Overview
On Site
$70 - $90
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
DevOps
Infrastructure as Code
containerization
orchestration
AWS
Job Details
We are seeking a senior-level DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and support cloud-native solutions on AWS, enabling scalable, secure, and automated application delivery. This role focuses on building robust CI/CD pipelines, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and driving automation and operational excellence across modern cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to streamline integration and deployment processes, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement cloud-native architectures leveraging AWS services.
- Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
- Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure system reliability and performance.
- Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to align workflows and enforce DevOps best practices.
- Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve scalability and efficiency.
- Support containerized and microservices-based application deployments.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, or related roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and VPC.
- Proven expertise with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
- Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Solid knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
- Proficiency in Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and version control systems (Git).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with observability and visualization tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Knowledge of performance tuning, resiliency, and high-availability architectures.
- Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven workflows.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional teams.
- Ability to work independently and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
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