Full-Time AWS DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deploy secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable systems on AWS for product development and testing.
• Optimize existing AWS configurations and automation to enhance performance while reducing costs.
• Foster collaboration and teamwork across departments to achieve shared goals.
• Analyze data to identify and solve problems, ensuring system reliability and efficiency.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in building and maintaining AWS infrastructure (including VPC, EC2, Security Groups, IAM, ECS, CodeDeploy, CloudFront, S3, MKS, Lambda, SES, SQS, EKS, etc.).
• Proficiency in deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters. Self managed Kubernetes.
• strong knowledge of Linux operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Bash, AWS CLI, Docker, Python).
• Experience with ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases (preferred).
• Working knowledge of automation service provisioning and middleware configuration.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Solid understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) concepts.
• Familiarity with NIST standards for security and compliance.

Certifications (at least one required):

• AWS DevOps Engineer
• AWS Certified Developer - Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of technical experience in software engineering, network engineering, or systems administration.
• strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and strategy management skills.
• Effective communicator with a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.
• Self-driven with a passion for addressing complex technical challenges.

Location:

Remote work available for candidates based in Virginia, California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina or Massachusetts. Preference to candidates in the Washington DC area