Developer Advocate, SRE/DevOps, AWS Developer Experience

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is looking for a Developer Advocate with expertise in Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps. This exciting role involves empowering developers to leverage AWS services effectively while creating engaging content that simplifies complex concepts. You will dive deep into AWS technologies, develop demos, and engage with the developer community through social media and forums. As part of a collaborative team, you will inspire and educate others on best practices in reliability and operational excellence. If you are passionate about cloud technology and community engagement, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in SRE or DevOps engineering with modern automation.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop demos and deliver technical presentations showcasing AWS solutions.
• Create educational content such as blog posts and tutorials.

Skills

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

DevOps

Public Speaking

Communication

Technical Content Creation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

AWS CodePipeline

Amazon CloudWatch

AWS Systems Manager

CI/CD

IaC

Containers

Job description

Are you passionate about cloud technology with a focus on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence and love sharing your knowledge with fellow developers? Do you enjoy creating content that simplifies complex concepts and inspires others to innovate? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!

Amazon Web Service (AWS) is seeking a Developer Advocate with expertise on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps. As a Developer Advocate for SRE/DevOps, your mission will be to empower developers to leverage AWS services effectively in their SRE and DevOps practices.

Key job responsibilities

As a Developer Advocate for AWS in Bangalore, you'll dive deep into AWS technologies, exploring how our services can solve complex operational challenges and drive innovation in the industry. From serverless architectures to container orchestration, from chaos engineering to observability solutions, you'll provide inspiration for reliability aware operations and development process with AWS. Your role will involve a mix of hands-on coding, content creation, and community engagement. Key responsibilities include:

1. Developing demos, prototypes and delivering technical presentations showcasing AWS solutions for SRE and DevOps practices
2. Creating educational content such as blog posts, tutorials, and workshop materials on reliability and operational excellence
3. Engaging with the developer community through social media, forums, and Q&A platforms
4. Staying current with the latest trends in SRE, DevOps, and cloud technologies
5. Collaborating with internal teams to provide feedback on developer experiences and product improvements
6. Traveling to events and conferences to represent AWS and share knowledge with the DevOps community
7. Mentoring developers in implementing AWS solutions for complex operational challenges

A day in the life

Your day might start with a team standup to align on projects. You could then spend time developing a demo on AWS CloudFormation and Systems Manager, followed by writing a blog post about chaos engineering with AWS Fault Injection Simulator. In the afternoon, you might prepare for a webinar on container orchestration with ECS and Fargate, engage with the developer community on Stack Overflow, and explore new CloudWatch features for improved observability. Your role combines technical expertise, content creation, and community engagement to inspire and educate developers on AWS SRE/DevOps practices.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in SRE or DevOps engineering with modernized automation and operation (e.g. CI/CD, IaC, application performance monitoring, containers)
- Excellent communication and public speaking skills, with experience delivering technical content to developers of varied backgrounds.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Hands-on experience with AWS services relevant to DevOps and SRE practices, such as AWS CloudFormation, AWS CodePipeline, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Systems Manager.
- Modern architecture experiences (e.g. container orchestration, service mesh, serverless)
- Comfortable with major programming languages for system engineering such as Go, Python, Java and so on
- Demonstrable experience engaging with developer communities, including creating technical content, public speaking, or active participation on platforms like GitHub, Stack Overflow, or developer forums.
- Ability to create and present technical content aimed at practitioners and developers.
- Willingness to travel as required.

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