Job Description :
Sr. DevOps Engineer (AWS)
Dallas, TX
9 months contract
The rate is depending upon experience
The direct client will disclose during the interview
H 1B Transfer consultants preferred or C2C, W2 contract, 1099
Experience needed 8-12 years’ experience resumes
Must have the ability to design & automate infrastructure builds in the cloud
Job Description:
The successful candidate will conduct technical implementation activities for one or more JHC AWS Customers; either Government or Commercial depending on specific experience. They will assist the Delivery Manager(s) with providing technical direction and guidance to the team(s) of JHC Cloud Engineer, Developer and Administrator resources per customer requirements.
The candidate will be responsible for designing AWS Infrastructure compliant to customer specifications, then automating the instantiation of that infrastructure via infrastructure as code tools suchs as AWS CloudFormation or TerraForm.
The Sr. DevOps Engineer will create templates for a multitude of sub-customer Line Offices with configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, and Ansible, and orchestration tools such as Jenkins, Salt Stack, and GitLab CI, or other AWS services such as Lambda; standardize deployment activities to support security requirements; provide documentation related to cloud development activities.
The Sr. DevOps Engineer will direct the maintenance activities to ensure that the AWS cloud infrastructure is kept in optimal configuration from both technical and budgetary perspectives; they will lead functional escalation support and expertise to the Incident Management Processes involving AWS Infrastructure or related issues; lead input and guidance to personnel and JHC Cloud Engineers and Developers to the overall AWS Architecture and Design tenets.
The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for AWS environmental deployments, tests and document development for both pre-production and production environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide technical direction to maintain AWS Cloud Infrastructure in Optimal Configuration from both technical and budgetary perspectives
Provide technical expertise to the JHC Customer Functional Escalation Support and Incident Management Processes involving AWS Infrastructure or related issues
Lead JHC’s efforts to influence the overall AWS Architecture and Design tenets provided by each of the Customer Line Office Development Teams
Compose and leverage AWS CloudFormation and/or TerraForm Templates for utilization, to ensure repeatable, sustainable AWS infrastructure is effectively managed
Deploy, test and document development, pre-production, and production environments
Train and mentor Junior Cloud Developers, Administrators and Engineers
Lead JHC’s Technical Efforts for Customer(s) in the following areas:
Create Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) resources such as subnets, network access control lists, and security groups
Backup cloud and on-premise resources, including in a hybrid environment
Leverage resource tagging to allocate costs and optimize resource planning
Create gold images / AMIs and employ auto scaling
Configure multi-factor authentication on virtual and hardware devices
Create IAM users and groups
Maintain availability of production systems deployed into Customer AWS managed area that are not covered in Project-Related Configuration Support or Prototype Configuration Support.
Enhance Operational Service Plans (OSPs), Run books, known issues knowledge bases, log defects.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Years of Experience: Must have minimum of 4 years of experience in Cloud / AWS Engineering/Development with 7+ years in overall technical engineering
Minimum Education: B.S. Degree in related discipline or equivalent, additional experience
Must have at least 2 Associate-Level AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer, SysOps)
Ability to pass a federal government background investigation
Experience documenting technical requirements
Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
Proficient at multi-tasking and proactive in work responsibilities
Superior attention to detail
Passion for providing great customer service
Able to understand abstract/complex thoughts and ideas " thinking -outside the box"
Personable demeanor
Willing to mentor and foster those who may not understand the technology as well
Cool under pressure Customer’s AWS Environment is a multi-faceted, multi-line office production environment
Able to anticipate the needs of Customer before receiving tasks
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity, Agile Scrum team work environment and exhibit flexibility as innovation is implemented.
Advanced cloud troubleshooting skills
Preferred Qualifications:
All 5 current AWS Certifications and the willingness and ability to earn new AWS Certifications as they become available
Proficiency with at least one industry standard orchestration tool (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, etc)
Proficiency with at least one industry standard, third-party configuration management tool (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc)
AWS Professional-Level Certification (Solutions Architect or DevOps)
Solid understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems
Capability in architecture design, system evaluation, system analysis, and infrastructure assessment
Be proficient in scripting image deployment and bootstrapping
Experience with AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring services
Strong background in Microsoft-based applications
Maintain account documentation, such as architecture diagrams and portal links.
Knowledge of databases like MySQL, Oracle, SQLServer, or MongoDB
Excellent communication, prioritization, and analytical skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity, Agile Scrum team work environment and exhibit flexibility as innovation
is implemented.
Must be able to see opportunities for improvement, take ownership and closely work with development team to drive
product improvement