DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer #2641Position Summary:Our partner is an established IT solutions firm that builds software IT teams rely on to manage and secure systems at scale. As they continue to grow, they are adding a DevOps Engineer to take ownership of their AWS infrastructure and ensure the platform remains scalable, reliable, and stable.In this environment, you would operate at the infrastructure layer, building and maintaining the foundation that engineering teams depend on. This includes designing and scaling AWS environments, improving system reliability, and solving real production challenges as they arise. The focus is not on pipelines or build systems, but on the underlying infrastructure, compute, networking, storage, and observability that keep everything running in production.Experience and Education:BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Arts or equivalent experience/fieldBackground working in cloud-native environments, preferably AWS-basedPrior work supporting or owning production systems in a SaaS or high-scale environmentExposure to infrastructure as code practices in real-world environmentsExperience working with monitoring, alerting, and observability toolsHistory of contributing to system reliability, uptime, or performance improvementsFamiliarity with distributed systems, cloud networking, or large-scale applicationsSkills and Strengths:AWSTerraformCloudFormationInfrastructure as CodeLinuxDatadogPrometheusGrafanaCloudWatchPythonBashGoPostgreSQLSystem ReliabilityIncident ResponseObservabilityScalabilityAutomationAWS SQSAWS SNSPrimary Job Responsibilities:Build and manage AWS infrastructure supporting production systemsCreate and maintain infrastructure using code-based approachesMonitor system health using logs, metrics, and alerting toolsTroubleshoot and resolve production incidents and outagesImprove system reliability, uptime, and performanceScale infrastructure to support growth across users and regionsEnsure environments are stable and ready for production deploymentsCollaborate with engineering teams to support production systemsAutomate operational workflows to reduce manual interventionAnalyze system behavior to identify bottlenecks and inefficienciesSupport secure and compliant infrastructure practicesMaintain visibility into system performance and availabilityContribute to improving infrastructure design and standardsRespond to real-time issues impacting users and servicesHelp evolve the platform as it grows in scale and complexity