Cloud DevOps Engineer - AWS & Automation

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This role is for a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer with 10+ years in Cloud/Automation Engineering and Unix/Linux administration. Contract length is 12+ months, with a pay rate of "unknown". Key skills include AWS services, Infrastructure as Code, and Python scripting. Remote work in San Francisco, CA.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 25, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
San Francisco Bay Area
🧠 - Skills detailed
#"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Kubernetes #Ansible #YAML (YAML Ain't Markup Language) #Programming #Microservices #Unix #Scripting #Agile #Leadership #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Python #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Automation #Cloud #Terraform #API (Application Programming Interface) #Puppet #EC2 #JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) #Security #ELB (Elastic Load Balancing) #Lambda (AWS Lambda) #DevOps #Scala #CHEF #Linux #GIT
Role description

We are hiring for our client from financial service industry.

Job Title – Senior Cloud Devops Engineer

Location – San Francisco, CA/ Remote

Duration – 12+ months

Qualifications

   • 10+ years of Cloud/Automation Engineering experience

   • 10+ years Unix/Linux administration experience

   • Recent, demonstrable experience with automated build and system configuration tools such as Terraform, Packer, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Kubernetes, etc.

   • Experience with common AWS services such as S3, EC2, ASG, ELB, SFTP, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Lambda, etc.

   • AWS Certification and/or experience utilizing AWS services in a production environment

   • Proven ability to design, implement and manage secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure environments

   • Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Configuration as Code (CAC)

   • Ability to design, build, manage and operate cloud infrastructure and configuration environments with a focus on automation and infrastructure as code

   • Experience with source code management tools such as GIT, SVN, etc.

   • Proven depth of knowledge and experience with Python scripting language

   • Experience with a variety of other programming languages such as JSON, YAML, Boto3, etc.

   • Ability to coordinate and work with diverse groups of subject matter experts

   • Strong knowledge of high-availability, load-balancing and failover configurations across application, infrastructure, and platform components

   • Understanding of security design for enterprise software systems

   • Experience with agile and DevOps in a cloud environment

   • Proven ability to write clear and concise technical documents, including design documents, specifications and technology roadmaps

   • Demonstrated initiative and self-motivation

   • Ability to work effectively independently or in a team environment

   • Strong analytical, collaboration, leadership, critical thinking, multitasking, and time management skills

   • Customer/people-focused orientation that drives and informs engagement with partners, leadership and peers

   • Ability to influence successfully in a highly matrix or virtual organization

   • Demonstrates independent thinking and decision-making abilities

   • Ability to quickly receive and process information

   • Judgment to escalate risk-based decisions appropriately

   • Working knowledge of other technology solutions such as IBM MQ, IBM MFT, IBM IIB, MuleSoft, Messaging brokers, File Transfer, IBM Sterling File Gateway, IBM Connect:Direct, IBM Sterling Proxy, etc.

   • Familiarity with the implementation of CI/CD pipelines and test automation within CI/CD is a plus

   • Practical experience and knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices and API Management

   • Experience with both internally to the organization facing integrations as well as externally facing solutions