Senior DevOps Engineer

Summary

Join our Professional Services team as a Sr. DevOps Engineer and play a key role in delivering exceptional customer satisfaction and technical excellence. As a "Brand Ambassador," you will leverage your expertise in AWS Cloud technologies and Kubernetes to design, deploy, and maintain large microservices estates. You will be responsible for creating cloud-native CI/CD workflows, automating cloud infrastructure, and supporting developers in efficiently working within AWS. You will also establish visibility into cloud operations, support customer migrations to AWS, and lead technical design sessions. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, a passion for continuous learning, and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.

Requirements

• 7 + years of DevOps / SRE experience working in AWS environment(s) and / or supporting software development team(s) consisting of at least
• 5 + years of experience with Kubernetes running microservices in production
• 6 + years of experience developing AWS cloud infrastructure
• 6 + years of experience developing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub, etc
• Container development and orchestration in Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Helm, CRD's, etc
• Strong working knowledge of leading AWS cloud security practices
• Hands on experience and solid understanding of both Linux and Docker
• Proficient in developing Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g.: Terraform / AWS CloudFormation)
• Proficient in coding configuration management tooling (e.g.: Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
• Proficient in at least one or more programming / scripting languages (e.g.: Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net , C++)
• Demonstrable knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Attention to detail
• Exceptional communication and time management

Responsibilities

• Enabling customers' use of AWS to achieve their business objectives through: Kubernetes ecosystem
• Designing, deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting large microservices estates in production on Kubernetes
• Service mesh deployment and integration such as ISTIO, Linkerd , Consul, etc
• Using Helm Charts, Custom Resource Definitions
• Creating cloud-native CI/CD workflows for containers with tools such as Jenkins, CodeDeploy , CodePipeline , Gitlab, etc
• Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture in a multi-tier environment (Dev, Test, Prod, etc.)
• Automating cloud infrastructure with scripting and code, including but not limited to
• Extensive experience in a scripting language (Bash, Python, JavaScript, etc )
• Hands on experience in a language such as Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net , C++ or similar object-oriented language
• Composing and leveraging code to define and automate cloud infrastructure (e.g.: AWS CloudFormation templates, Terraform, AWS CDK, etc.) to ensure repeatable, sustainable AWS infrastructure
• Automating infrastructure and application deployment and testing in development, pre-production, and production environments
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices in a team environment
• Supporting developers in efficiently working within AWS through
• Architecting, coding, deploying, and troubleshooting Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Providing input and guidance to developers on overall AWS Architecture and design tenets
• Extensive experience with git version control, git branching, and CI/CD practices
• Establishing visibility into cloud operations through
• Leveraging resource tagging to allocate costs and optimize resource planning
• Assisting in preparing cost analysis based on expected usage
• Configuring AWS cloud infrastructure for maximum technical and budgetary efficiency
• Supporting the migration of customers from on-premises environments to AWS through
• Assisting in the development of migration plans
• Executing migration plans, which may include
• Migrating applications using microservices architectures
• Confirming the migration of resources into AWS and decommissioning on-premises resources
• Lead technical design sessions, conduct code reviews for Infrastructure-as-Code implementations, and facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to elevate the overall technical capabilities of the team while fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Mentorship for other engineers on the team or with the customer’s team
• Supporting rigorous project governance and execution achieved through
• Meeting with team members daily to review progress
• Holding team members accountable for and challenging team members on technical solution implementation approaches to achieve optimal outcomes
• Submitting time on assigned projects, daily
• Supporting project delivery team members by
• Always operating with transparency
• Being responsive to requests from team members for information
• Communicating working preferences and understanding the working preferences of others to help develop a high-performing team that operates with respect, effectiveness, and efficiency
• Additional responsibilities as requested

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications (e.g.: Certified Kubernetes Administrator (strongly preferred), AWS Solution Architect - Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Data Analytics - Specialty, etc.)
• Implementing static and dynamic code analysis tools and testing tools within CI/CD pipelines (SonarQube, Selenium, etc.)
• Hands on experience in a production stack with GitOps workflows using Git, ArgoCD , and app of apps patterns, Prometheus, Grafana, etc
• Experience with Kubernetes service mesh architectures such as ISTIO
• Advanced-level knowledge in networking and routing within AWS
• Master's degree or higher in engineering or information systems study
• Contributor to Open-Source community

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health insurances
• Short term disability, long term disability and life insurances
• 401k with Company match
• Paid time off (PTO) (120 hours PTO that accrue over one year)
• Paid time off for major holidays (14 days per year)