DevOps Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance - Frisco, TX

Full-time

Frisco, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for managing and optimizing cloud infrastructure, primarily using AWS services, for a premier banking client. This role involves extensive hands-on experience with cloud technologies, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and security best practices. The position requires a strong background in DevOps practices and the ability to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with teams to deliver complex projects efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Extensive experience with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and CloudFormation.
• Designing and managing VPCs, subnets, security groups, NAT gateways, and VPNs.
• Building and managing serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
• Managing infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Defining cloud infrastructure using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK).
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, or similar tools.
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git, GitHub, or GitLab.
• Containerizing applications using Docker and managing them with Amazon ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes.
• Setting up monitoring and logging using Amazon CloudWatch.
• Implementing AWS security best practices, including IAM and KMS.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related roles.
• Hands-on experience managing production workloads on AWS.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience with managing and delivering complex projects.
• Familiarity with project management tools like Jira or Confluence.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in creating and maintaining documentation for processes, systems, and infrastructure.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of other cloud providers like Azure or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with AWS cost optimization strategies.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional certification.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate/Professional certification.

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule (2x weekly onsite)