DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join Encora as a Mid-Level DevOps Engineer and manage and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure, focusing on automation, IaC, security, CI/CD, and system monitoring. You will leverage hands-on experience with AWS services, DevOps methodologies, and CI/CD workflows to enhance deployment efficiency and system reliability. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining IaC scripts, automating infrastructure provisioning, managing AWS services, implementing security best practices, building CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshooting infrastructure issues. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of DevOps experience with AWS, proficiency in scripting languages, and familiarity with CI/CD and containerization tools. This full-time, work-from-home position offers the opportunity to collaborate with development and QA teams in an agile environment.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in a DevOps role, with hands-on AWS experience
• Experience with IaC tools such as AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and Terraform
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Shell, or Python)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
• Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Basic understanding of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC)
• Knowledge of security best practices for cloud environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain IaC scripts using CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or Terraform
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, AWS SSM preferred
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, automation scripts, and deployment processes
• Manage AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, and VPC
• Monitor AWS usage and assist in cost optimization efforts
• Ensure resource provisioning follows best practices for scalability and reliability
• Implement and maintain security best practices for AWS infrastructure, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and Inspector
• Work with security teams to enforce compliance policies
• Conduct basic security audits and assist in vulnerability assessments
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitLab CI, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline
• Collaborate with developers to optimize build and release processes
• Ensure seamless deployment workflows for application updates
• Set up and maintain monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, NewRelic, Telemetry, Coralogix)
• Analyze and resolve infrastructure-related issues to maintain system uptime
• Optimize infrastructure for performance and reliability
• Work with development and QA teams to support agile workflows
• Contribute to discussions on DevOps best practices and process improvements
• Participate in team efforts to enhance automation and deployment strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• Familiarity with GCP (a plus)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, NewRelic
• Experience with configuration management tools

Benefits

Work from home