AWS DevOps Engineer

Insight Global; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing solutions provider in Vancouver seeks a DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of experience in AWS services and strong Python skills. The ideal candidate will design and develop scalable applications, manage AWS microservices, and deploy infrastructure using Terraform and Docker. This role emphasizes continuous learning and inclusion, offering a robust environment to contribute to diverse teams and ensure operational excellence in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience focused on AWS services.
• Hands-on experience deploying and maintaining code with Docker, Terraform, and AWS Lambda.
• 8+ years of experience with DevOps support/development.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop applications focusing on simplicity and scalability.
• Monitor and support a serverless microservices architecture on AWS.
• Deploy and manage applications using Docker and Terraform.

Skills

DevOps support/development

AWS services

Python

Terraform

CI/CD

HTTP protocol

Monitoring and alerting

Job description

Insight Global is looking for a DevOps Engineer with 5+ years of experience focused on AWS services support and extensive experience in Python. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience deploying and maintaining code with Docker, Terraform, and AWS Lambda. Experience with continuous delivery is a plus. Candidates should demonstrate a deep understanding of AWS services, possess a solid computer science mindset, and be eager to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops applications with an eye towards simplicity, reliability, scalability, extensibility, performance and reusability
• Responsible for story preparation, development of code, writing automated unit and integration tests, getting sign-off from manager or lead engineer, deployment, monitoring and maintenance of code
• Design, implement and launch highly visible features for our retail platform using Test/Behaviour Driven Development practices and support the operations of the product in production
• Monitor and support a serverless microservices architecture on AWS
• Deploy and manage applications using Docker, Terraform into AWS Lambda and Fargate
• Deploy and track web applications in a cloud environment
• Setup alarm to track system health using Splunk, CloudWatch or DataDog
• Collaborate with solutions software engineers to design, upgrade and deliver systems
• Identify gaps in current solutions, document solutions (as tickets), and communicate problems and/or solutions to the team
• Create and maintain generalized, reusable Terraform modules, service pattern templates, and CI/CD pipeline patterns
• Research and develop to keep up to date with recent updates on AWS services patterns and GitLab CI/CD pipeline patterns
• Contribute to cross‑team shared Terraform modules

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail]. To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global’s Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with DevOps support/development
• Experience with AWS services, including Lambda, Serverless, and API Gateway
• Proficiency with either Terraform or CloudFormation (Terraform preferred)
• CI/CD experience (GitLab CI/CD preferred)
• Good understanding of HTTP protocol and webservers
• Monitoring and alerting with any of the following: Splunk, CloudWatch, DataDog
• Strong hands‑on development experience on Python
• Working knowledge of RESTful APIs using Python