Senior AWS DevOps Engineer | Automation & On-Call Lead

Ensono; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ensono seeks an experienced AWS-focused engineer to lead deployment and automation for mission-critical client solutions in AWS. The role emphasizes ownership of complex deployments, on-call support, and ongoing optimization of cloud environments.

You will work with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and container technologies, while developing certifications and staying current with AWS services to deliver scalable, reliable client outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in highly customer-focused mission-critical environments
• 3+ years engineering or supporting AWS solutions
• Excellent Linux/Windows OS knowledge, plus cross-OS familiarity
• AWS Associate/Professional certifications and at least one Specialty certification
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS, IAM, Route53, CloudFront, ElastiCache, WAF)
• Experience building scalable, auto-scaled environments with automation/configuration tools
• Scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash/Perl; Git for version control

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead engineer on large or complex client deploy projects
• Lead engineer on product engineering projects to develop services
• Provide AWS SME advice to pre-sales architects
• Install, configure, and manage OS and AWS services
• Implement and maintain custom client images and centralized config management
• Maintain high availability with proactive measures
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues
• Keep clients/partners updated on status and issues
• Investigate and resolve problems per problem management
• Improve ways of working via continual improvement Kanban board
• Participate in on-call 24x7 for Ensono AWS clients
• Stay updated on AWS services and developments
• Mentor new team members and train other teams
• Act as team leader and escalation point in manager's absence

Skills

AWS expertise

Linux/Windows OS

Scripting

Git version control

Containerization

Education

Computing degree

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Docker/Kubernetes

Job description

Ensono seeks an experienced AWS-focused engineer to lead deployment and automation for mission-critical client solutions in AWS. The role emphasizes ownership of complex deployments, on-call support, and ongoing optimization of cloud environments.

You will work with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, and container technologies, while developing certifications and staying current with AWS services to deliver scalable, reliable client outcomes.