DevOps Engineer

Position Summary

Effectual DevOps Engineers (DOEs) are members of the Professional Services (PS) team responsible for ensuring that customer-facing projects are delivered with exceptional customer satisfaction and technical excellence. Effectual DevOps Engineers are “Brand Ambassadors” and are expected to stay current on leading practices to deliver high-quality, well-conceived solutions to customers.

A Glimpse into the Daily Routine of a DevOps Engineer

DOEs are skilled, experienced technologists who stay current on leading practices, act in the interests of our customers to deliver fit-for-purpose solutions to their needs to achieve defined business outcomes on behalf of our customers. DOEs are problem solvers who see blockers and challenges as opportunities to find a new path to success; the words “good enough” and “impossible” aren’t in their vocabulary. DOEs are knowledgeable and experienced in AWS Cloud technologies, possess a strong desire to continue to learn about emerging technologies, and a passion for supporting the high-quality delivery of technical projects.

Essential Duties and 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 • 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.