Devops Engineer (AWS)

About the role

As a DevOps Engineer (AWS) at Particle41, you will play a crucial role in enhancing our software development and IT operations processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both software development and IT operations, with a focus on automating and streamlining processes to achieve efficient and reliable software delivery for our customers. You will work closely with development and operations teams of our customers to build, deploy, and maintain critical systems, ensuring the reliability and scalability of the customers' infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

Collaboration and Communication:

- Work closely with software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to understand the requirements and objectives of projects.

- Collaborate on the design, implementation, and maintenance of continuous integration and delivery pipelines.

- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for systems, processes, and configurations.

Automation and Tooling:

- Design, implement, and manage automation processes for software build, deployment, and configuration.

- Evaluate, select, and implement tools and technologies to enhance the efficiency of the development and deployment processes.

Infrastructure Management:

- Manage and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, reliability, and security.

- Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and others.

- Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the software delivery process, including build, test, and deployment phases.

Monitoring and Performance:

- Develop and implement monitoring solutions using CloudWatch and other AWS monitoring tools to ensure the health and performance of systems and applications.

- Proactively identify and address issues related to system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Security and Compliance:

- Implement and maintain security best practices in infrastructure and application deployment including IAM, security groups, and VPC configurations.

- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company security policies.

Troubleshooting and Support:

- Provide support for development and operations teams, addressing issues related to build failures, deployment problems, and system outages.

- Participate in on-call rotation to respond to and resolve critical incidents.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

- Experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and CloudWatch.

- Proven experience as a DevOps Engineer or similar role.

- Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Ruby.