Principal DevOps Engineer (AWS) (Remote)

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Requirements:

• To qualify for the role, you should have experience in most of the following: demonstrates a can-do attitude, flexibility, and a willingness to learn and grow in new areas.
• Problem solver; experiments with new approaches and techniques to improve work processes.
• Team player with strong communication skills.
• The candidate should also have experience in most of the following: AWS Cloud Computing Solutions (Required), Terraform and other laC tools.
• Experience with Jenkins Pipeline Scripting.
• Docker, Apache, TomCat, Wordpress, and Testlink.
• Networking, IDS/IPS, and SAN.
• Server computing (Linux and Windows administration).
• Virtualization (HyperV, VirtualBox, and VMWare).
• Encryption.
• VPN (SonicWall/OpenVPN).
• ITIL Standards.
• DB Administration (MySQL).
• Command line scripting: BASH PowerShell, DOS Batch, etc.
• Source code management: GIT and GIT services like Bitbucket.
• Development skills that employ/use other applicable requirements such as: not just being able to navigate the AWS website dashboard but being able to use AWS in code scripts.
• Not just being able to do docker click-drag & drops but being able to create and modify docker YAML files.
• Not just being able to tweak IP tables but being able to create scripts to automate or tweak IP tables.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing a team of AWS cloud engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment to deliver complex cloud solutions.
• Coordinating with scrum masters, project managers, and other engineers to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain cloud-based applications and infrastructure.
• Providing technical leadership in all aspects of AWS cloud architecture and solutions, ensuring best practices and efficient use of AWS services.
• Overseeing the design, development, and implementation of new cloud systems and enhancements to existing systems, ensuring scalability, security, and cost-efficiency.
• Ensuring all cloud engineering projects are delivered on time and meet the agreed-upon quality standards and performance metrics.
• Continually updating technical knowledge and skills, particularly in AWS services and cloud technologies, and sharing them with the team.
• Maintaining high standards of cloud solution quality within the team by establishing and promoting good practices and habits.
• Providing regular performance feedback, coaching, and career development opportunities to team members, fostering their growth and professional development.
• Facilitating root cause analysis of cloud system issues, implementing resolution strategies, and ensuring proactive measures are taken to prevent future occurrences.
• Developing and maintaining detailed and comprehensive documentation and diagrams.
• Being knowledgeable in the release process and overall architecture of our systems, ensuring smooth deployment and integration of new features and updates.
• Performing system maintenance procedures even during non-business hours and over the weekends.
• Participating in an on-call coverage for support of systems outside of normal business hours.
• Ensuring high availability of internal and production systems.
• Ensuring that company and business unit standard server technologies (Linux and Windows), proper performance, optimization, and capacity standards are implemented.