AWS DevOps Specialist
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Job Location:
St. Petersburg, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Focus School Software is a fast-growing school management software company. We thrive on creating some of the most innovative features on the market today helping educators to meet their evolving needs in classrooms district management state reporting compliance and other facets of student-centered education and technology.
We are seeking an experienced and proactive AWS DevOps Specialist to join our growing infrastructure team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about automation cloud infrastructure and scalable secure systems. The ideal candidate brings expertise in AWS services infrastructure as code cost reduction strategies and DevOps best practices. You will play a key role in improving system performance reliability and security while contributing to CI/CD pipelines and participating in an on-call rotation. This is a great opportunity for anyone who has a multitude of skills in DevOps and System Administration and can wear many hats and loves problem solving.
Key Responsibilities
Automation & Configuration Management
Design develop and maintain automation using Ansible and Ansible Tower.
Deploy and configure RHEL based systems.
- Database maintenance and performance routing pooling and role management.
Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
Architect and manage services including RDS (PostgreSQL) EC2 EKS CloudFormation CloudFront GuardDuty AWS VPN AWS AD and more.
Implement Autoscaling strategies and container orchestration with EC2 Autoscaling or EKS. Continuously monitor performance and feedback on systems.
Monitor and improve database performance sharding strategies and health metrics.
Monitor backups and maintain recovery point objectives for disaster recovery.
Security & Compliance
Support SOC II compliance initiatives through infrastructure hardening monitoring and alerting.
Leverage AWS security tools and best practices to ensure compliance and threat mitigation.
Networking & Connectivity
Manage VPCs subnets security groups VPNs and endpoint connectivity for both internal and external integrations.
Managing routes DNS and VPN connectivity. Help internal users maintain their VPN connections.
Cost Optimization
Analyze AWS billing usage reports and recommend cost-saving strategies.
DevOps & CI/CD
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines enabling delivery of automation code from development to production.
Ensure high availability and zero-downtime deployments through automation and best practices.
- Develop and maintain local dev environments for developers.
Collaboration & Culture
Work cooperatively in cross-functional teams embracing a culture where the best ideas win.
Proactively identify infrastructure problems and lead with creative scalable solutions.
Endpoint & Systems Management
Oversee and manage end-user systems and infrastructure endpoints to maintain security and stability.
Patch management and remediation ensure established timelines and policies are followed.
On-Call Participation
Participate in an on-call rotation to respond to production incidents and infrastructure issues.
Requirements:
Ansible Ansible Tower working in RHEL based environments.
- Linux/RHEL expert be able to design deploy and fix everything from a systemd service to managing SFTP.
Ability to manage a Git repository and perform peer review on automation code.
Monitoring tools such as Splunk Grafana or similar.
Working knowledge of NGINX basic webserver stacks.
Understanding of AWS particularly RDS (PostgreSQL) CloudFormation EC2 EKS
Kubernetes and containerization
Experience with database sharding and performance tuning
CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
Familiarity with SOC II compliance frameworks
Experience managing AWS networking VPNs and AWS AD
Security-first mindset with experience using AWS Org AWS Tower CloudFront and related tools to ensure compliance.
Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset.
Nice-to-Have:
LAMP/LNPP Stack experience
SVN Familiarity
Active Directory experience basic Windows management
Experience with endpoint management platforms
Background in proactive monitoring/observability tooling
Prior involvement in security audits or compliance initiatives
Focus School Softwares compensation package offers the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental/Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k) after 6 months
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Remote Position
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Crane
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- Microsoft Word
- Case Management
- OSHA
- Team Management
- Catheterization
- Microsoft Outlook Calendar
- EHS
