DevOps Cloud Engineer

Top Echelon Recruiting Software - Canton, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Canton, OH

About the position

The DevOps Cloud Engineer role at Top Echelon Software involves collaborating with development teams to manage and enhance the performance, security, and scalability of SaaS applications and microservices within AWS environments. The position focuses on optimizing deployment processes and ensuring high availability of services, while also providing expertise in enterprise architecture and digital security.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of AWS Cloud infrastructure using technologies such as EKS, Docker, Karpenter, EC2, S3, Aurora, Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Gitlab, and Jenkins.
• Develop and implement tools for continuous integration, governance, and audit automation.
• Monitor infrastructure performance to ensure system stability and uptime.
• Collaborate with the IT team to enhance reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Create and maintain custom scripts to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Provide expertise in enterprise architecture and digital security.
• Assist developers with server troubleshooting and application configuration issues.
• Diagnose and resolve production outages, conducting root cause analysis.
• Lead production migrations and offer off-hour support for mission-critical applications when necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in AWS services and expertise in optimizing AWS expenditure.
• Proven experience with container deployments of web applications (Ruby on Rails, PHP, Node.js, C#).
• Experience with automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Knowledge of tools like Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Istio, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Solr, microservices, message queues and their AWS Managed Service equivalents.
• Deep understanding of multiple monitoring tools for advanced data analysis.
• Strong grasp of DevOps principles and CI/CD technologies.
• Fundamental knowledge of Cloud security best practices, including Zero Trust Architecture.
• Experience with SOC2 compliance is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays, including a paid company shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year's
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match after 6 months of employment
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Company-paid Life Insurance, Long-Term and Short-Term Disability, and Wellness Plan
• A relaxed and professional work environment
• Remote and hybrid work options available
• Commitment to continuous learning and development with a monthly education stipend
• Monthly work-from-home/remote stipend