Job Title: DevOps Engineer (AWS-Focused) Duration: 12+ Months contract with extension Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite on every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) Job Summary We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with deep AWS expertise to design, provision, secure, and operate cloud infrastructure supporting large-scale Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building resilient, observable, and high-performance systems, and will collaborate closely with internal engineering teams as well as external platform partners, including Apple teams.
Experience with DAM platforms is a strong plus but not mandatory.
Key Responsibilities - Design, provision, and secure AWS infrastructure supporting DAM workloads using infrastructure-as-code best practices.
- Build and manage scalable cloud services across AWS, including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and security services.
- Operate and optimize streaming, messaging, caching, search, and database platforms (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis, SQS/SNS, Redis/Elastic Cache, OpenSearch, RDS/DynamoDB).
- Ensure high availability, scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance of production systems.
- Implement robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability using CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management across environments
- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for production issues.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with application engineers, third-party platform providers, and Apple engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement in security posture, cost optimization, and operational excellence.
Required Qualifications - Strong hands-on experience as a DevOps or Cloud Engineer, with heavy focus on AWS.
- Deep knowledge of AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and CloudWatch.
- Experience managing distributed systems involving streaming, messaging, caching, search, and databases.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
- Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and security best practices.
- Experience supporting production systems with high scale and reliability requirements.
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams and organizations.
Nice to Have - Experience with Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms or media-heavy workflows.
- Kubernetes (EKS) and container orchestration expertise.
- Experience working with large enterprise platforms or partner-driven ecosystems.
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty).
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Pay Range: $70/hr. to $80/hr. The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.
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