Cloud/DevOps Engineer - II

Compunnel, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company based in California is seeking a highly skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with AWS, GitLab, Terraform, and security scanning tools. This role requires strong technical expertise and collaboration across teams to deliver secure, scalable, and automated solutions. Applicants should have a degree in a related field and 7–10 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of hands-on experience with AWS in a DevOps capacity.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and automation using GitLab.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead, and build automated deployment tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement and maintain AWS environments using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Integrate security scans into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

AWS expertise

CI/CD pipelines design

Terraform

Security scanning tools

Python programming

Docker

Agile tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

GitLab

AWS services (EC2, Lambda, Fargate, ECS/EKS)

Nexus

Fortify

SonarQube

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud/DevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands‑on experience with AWS, GitLab, Terraform, and security scanning tools.

This role requires strong technical expertise and the ability to collaborate across teams to deliver secure, scalable, and automated solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, lead, and build automated deployment tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement and maintain AWS environments using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Integrate security scans (SAST, DAST, OSS, Container Scans) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Configure and maintain GitLab and artifact repositories (e.g., Nexus).
• Develop scripts using Python, Groovy, Shell, YAML, and JSON for automation tasks.
• Manage containerized workloads using Docker and AWS services (EC2, Lambda, Fargate, ECS/EKS).
• Implement secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, and Vault.
• Perform vulnerability scanning and reporting using tools such as Fortify, SonarQube, Nexus IQ, and GitLab native scan tools.
• Set up IaC scanning tools like Checkov and KICS.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure architecture and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on DevOps best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of hands‑on experience with AWS in a DevOps capacity.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD pipeline design and automation using GitLab.
• Proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with security scanning tools (e.g., Nexus IQ, Fortify, SonarQube).
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages: Python, Groovy, Shell, YAML, JSON.
• Strong understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and AWS services.
• Knowledge of Agile tools (Jira, VersionOne, HP-ALM).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IDEs such as Visual Studio, Eclipse, IntelliJ.
• Ability to integrate APIs and plugins for security tools in CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration and stakeholder management.