Overview
The DevOps Engineer will play a crucial role in designing and managing infrastructure for data projects within a cloud environment. Collaborating closely with development teams, the contractor will focus on implementing scalable and secure solutions while automating pipelines and ensuring high availability. This position requires a proactive approach to security, cost optimization, and staying updated with industry trends.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with development teams to define infrastructure requirements.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deployment automation.
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues for optimal performance.
- Implement and manage security best practices in cloud environments.
- Deploy guardrails to ensure compliance with policies and governance.
- Optimize cloud costs and resource utilization.
- Create and maintain documentation for infrastructure and processes.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.
- Proven experience in deploying and managing cloud infrastructure for data solutions.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and others.
- Strong knowledge in setting up secure and reliable cloud networking.
- Experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices using GitHub Actions.
- Experience with Linux VM maintenance and scripting in Python, Bash, or Shell.
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like CloudWatch or Grafana.