AWS DevOps Engineer---100% On-site role in Reston, VA

Position: AWS DevOps Engineer

Experience: 7-15 yeras

Location: Reston, Virginia

Duration: 6-12 Months contract

Client: Financial domain

Roles and Responsibilities

Skills: R, Python, Lambda, Cloud native services, Shell scripting, Java, Step functions, AwS cost optimization Terraform, Gitlab, Cloud formation, Jenkins, EKS, ECS

• Establish standards and repeatable processes for managing change across environments, taking advantage of innovative cloud technologies, DevOps tools and practices.
• Build tools and automation that eliminate repetitive tasks in Infrastructure deployments.
• Implementation and deployment of AWS Architected solutions including backup, restore, monitoring using AWS native services.
• AWS Identity and Access Management to make sure AWS services have proper policies and permissions to talk to other AWS services in Data and DevOps space.
• Design and Implement containerized solutions in AWS Cloud.
• Identifies and evaluates future technology options, with a focus on cloud-based approach, to support technology growth and organization maturity.
• Develop and document programs, scripts, and standard operating procedures pertaining to implemented solutions.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 6 years of technical experience with AWS cloud technologies is a must have.
• Experience with AWS Build tools (e.g. Cloud Formation, Code Commit, Code Build, Code Pipeline, Code Pipeline)
• Expert level experience with Infra as a code tools like Cloud Formation, Serverless Application Model, Terraform etc.
• Experience writing build scripts with Jenkins, Github Actions and containerizing application using Docker
• Experience with the following AWS Services ECS, EKS, ECR, S3, EC2, VPC, Route 53, Lambda, Event Bridge, Cloud Watch, IAM, RDS, Back up Services, Systems Manager,
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Experience with release, change and configuration management.
• Demonstrated experience with the design, implementation and support of Amazon Web Services and hybrid cloud solutions across multiple global regions.
• Demonstrated experience in assisting with the establishment of company policies, operational objectives, and work plans that affect immediate operations.
• Excellent communication, verbal and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills and focus.