Senior AWS DevOps Architect - Remote, 10+ yrs

OpenTalent

United States

On-site

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a senior DevOps Engineer to manage AWS cloud infrastructure remotely in the United States. The role focuses on building scalable, secure environments using EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and VPC, and on automating deployment through robust CI/CD pipelines.

You will implement IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation, monitor systems with CloudWatch and Prometheus, optimize performance, ensure backup and disaster recovery, and mentor junior engineers while documenting architectures and

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in DevOps and AWS cloud infrastructure management.
Strong knowledge of AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC) and security best practices.

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and manage AWS resources to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.
Lead CI/CD initiatives and maintain robust pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CodePipeline).
Implement IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation to version control infrastructure configurations.
Develop monitoring and alerting with CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana to minimize downtime.
Optimize performance via load balancing, caching, and scaling strategies.
Establish security and compliance practices and perform regular security assessments.
Design backup and disaster recovery strategies to protect data and enable continuity.
Lead incident management with root-cause analyses and documented response plans.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
Create and maintain detailed technical documentation and deployment guides.