Senior DevOps Engineer
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Job Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 160000 - 180000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: On-site in Atlanta GA Full-time Permanent Position
Role Summary:
Were on the lookout for an experienced DevOps professional to take charge of building and maintaining robust cloud-native infrastructure within a large-scale AWS this role youll champion infrastructure automation enforce security best practices and support engineering teams through streamlined CI/CD processes and continuous deployment strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Architecture Oversight: Lead efforts around designing deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure (AWS) that is both secure and scalable.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Build and maintain automation for deployment configuration and provisioning using tools such as Terraform Ansible and AWS-native templates.
Performance Monitoring & Resource Optimization: Establish monitoring systems and alerting mechanisms to detect issues early and continuously review resource usage for potential improvements in efficiency and cost.
Cloud Security: Implement best practices in cloud security including access management data encryption and secure networking protocols.
Development Collaboration: Work closely with engineering teams to embed CI/CD practices and support rapid stable deployments.
Technical Documentation: Maintain clear thorough documentation for infrastructure and DevOps processes to support internal knowledge sharing.
Problem Resolution: Dive into complex issues resolve incidents and provide hands-on technical support.
Scalability & Planning: Evaluate usage trends and proactively prepare infrastructure to handle increased demand.
Tech Evolution: Keep up with cloud industry trends and AWS innovations recommending enhancements where applicable.
What You Bring to the Team:
57 years of experience working in DevOps or AWS-centric engineering roles.
Bachelors degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Strong development background with proficiency in scripting and programming languages (Python Bash Java Go JavaScript etc.).
AWS certifications (e.g. DevOps Engineer Solutions Architect SysOps Administrator) are strongly preferred.
Deep understanding of core AWS offerings including but not limited to EC2 Lambda S3 RDS IAM ECS VPC and CloudWatch.
Hands-on experience with IaC tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes is beneficial.
Expertise in CI/CD tooling particularly GitHub Actions.
Solid grounding in networking fundamentals cloud security frameworks and performance optimization.
Ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences and thrive in team-oriented environments.
Compensation & Requirements:
Salary Range: $160000 $180000 annually based on experience
Bonus Potential: 10% annual bonus
Candidates must be local to Atlanta and authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship this role does not offer visa support.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
About Company
aquesst is an Atlanta based firm that specializes in identifying Information Technology talent for small, medium and fortune 500 companies on a contract, contract to hire, direct hire and project basis.
