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AWS DevOps Engineer

Software Product Development company, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022


Job Description

This is a HYBRID onsite position. We require you to be onsite 5 days per MONTH. We are unable to sponsor visa at this time. AWS Automation DevOps Engineer MUST have expert level skills with AWS Cloudformation and Ansible. IT MUST BE ON YOUR RESUME. Full Time Arlington, VA, US Your Role The AWS Automation DevOps Engineer is a crucial member of our Automation Services team, focusing on enterprise-level automation activities, including curating best practices, plotting strategic direction, providing reusable shared services, and managing automation orchestration tools. Team members collaborate with software development and operations teams performing automated deployments through infrastructure-as-code. This team works with a broad range of automation technologies, such as AWS/cloud infrastructure and services, CloudFormation, Python, Ansible, and Groovy in a fully automated, cloud-based environment. Your Responsibilities Develop frameworks to improve the automation experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, deploy, and support technology solutions, emphasizing automation and cloud infrastructure. Provide expert knowledge in core technologies such as Jenkins, Ansible, Python, Bash, CloudFormation. Utilize a deep understanding of container technologies such as Docker, AWS Fargate, and ECS. Enhance automated deployment solutions and proactively monitor these solutions across various products and environments. Advocate various deployment strategies to support the adoption of automated deployments. Encourage a DevOps approach throughout the software development lifecycle. Work closely with application and infrastructure architects to implement technical designs and introduce new solutions. Maintain a security-first mindset, keeping up to date with vulnerabilities and securing our systems. Promote new technology and innovation while keeping existing systems up-to-date and secure. Provide support for automation orchestration during application releases. Proactively monitor project activities to ensure deliverables are on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality standards. Collaborate with IT Operations to identify requirements for environments and tools needed to support timely migration and operation of application solutions. Take an active role in reconciling team decisions regarding technology choices and best practices. Required Experience, Skills, and Qualifications 10+ years of experience in IT administration or software engineering. 5+ years in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Proficient knowledge of programming languages, such as Java and Node.js, and build tools like Gradle. 3+ years of experience with deployment and automation technologies. Strong knowledge of automation and pipeline-related technologies, such as Groovy, Ansible, CloudFormation, and Python. Proficiency in source code management using Git and its role in adopting Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD). 2+ years of experience administrating CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins and Artifactory. Demonstrated experience in AWS infrastructure technologies and architecture concepts. Familiarity with databases, such as Oracle and Postgres. Ability to convert business requirements into tangible deliverables. Proficiency in Linux, networking concepts, and troubleshooting. Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and the ability to implement test-driven development. Ability to follow and create code quality guidelines and development best practices. Strong problem-solving skills, ability to multitask, and superior attention to detail. Strong communication skills. Bachelor's degree in computer science (preferred). Company Description Company has grown 300% over the past 3 years and is poised for continued growth. This is a great opportunity to get in on the ground(ish) floor and help us grow (and be rewarded when you do!).

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