AWS DevOps Engineer

NorthBay Solutions; Islamabad Capital Territory; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay Solutions is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with expertise in AWS and cloud infrastructure management for their Islamabad team. The ideal candidate will possess 4-6 years of relevant experience and demonstrate strong skills in CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and troubleshooting across multiple layers.

This role involves designing and maintaining infrastructures and collaborating with backend services. Strong ownership and a proactive approach to problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional software / DevOps / cloud engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python scripting for production code.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and HTTP.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL (MySQL preferred) for database interactions.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild.
• Manage infrastructure with AWS CDK as Infrastructure as Code.
• Build, manage, and debug Docker containers.
• Deploy services on ECS (Fargate) and monitor systems.

Skills

Python scripting

REST APIs

SQL (MySQL)

Git workflows

Docker

AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS)

Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)

CloudFormation or Terraform

Linux command-line tools

Troubleshooting across infrastructure

Job description

DevOps Engineer - AWS

We are looking for a hands‑on DevOps Engineer with up to 4‑6 years of experience to manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and support backend systems. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across infrastructure, containers, and application layers, with strong ownership and debugging skills.

Core Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild
• Manage infrastructure using AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code)
• Build, manage, and debug Docker containers
• Deploy and manage services on ECS (Fargate)
• Work closely with backend services (Flask APIs, workers, scheduled tasks)
• Monitor systems using CloudWatch, Sentry, and alerting tools
• Troubleshoot issues across APIs, databases, queues, and infrastructure
• Manage and maintain MySQL (RDS) databases and schema changes
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Collaborate via Git workflows (PRs, code reviews, branching strategies)

Required Skills (Must‑Have)

• 4–6 years of professional software / DevOps / cloud engineering experience
• Strong proficiency in Python scripting (comfortable reading and writing production code)
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and HTTP
• Strong working knowledge of SQL (MySQL preferred) — queries, joins, indexes
• Hands‑on experience with Git workflows (branching, PRs, merge conflicts)
• Experience with CI/CD tools — AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline
• Strong experience with Docker (Dockerfile, running containers, debugging issues)
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services: EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, Secrets Manager
• Experience working with ECS, RDS, and AWS CDK (CLI and deployments)
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)
• Experience with CloudFormation or Terraform
• Familiarity with Linux environments and command‑line tools
• Ability to troubleshoot across API, database, containers, and infrastructure layers
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn and take responsibility

Additional Skills (Nice‑to‑Have)

• Experience with Flask or any Python web framework (Django, FastAPI)
• Exposure to Redis (caching, queues)
• Experience with SQLAlchemy or any ORM
• Familiarity with AI/LLM concepts (prompts, tokens, embeddings, agents)
• Familiarity with async Python (asyncio, httpx)