define proactive incident management protocols for high uptime and minimal disruption. Security and IAM Implement IAM roles, policies, and permissions aligned with security best practices. Ensure data security using encryption, firewalls, and secure access controls. Containerization Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using ECS, EKS, and AWS Fargate. Optimize container orchestration workflows for performance and cost. Automation and Optimization Automate deployments, scaling, and operational tasks using scripting (Groovy, Python, Node.js). Continuously identify and implement cost and performance optimization strategies. Architecture Design Design well-architected solutions based on AWS's Well-Architected Framework. Evaluate and implement disaster recovery and backup solutions.