Lead Devops Engineer-C2H

Lead Devops Engineer

Austin, TX 

6 Months C2H

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Implementation:
• Build a secure, robust, scalable cloud infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) using tools like AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Create and manage infrastructure components as code, ensuring consistency and repeatability.
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines using AWS DevOps tools.
• Automate build, test, and deployment processes to accelerate software delivery.
• GitHub Management:
• Collaborate with development teams to implement best practices for source code management using GitHub.
• Ensure version control, code reviews, and efficient collaboration.
• Kubernetes Orchestration:
• Proficiently work with Kubernetes to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications.
• Implement automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying applications using Kubernetes.
• AWS CodePipeline Integration:
• Utilize AWS CodePipeline for end-to-end automation of application releases.
• Configure stages, actions, and integrations to achieve continuous delivery.
• Ephemeral Environments for CI/CD Pipelines:
• Set up Ephemeral (temporary, disposable) environments for testing, staging, and production.
• Leverage Kubernetes to create isolated environments that mimic production conditions.
• Cloud Monitoring and Optimization:
• Implement best practices for monitoring applications and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Optimize resource utilization, cost, and performance in AWS.
• Technical Documentation and Communication:
• Write clear and concise documentation, sample code, tutorials, and best practice recommendations.
• Adapt communication to different levels of critical business and technical stakeholders.
• Containerization and Orchestration:
• Utilize Docker for containerization and manage containers using AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS).
• Work with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Solid AWS Services Experience:
• Demonstrate expertise in AWS services, including VPC, EC2, EBS, S3, ASG, CloudWatch, Lambda, and Load Balancer.
• Understand security groups, networking, and high availability.
• Ephemeral Environment Cleanup:
• Develop strategies for automatically cleaning up ephemeral environments after use.
• Ensure efficient resource utilization and cost savings.

Qualifications:

• 9-12+ years of experience as a DevOps/Platform developer with a strong track record of success
• Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale, complex software systems, proactive approach to anticipating edge cases & clarifying requirements
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and software architecture best practices
• Experience with distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Kubernetes, or similar
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Passion for building high-quality, maintainable, and scalable software
• Experience with version control systems like GitHub
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns
• Strong knowledge of Python, bash scripts, YAML, Monitoring and Observability, SLI/SLO, Event correlation, and performance optimization
• Strong debugging skills with the ability to find and solve problems with minimal documentation or outside help.
• Proven ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for building impactful products and a desire to make a difference