Summary:

We're seeking a seasoned DevOps Engineer with a deep understanding of AWS to maintain and optimize our cloud infrastructure. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our systems run smoothly, support project deployments, and proactively identify ways to reduce cloud costs. The ideal candidate is a hands-on problem-solver with extensive experience in AWS environments, a passion for automation and efficiency, and a collaborative spirit to assist developers in navigating deployment challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management:

•   Design, implement, and manage AWS infrastructure (EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS etc.) to support development, testing, and production environments
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Implement automation tools and processes to streamline infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Work closely with development teams to support project deployments and CI/CD pipelines. (TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, BitBucket)
• Continuously evaluate and optimize infrastructure to reduce costs and improve performance.

Deployment Pipeline Support:

• Provide expert assistance to developers when they encounter issues with the deployment pipeline.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the deployment process.
• Proactively contribute to the improvement and optimization of the CI/CD pipeline.

Project Support:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and design appropriate infrastructure solutions.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure solutions align with best practices.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to development teams during project implementation.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving issues during development and deployment.

Documentation and Knowledge Sharing:

• Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation for infrastructure configurations and processes.
• Share knowledge and best practices with the team through training sessions and documentation.
• Stay up-to-date on AWS technologies and industry trends.
• Willingness to learn new technologies using own initiative.

Out of hours maintenance:

• Some changes will require to be performed outside of core business hours.

Qualifications:

Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps or a similar role, with a strong focus on AWS.
• Deep understanding of AWS services, including EC2, ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS and others.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines focusing on tools like Teamcity and Octopus Deploy.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement cost-saving measures in AWS environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to work effectively with development teams.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies (C#, .netcore, .netframework)
• Linux / Unix experience is desirable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with observability platforms, monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, DataDog).
• Experience working in an agile development environment.

KPIs:

• 90%+ SLA success rate on Incident resolution
• 95%+ SLA success rate on Patch deployment
• 95%+ Change success rate
• Control of AWS cloud costs