DevOps Architect

Cloud DevOps Engineer/Architect 2416 Position Summary: Our partner, a leading technology company dedicated to simplifying parking operations with powerful and user-friendly solutions, is currently looking for a Cloud DevOps Architect to join their team. In this role, you will architect, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and robust infrastructure in a cloud-first environment. You will be responsible for overseeing and refining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure processes with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, and applying best practices in cloud security. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to continuous integration and deployment processes, and ensure architecture scalability while driving innovation in a rapidly evolving environment. Experience and Education: Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related technical field/experience. 7 years of hands-on experience in DevOps or related roles, with a focus on cloud technologies. Strong background in CI/CD pipeline creation, maintenance, and automated testing practices. Experience working within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment. Skills and Strengths: DevOps AWS CI/CD Cloud Infrastructure (DNS, Networking, VPC, EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, CloudFront, CloudFormation, RDS, CloudTrail, EKS, etc.) Docker Kubernetes Helm Istio Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Terraform Ansible, Chef or Puppet Monitoring and Logging (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Splunk, ELK Stack) Azure Single Sign On (SSO) Azure Identity and Access Management Argo CD Version Control (Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) Database Management Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Architecture Cloud Security Best Practices (IAM, network security, encryption) Primary Job Responsibilities: Design and architect complex and scalable AWS solutions that align with business objectives, incorporating security, performance, and cost-efficiency best practices. Develop and maintain strong relationships by comprehensively understanding business needs and aligning AWS solutions to specific requirements. Provide expert guidance and recommendations. Offer expert-level knowledge of AWS services, best practices, and emerging technologies. Ensure the highest level of technical excellence in AWS project execution. Foster a collaborative and high-performing team environment. Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation to facilitate project execution, knowledge sharing, and project continuity. Identify and resolve complex technical issues and challenges, providing recommendations for improvement and optimization. Ensure that AWS solutions adhere to the highest standards of security and compliance, including AWS Well-Architected Framework and relevant industry regulations. Participate in technical and non-technical project meetings, development of presentation quality technical documentation, creative conflict and issue resolution, and communication of design criteria and direction across all levels of IT management. Stay up to date with the latest AWS developments, emerging cloud technologies, and industry trends. Work remotely to improve the release process and automation of the CI/CD process. Collaborate with the development team and guide with AWS CI/CD implementations and releases. Maintain continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous deployment along with release management. Automate AWS implementation for new cloud computing systems or existing systems migrating to cloud architectures. Ongoing monitoring of the organization's digital cloud architecture, checking for performance and compliance Ensure system availability, performance, capacity, and monitoring through appropriate responses to incidents, events, and problems. Provide knowledge on information system options, risk, and operational impact. Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade cloud software. Rebuilds on Dev, Staging, and UAT environments. Working within an opensource environment is a plus.