DevOps Engineer

Pierce Professional Resources; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in the United States is seeking a skilled cloud engineer to design and implement CI/CD pipelines, manage cloud infrastructure primarily in AWS, and ensure security compliance. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with AWS and Azure services, proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, and a solid understanding of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Proven, hands-on experience with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, and Lambda.
• Demonstrable experience with foundational Azure services including Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure AD, and VNet.
• Proficiency with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Strong experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or Azure DevOps.
• Solid understanding of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Competency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for scripting tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily in AWS.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms.
• Implement and manage monitoring and alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize application architecture for the cloud.
• Ensure security and compliance of the cloud infrastructure.

Skills

AWS Experience

Microsoft Azure Experience

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD Tools

Containerization

Scripting

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.

Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily in AWS, with secondary responsibilities in Azure, using IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS/AKS).

Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure platform reliability and performance.

Collaborate with development teams to optimize application architecture for the cloud.

Ensure the security and compliance of the cloud infrastructure.

Core Qualifications:

Extensive AWS Experience (80%): Proven, hands‑on experience with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, and Lambda. Deep knowledge of AWS networking and security.

Microsoft Azure Experience (20%): Demonstrable experience with foundational Azure services, including Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure AD, and VNet.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency with tools like Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, or Ansible.

CI/CD Tools: Strong experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.

Containerization: Solid understanding of Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or AKS).

Scripting: Competency in a scripting language such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.