AWS DevOps Engineer

Overview

Remote
$140000 - $180000 per annum
Full Time

Skills

AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
DevOps
CI/CD

Job Details



100% remote - Bonus if you've worked in the finance/banking industry!


Day-to-Day/Key Responsibilities




  • Architect, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure on AWS tailored for financial workloads.




  • Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or GitLab CI.




  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.




  • Monitor and manage cloud resources and services for performance, availability, and security using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and third-party tools.




  • Collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce governance policies, IAM roles, encryption standards, and audit controls.




  • Automate operational processes to improve deployment speed and reliability while minimizing manual intervention.




  • Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve infrastructure issues promptly to minimize downtime.




  • Support migration initiatives from on-premises data centers to AWS cloud environments.




  • Stay up to date with the latest AWS services, best practices, and industry trends relevant to financial services.




  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation, runbooks, and knowledge sharing.




Required Qualifications:




  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).




  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or Cloud Engineering roles with a strong focus on AWS.




  • AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or similar.




  • Expertise with AWS services including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, RDS, EKS, and others.




  • Strong experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, GitLab, etc.).




  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).




  • Solid scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages.




  • Deep understanding of security, compliance, and governance frameworks applicable to financial services (PCI-DSS, SOX, GDPR).




  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration.




  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, ELK stack, Datadog.




  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, agile environments.




  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.





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