Only Citizen :: Onsite Job Role :: AWS DevOps Engineer ::Houston, ,TX :: Contract

ONLY Citizen

Job Role : AWS DevOps Engineer

Location : Houston, ,TX

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic AWS DevOps Engineer to join our growing cloud infrastructure team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS services, including CloudFormation, CodePipeline, and Terraform Cloud, along with a solid understanding of CI/CD tools like CircleCI, Bamboo, and project management tools such as Jira and Confluence. This role requires strong scripting skills to automate infrastructure, build pipelines, and maintain a robust cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management:

Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform Cloud, and other IaC tools.
Automate provisioning and management of AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and more.
Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure infrastructure is secure, reliable, and cost-effective.

CI/CD Pipeline Automation:

Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using tools like AWS CodePipeline, CircleCI, and Bamboo to automate deployment and infrastructure changes.
Integrate automated testing, security scanning, and monitoring into pipelines to ensure fast and reliable software delivery.
Optimize CI/CD workflows for faster build, test, and deployment cycles.

Scripting and Automation:

Write and maintain scripts (Bash, Python, Ruby, etc.) to automate cloud resource management, deployment, monitoring, and log aggregation.
Develop scripts to automate routine tasks, infrastructure provisioning, and system updates to improve operational efficiency.
Integrate automation scripts with cloud monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch and third-party solutions to ensure visibility into infrastructure performance.

Cloud Security & Compliance:

Implement AWS security best practices, including the management of IAM roles, VPC security groups, and encryption mechanisms.
Ensure compliance with security standards and audit requirements using AWS tools such as CloudTrail, Config, and GuardDuty.

Project Management & Collaboration:

Use Jira for issue tracking, backlog management, and agile project management to track progress on infrastructure and DevOps tasks.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Confluence to document processes, architecture, best practices, and troubleshooting guides.
Communicate effectively with developers, operations teams, and management to ensure alignment on infrastructure changes, deployments, and project milestones.

Monitoring & Incident Response:

Implement and manage monitoring and alerting solutions using AWS CloudWatch and other third-party tools to ensure system health, performance, and uptime.
Respond to infrastructure incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement solutions to minimize future incidents and downtime.

Cost Optimization:

Continuously evaluate and optimize AWS cloud spend by leveraging cost-control strategies like right-sizing instances, utilizing Reserved Instances, and optimizing auto-scaling policies.
Use tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, and Trusted Advisor to manage and optimize cloud costs.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience as an AWS DevOps Engineer or similar role, with expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure.

• Hands-on experience with Terraform Cloud, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CodePipeline for infrastructure automation and CI/CD processes.

• Solid experience with CircleCI and Bamboo for managing continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.

• Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, Ruby) to automate tasks and manage infrastructure.

• Familiarity with key AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and ELB.

• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and hands-on experience managing environments.

• Experience using Jira for issue tracking and project management in an agile environment.

• Proficiency in using Confluence for documentation and knowledge sharing within teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).
Experience with serverless architecture and AWS Lambda.
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
Strong understanding of networking concepts (VPC, Load Balancers, DNS, VPNs, etc.).
Thanks, and Regards!!

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