AWS DevOps Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing team delivering fully automated continuous deployment solutions. You will contribute to version-controlled configuration assets, troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues, and collaborate across development, QA, and operations teams.

This role requires strong expertise in CI/CD, automation, and AWS cloud services, with a focus on building scalable and reliable deployment pipelines for Java-based microservices.

Note: Must have active Security clearance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated build and deployment pipelines for Java-based microservices using tools such as Jira, GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, Ansible, and Terraform
• Contribute to and maintain version-controlled infrastructure and configuration assets
• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to define and implement operational and infrastructure requirements
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and management, ensuring alignment and delivery excellence
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency and reliability
• Support and enhance large-scale CI/CD implementations
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues
• Monitor project progress and provide technical direction where required
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and third-party suppliers
• Work effectively within an Agile environment
• Maintain lightweight documentation for systems and processes
• Mentor and support junior engineers

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly Jenkins (Enterprise level)
• Proficiency with Git/GitLab and branching strategies
• Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and security hardening
• Proven experience with AWS services, including:
  • EC2, S3, Lambda
  • EKS (Kubernetes)
  • API Gateway, ALB
  • Auto Scaling
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools:
  • Terraform
  • Ansible (mandatory - automation framework development)
• Strong Scripting skills in one or more languages:
  • Python, Groovy, Shell, or Perl
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, preferably EKS)
• Knowledge of microservices architecture
• Experience managing and scaling distributed systems in AWS
• Experience with automated testing tools (eg, Cucumber, ReadyAPI)
• Experience integrating quality gates (eg, SonarQube, regression testing) in CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of REST APIs, JSON, YAML
• Experience deploying and supporting applications across multiple environments

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with JIRA for issue tracking
• Experience with HashiCorp tools such as Packer (AMI creation) and Vault (secrets management)
• Knowledge of messaging systems such as IBM MQ or RabbitMQ
• Experience with monitoring tools like Elastic Stack or AppDynamics
• Exposure to high-frequency production releases
• Strong ownership mindset and accountability
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work across all levels of the organization