Senior DevOps Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join their remote team. This role involves supporting applications deployed to AWS and enhancing operational efficiency through automation and cloud services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in CI/CD processes, AWS services, and a strong understanding of infrastructure automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless deployment and scalability of applications while adhering to best practices and security guidelines. If you are a self-motivated team player with a passion for cloud technology, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in automation and managing deployment pipelines.
• Experience with AWS services and CI/CD tools is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Support applications deployed to AWS and maintain resources.
• Engage with teams for CI/CD support and documentation.

Skills

Automation

CI/CD tools

AWS ECS Fargate

Communication Skills

Configuration Management

Application Containerization

Programming Languages (Java, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, Python)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

Artifactory

Job description

Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: 100% Remote

Job Type: Contract 12 Months

Scheduled Work Hours: Normal business hours Monday-Friday 9-5, 35 hours/week (not including mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work).

Rate: $70 per hour

Job Description Justification:

The successful candidate will serve as a Senior DevOps Engineer reporting to the Applications division. This position is responsible for supporting applications deployed to AWS that were part of the Application Modernization Initiative, including but not limited to NYC.ID, OTI CAPTCHA service, City Clerk, NYC.gov, and more. The successful candidate will work with appropriate Infrastructure/Cloud Services, Development, and Operation teams to help maintain and provision appropriate resources needed to operate applications in AWS using Azure DevOps Pipelines and configure necessary Cloud components to improve site reliability and scalability. When required, the Senior DevOps Engineer works closely with other leads in the Applications division in delivering operational enhancements to applications in a timely fashion and adhering to the standards and processes with emphasis on code quality and security guidelines.

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

TASKS:

1. Engaging with the DevOps teams to provide CI/CD support input for the maintenance of existing applications.
2. Ensure deliverables from the development teams have proper information for deployment.
3. Working with Infrastructure/Cloud Services team to configure software stacks and required components in the Cloud environment and transition knowledge to the operation team.
4. Working closely with operation teams; apply best practices in cloud using the AWS Operational Excellence pillar.
5. Build observability in the cloud using all kinds of SRE (site reliability engineering) tools to improve site reliability and scalability.
6. Clear and thoroughly document all required processes and information in technical design documents.
7. Working with Operational and Project Managers to determine timelines and project tasks.

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.

1. At least 12 years of experience in automation, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing automated deployment pipelines and build/release processes.
2. Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps Repos and Pipelines, Terraform, Artifactory, etc.
3. Hands-on experience with the operations of AWS ECS Fargate, RDS, Secrets Manager, CloudFormation, etc.
4. Strong oral and written communication skills.
5. Self-motivated, must be a proven team player.
6. Knowledge of network protocols, infrastructure automation, and orchestration.
7. Hands-on experience with configuration management.
8. Documenting appropriate DevOps processes as per client methodologies.
9. Hands-on experience with application containerization.
10. Experience developing code in at least one programming language such as Java, Perl, Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
11. Experience building highly automated infrastructures; and administering operating systems.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience implementing cloud-based monitoring and analytics tools such as AWS X-Ray, CloudWatch, Elastic Search.
2. Experience with implementing and automating security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation.
3. Solid understanding of modern development and operations processes and methodologies.