We are looking to hire a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer available to start immediately.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in serverless architecture, software engineering and can employ DevOps tools and best practices to improve our development team’s production. Problem solving is key with the ability to utilize creative and innovative thinking.
Rather than include the same old boring job description, here is a list of tasks the prospective employee may be asked to accomplish and/or attributes the candidate should possess:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Architect solutions for a growing application using Amazon Web Services
- Architect and develop a serverless backend using API gateway, lambda functions (Python) and DynamoDB
- Use AWS CodePipeline with CodeBuild to test code and run builds
- Architect infrastructure solutions with services like AWS CloudFormation and CDK
- Automate processes and systems configuration/deployment
- Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with the development team to streamline code deployment
- Analyze code and communicate detailed reviews to development teams
- Leverage AWS Cognito for user authorization and authentication
- Automate systems tests for security, performance, and availability
- Collaborate with team members to improve the company’s engineering tools, policy and procedures, and data security
- Develop front end features using React
We like people who can do the following:
- Require little need for oversight and take personal accountability
- Focus on details and while not losing site of big picture
- Communicate with anyone; speak to technical and non-technical audiences
- Maintain a positive attitude through stressful situations
- Be a team player and support/grow your peers
- Be flexible and engaged with our team and our clients
Some must haves:
- Expertise in serverless AWS cloud architecture
- Proficiency with AWS management and proficient in server administration
- Senior level development ability using scripting languages (Python)
- Proficiency in release engineering; Ability to recognize issues and engineer solutions
- Experience with CloudFormation; Awareness of CDK
- Ability to work within software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum)
- Experience with JavaScript; Front end libraries for building user interfaces (Angular or React)
- Fluency in security practices; Knowledge of principle of least privileges
- Extremely organized, process-oriented and thorough
- Senior level experience managing a broad range of systems, networks and operations in a results-oriented environment
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now and in the future
Other information:
Compensation based upon experience. Our office is headquartered in the historic Stockade neighborhood in Schenectady, NY however, this position can be fully-remote. Our work environment is very casual and like to laugh a lot.
We are a growing INC 5000 recognized company, yet still a very close-knit team (75 employees).
We work for security conscious clients, thus background checks may be required.