AWS CLOUD DevOps Engineer

translations; Maynard (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Translations is seeking a highly technical professional for an opportunity in Maynard, Massachusetts. The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, and a passion for learning and growth within a dynamic team.

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining AWS and COLO-based infrastructure, providing 24x7 support for this mission-critical environment. Key qualifications include extensive experience with UNIX/Linux platforms, scripting, AWS, and disaster recovery practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on support for large-scale production environments.
• Experience with AWS containers and cloud automation tools.
• Familiarity with security standards like PCI/DSS.

Responsibilities

• Support and monitor AWS and COLO-based infrastructure.
• Build and maintain Linux machines and software deployment.
• Respond to alerts and manage infrastructure 24x7.

Skills

UNIX/Linux virtual platforms

BASH scripting

AWS/EC2 hosting

Cloud automation tools

High-traffic website hosting

Disaster Recovery scenarios

Continuous integration

Networking and VPNs

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

Akamai CDN

Job description

Job Description

Ability, motivation and enthusiasm to learn everything else is highly regarded and crucial to this growth opportunity. Strong organizational and communication skills.

Part of a growing team responsible for building, monitoring and supporting a world‑class AWS and COLO‑based infrastructure that powers hundreds of Fortune 500 client websites. Building Linux machines, installing our software, deploying these machines all over the world, managing them, monitoring them and responding to alerts 24x7x365. You are highly technical, customer centric and highly responsive.

Qualifications

• Experience providing hands‑on support for large‑scale, public‑facing production environments running on UNIX/Linux virtual platforms, in AWS Containers on AWS.
• BASH and / or other scripting experience is required (shell, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Python, Ruby, etc.).
• Experience with AWS/EC2 hosting, ELBs, auto‑scaling, certificate management, etc. is a plus.
• Experience with AWS CloudWatch and AWS APIs is a plus.
• Experience with cloud automation tools like CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.
• Experience with high‑traffic website hosting solutions, apache configurations, log analysis, load balancers.
• Experience with centralized user management schemes.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery scenarios and periodic testing and validation of recovery strategies.
• Experience creating runbooks and training staff on how to troubleshoot and handle unexpected problems quickly.
• Experience with transitioning production environments from co‑located bare metal to the cloud, preferably AWS.
• Experience working in environments with continuous integration, continuous delivery, continuous deployment and continuous monitoring.
• Experience with AWS cost analysis and maximizing cost/performance metrics.
• Experience with Akamai CDN and other CDN providers and integrating with them and troubleshooting issues related to such integration.
• Experience with PCI/DSS and other security‑related standards and audit proceedings.
• Networking, VPNs including the ability to debug DNS, routing problems, bandwidth problems, etc.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.