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INTERVIEW DATES: Interviews will be conducted on [AUGUST 27th, 28th, 29th] only to submit candidates available for interviews on the date(s) provided.
General Description
Department of Management - Division of IT is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our talented software team working on mission-critical applications using Agile methodologies
Job Description
Department of Management - Division of IT is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our talented software team working on mission-critical applications using Agile methodologies. The project aims to modernize IWD's UI Tax system by re-architecting its components to industry-leading architecture and frameworks, providing better service to both agency staff and end-users while positioning the agency for future technological improvements.
Responsibilities:
• Provide technical leadership in implementing and operationalizing AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Act as a developer advocate for Cloud capabilities, influencing and working across diverse teams to design and implement easy-to-use hybrid cloud environments.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK.
• Manage and configure AWS services such as EC2, EKS, ECR, Cognito, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.
• Design, build and maintain service mesh like Istio in EKS cluster.
• Create unit and integration tests for IaC test coverage.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of infrastructure and applications.
• Collect telemetry and build dashboards, alerts and notifications for accurate insight into the cloud operations and application performance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of infrastructure and services.
• Collaborate with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability in AWS environments.
• Implement and maintain security best practices and compliance controls in AWS.
Preferred Qualifications:
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, etc.
• AWS CDK development experience.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Dynatrace etc.
• Ability to build quick POCs to demonstrate cloud capabilities and design easy-to-use hybrid cloud environments.
Skills Matrix
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience. Required
Extensive experience in developing various AWS services like EKS, ECR, S3, Lambda and service mesh technology like Istio with adequate test coverage. Required 8 Years
Hands-on development experience with IaC tools like Terraform or AWS CDK. Required 8 Years
Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Frameworks. Required 5 Years
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Typescript or Python. Required 8 Years
Experience building pipelines using CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions etc. Required 8 Years
Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS, etc.). Required 8 Years
Solid understanding of security best practices in AWS environments. Required 8 Years
Experience with configuration management and orchestration tooling to ensure cloud environments meet operational and security standards Required 8 Years
Strong networking experience, including knowledge of AWS networking services (e.g., VPC, Subnets, Route 53). Required 8 Years
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with strong problem-solving skills. Required 8 Years
Experience working in Agile methodology. Required 8 Years