What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. DevOps Engineer (AWS/Terraform) position at CSS Tec?
Overview:
Our client, a growing, innovative technology solutions company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer specialized in AWS and Terraform to grow their team! This position is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity.
This is a 100% REMOTE role. This engineer must be comfortable in a “Camera- On” work environment and thrive in a high collaborative team dynamic, eager to share their ideas!
Our client was built on the core belief that technology can transform the mortgage industry by streamlining processes, reducing costs, and improving the customer experience. The team includes seasoned mortgage industry professionals, data scientists, and technology experts who provide customizable solutions to our clients’ mortgage technology needs. They are committed to designing and delivering cutting-edge products and services that enable our clients to Level Up.
Job Summary:
The Sr. DevOps Engineer will have a strong background in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), extensive experience with CI/CD platforms (including GitHub Actions) and demonstrated leadership skills. This role is not only expected to leverage a deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure but also lead architecture discussions and champion best practices to enhance our systems' efficiency, security, and scalability.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Our client, a growing, innovative technology solutions company is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer specialized in AWS and Terraform to grow their team! This position is a 6 month contract to hire opportunity.
This is a 100% REMOTE role. This engineer must be comfortable in a “Camera- On” work environment and thrive in a high collaborative team dynamic, eager to share their ideas!
Our client was built on the core belief that technology can transform the mortgage industry by streamlining processes, reducing costs, and improving the customer experience. The team includes seasoned mortgage industry professionals, data scientists, and technology experts who provide customizable solutions to our clients’ mortgage technology needs. They are committed to designing and delivering cutting-edge products and services that enable our clients to Level Up.
Job Summary:
The Sr. DevOps Engineer will have a strong background in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), extensive experience with CI/CD platforms (including GitHub Actions) and demonstrated leadership skills. This role is not only expected to leverage a deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure but also lead architecture discussions and champion best practices to enhance our systems' efficiency, security, and scalability.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Automation and Management: Architect, automate, and manage our AWS cloud infrastructure using services such as EC2, RDS, EKS, IAM, and Terraform, creating robust, scalable environments.
- Lead Architectural Discussions: Facilitate and lead discussions on automation, CI/CD, and DevOps strategies, ensuring the adoption of innovative and efficient practices.
- CI/CD Pipeline Development: Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and optimizing software delivery
- Optimization and Efficiency: Employ Terraform for infrastructure as code (IaC) practices and utilize container tools such as ECS, Kubernetes, ensuring scalable infrastructure provisioning and efficient deployment.
- Leadership in Automation: Automate all manual processes
- Champion Security and Compliance: Ensure the highest standards of system security and compliance, emphasizing best practices in access control and network security.
- Knowledge Sharing: Leverage industry best practices and share knowledge within the team to foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning. Also coach and mentor Team Members on best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
- 10 years of DevOps and cloud infrastructure management experience.
- Proficiency in AWS cloud services, infrastructure automation (Terraform preferred), CI/CD (GitHub Actions preferred) and container tools/orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS).
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to lead architecture discussions, mentor team members, and drive the adoption of best practices in DevOps.
- Strong communication skills, with proficiency in Python and Bash scripting.
- Relevant certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, showcasing expertise in critical areas.
