AWS DevOps Engineer

Role : AWS DevOps Engineer

Location : Hybrid work (Dallas, TX)

Duration : 6+ months

Required Skills & Qualifications
Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using IaC tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK).
5+ Years of experience in migrating applications to AWS outposts, well versed in using Gen AI technologies of rapid migration.
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer.
Build and automate provisioning pipelines for multi-account AWS environments following AWS best practices (Landing Zone, Control Tower, IAM, VPC design).
Implement auto-scaling, load balancing, backup, and DR solutions.
Develop, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline, and CodeBuild.
Automate build, test, and deployment workflows for microservices, serverless, and containerized workloads.
Deploy and manage container platforms including Amazon EKS, ECS, and Fargate.
Implement best practices for container security, cluster scaling, monitoring, and cost optimization.
Set up and manage monitoring solutions using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or similar tools.
Establish log aggregation and distributed tracing (AWS OpenSearch, CloudWatch Logs, X-Ray).
Implement security standards aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
Manage IAM roles, policies, secrets management (AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store), and network security.
Work with security teams to support audit and compliance activities (NIST, ISO, CIS, SOC).
Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.
Build automation to reduce manual tasks, improve system resilience, and enhance deployment efficiency.
Optimize performance, capacity planning, and cloud resource usage.
Work with cross-functional teams (architects, developers, security, product owners) to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
Guide and mentor junior engineers.
Contribute to DevOps roadmap, standards, and best practices.