AWS Engineer

Blackstone; Elk Grove (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Flexible hours

Job summary

Blackstone in Elk Grove, CA is seeking an AWS Engineer to optimize CI/CD, ensure data integrity, and improve disaster recovery. The role emphasizes practical DevOps decisions and reliable releases.

You will strengthen test automation, manage OpenShift environments, and build scalable data pipelines for millions of events while maintaining security and discretion with sensitive information. This full-time position offers a generous salary range of $117,000 to $176,000 per year, plus full benefits

Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• OpenShift experience is a plus.
• Ability to handle sensitive information professionally.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Decide when to buy CI/CD versus build it for Blackstone's Elk Grove, CA stack
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Own data integrity across Blackstone's OpenShift stores so Elk Grove numbers never lie
• Ship Disaster Recovery experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Cut Self-Motivation cold-start times so Blackstone functions wake before CA users notice
• Backfill CI/CD test coverage on the riskiest corners of Blackstone's codebase
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Disaster Recovery

Skills

Azure DevOps

OpenShift

Discretion

Stakeholder management

Job description

The phrase "it works on my machine" makes you wince, which is exactly why you'd make a great AWS Engineer here in Elk Grove. This CA role reads like an upgrade — $117,000 - $176,000, full-time hours, 5 years valued, and a path that does not dead-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Decide when to buy CI/CD versus build it for Blackstone's Elk Grove, CA stack
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Own data integrity across Blackstone's OpenShift stores so Elk Grove numbers never lie
• Ship Disaster Recovery experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Cut Self-Motivation cold-start times so Blackstone functions wake before CA users notice
• Backfill CI/CD test coverage on the riskiest corners of Blackstone's codebase
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with Disaster Recovery

What You'll Bring

• A point of view on Blackstone's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Practical command of Azure DevOps, with bonus points for OpenShift
• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence

What began as two engineers and a whiteboard in Elk Grove is now Blackstone, a values-led team obsessed with getting Site Reliability Engineering right. Respect for your craft and your life outside it sits at the core of how Blackstone operates.

What you get for saying yes: $117,000 - $176,000, a mentor in your corner, full benefits, and hours that flex toward what matters in Elk Grove.