Software Development Analyst III

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a DevOps/Platform Engineer in the United States to develop and maintain software, systems, and firmware for products. You will implement AWS-based cloud infrastructure with IaC, build robust CI/CD pipelines, and automate deployment and monitoring.

Collaboration with development teams is essential to meet customer requirements and security standards. The role emphasizes container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), Linux/sysadmin tasks, and ongoing optimization of

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch)
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Source control (Git) experience
• Knowledge of Linux systems
• Networking knowledge (VPC, subnets, security, DNS)
• AWS certifications (preferred)
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) preferred
• SRE practices (preferred)
• DevSecOps security tools (preferred)
• Experience with high-scale environments (preferred)
• Cost optimization (FinOps) knowledge (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software, systems, and firmware for products
• Aim for cost-effectiveness while using appropriate technologies
• Test legacy applications for functionality and quality standards
• Collaborate on product specifications to meet customer needs
• Analyze functional and non-functional requirements and constraints
• Provide support to customers and internal teams
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS (IaC)
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Automate build, deployment, and monitoring processes
• Drive DevOps and SRE practices for continuous improvement
• Implement observability across logs, metrics, and tracing
• Work with development teams to optimize applications
• Apply cloud security best practices (IAM, policies, compliance)
• Participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Promote best practices within the team

Skills

AWS expertise

Linux proficiency

Networking knowledge

Observability mindset

Security awareness

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Linux

VPC/DNS subsystems

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software, systems, and firmware for products
• Apply appropriate technology while always seeking the best cost-effectiveness
• Develop software according to specifications. Test legacy applications to evaluate functionality and ensure compliance with Gertec quality standards
• Collaborate on product specifications to meet customer requirements
• Analyze functional and non-functional requirements and project constraints
• Provide support to internal and external customers to understand and meet their needs
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure using AWS (Infrastructure as Code)
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines
• Automate build, deployment, and monitoring processes
• Drive continuous improvement of DevOps and SRE practices
• Implement observability strategies (logs, metrics, and tracing)
• Work closely with development teams to optimize applications
• Ensure cloud security best practices (IAM, policies, compliance)
• Participate in incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Support technical decisions and promote best practices within the team

Requirements

• Strong experience with AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Knowledge of containers and orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes)
• Experience with source code versioning (Git)
• Knowledge of Linux systems
• Knowledge of networking (VPC, subnets, security, DNS)
• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer) (preferred)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) (preferred)
• Knowledge of SRE practices (preferred)
• Experience with security tools (DevSecOps) (preferred)
• Experience with high-scale environments (preferred)
• Knowledge of cost and optimization (FinOps) (preferred)