DevOps Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

We are looking for DevOps Engineer - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Holmdel, NJ.

Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Holmdel, NJ

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $55hr - $60hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 1+ years of experience in Cloud AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, RDS, Route 53, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling).
• 1+ years of experience in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• 1+ years of experience in CI/CD using GitLab.
• 1+ years of experience in DevSecOps and SNYK Vulnerability management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Migrate existing on-premises applications to AWS Cloud with minimal downtime and ensure successful validation.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to provision and manage AWS infrastructure.
• Design and deploy highly available, scalable, multi-region, and multi-AZ AWS environments.
• Build and maintain SNYK-integrated security pipelines for applications developed using Node.js, Python, Maven, and Gradle.
• Integrate DevSecOps best practices into the software development lifecycle.
• Design and implement end-to-end observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions for cloud applications.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks. Implement auto-scaling strategies and optimize infrastructure utilization and cloud costs.
• Ensure security, compliance, vulnerability management, and patch management across cloud environments.
• Perform capacity planning, asset tagging, and production environment governance. Create and maintain technical documentation, knowledge base articles, and operational runbooks.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, infrastructure, and security teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
• Coordinate effectively with onsite and offshore teams while participating in Agile ceremonies.

Nice to Have:

• Experience migrating enterprise applications from on-premises to AWS.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes/EKS.
• AWS Certification (Associate or Professional) is preferred.
• Experience with reusable Terraform modules and enterprise cloud governance.
• Understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud security best practices.

Skills:

• GitLab developer.
• Migration CICD Pipelines.
• Python.
• Monitoring & Observability.
• CloudWatch.
• Grafana.
• Prometheus.
• ELK/OpenSearch (preferred).
• Scripting Python Bash/Shell.
• Operating Systems Linux.
• Methodologies Agile/Scrum.
• DevOps.
• DevSecOps.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities