AWS Devops Engineer

Role: AWS DevOps Engineer

Location: Piscataway NJ

3 Days Hybrid from Day 1

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for automating and optimizing our cloud-based systems on AWS, ensuring the scalability and security of our applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Monitor and manage AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, and Lambda.
• Ensure security best practices are followed and implemented across AWS services.
• Work with development teams to troubleshoot deployment and infrastructure issues.
• Optimize cloud resources for cost, performance, and reliability.
• Implement and maintain logging, monitoring, and alerting tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the software development lifecycle.
• Document infrastructure changes and develop disaster recovery plans.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or similar.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification.
• Experience with serverless architectures.
• Understanding of microservices and distributed system design.
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.