AWS CI/CD Engineer | LA or Bay area (Locals only) | Only W2 | Only OPT |

  • Long Beach, CA
  • Posted 21 hours ago | Updated 21 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
$40 - $42
Contract - W2

Skills

DevOps
CI/CD engineering
infrastructure management
EC2
S3
IAM
VPC
Lambda
RDS
ECS/EKS
CloudFormation
CodePipeline
CodeBuild
Jenkins
GitLab CI
GitHub Actions
AWS CodePipeline
ArgoCD
IaC: Terraform
CloudWatch
ELK Stack
Prometheus
Grafana
Cybersecurity

Job Details

Title: AWS CI/CD Engineer

Location: LA or Bay area (Locals only)

Duration: 6 months Contract

Cybersecurity background

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled AWS CI/CD Engineer with strong DevOps expertise. The ideal candidate will have 6 7 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and cloud-native deployments. This role requires deep knowledge of AWS cloud services, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, and monitoring solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using AWS services and DevOps tools.

Automate build, deployment, and infrastructure provisioning processes to support continuous delivery.

Manage infrastructure on AWS using IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

Implement and manage container orchestration platforms (e.g., EKS, ECS, Kubernetes).

Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD best practices into the software lifecycle.

Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of cloud-hosted applications.

Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using CloudWatch, ELK, Prometheus, or Grafana.

Drive operational excellence through automation, performance optimization, and incident management.

Maintain and optimize version control strategies (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).

Troubleshoot complex issues across environments and improve system reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

6 7 years of experience in DevOps, CI/CD engineering, or cloud infrastructure management.

Strong expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, CloudFormation, CodePipeline, CodeBuild).

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, ArgoCD, etc.).

Proficiency with IaC: Terraform or CloudFormation.

Solid experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Strong background in Linux administration and shell scripting.

Knowledge of monitoring/logging tools: CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana.

Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Familiarity with security best practices in CI/CD and cloud deployments.

Preferred Qualifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (or other AWS certifications).

Experience with serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions).

Exposure to microservices-based architecture and service mesh (e.g., Istio).

Experience with cost optimization and cloud governance.

Soft Skills

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to DevOps best practices.

Proactive mindset with attention to automation and efficiency.

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