Devops Engineer Aws

JOB DESCRIPTION

Devops  Engineer- AWS
 
Location: Chicago(Most be local only)
 
Visa: ANY
 
Need your W2 Consultants only
 
Rate: $50-55/hr on W2
 
  
 
Please find the revised JD.
 
Visa: Any
 
Local to Chicago or ready to relocate from Day one
 
Submit your W2 Candidate only
 
  
 
  
 
EKS and Harness added.
 
  
 
The DevOps  Engineer is responsible for managing and maintaining the global enterprise platforms, maintaining the templates for the monitoring systems, integration to BigPanda, the quality of the alerting into the BigPanda eventing platform, CMDB integration, monitoring Best Practices for AWS cloud.  
     10+ years working in Information Technology  
     4+ years running production systems on AWS  
     Datadog  
     Experience with site monitoring and log monitoring tools, specifically Datadog.  
     Certified AWS SysOps Administrator a plus.  
     Experience with TypeScript & JavaScript  
     Experience with DynamoDB, S3 and Cognito  
     Good understanding of Serverless and CloudFormation  
 
    Good understanding of Serverless and CloudFormation  
     Understanding of best practices for AWS, EC2, EKS, Couchbase and monitoring of containers  
 
    Proficiency in deploying, configuring, and managing CI/CD pipelines using Harness, ensuring seamless automation and deployment processes across multiple environments.
 
    Manages capacity planning, updates, upgrades and internal integration.  
     Responsible for administration of monitoring tools in the APM space  
     Coordinates with DevOps, Problem Management, etc escalations to support monitoring  
     Manages uptime and availability and reporting  
     Mentor, educate, and train support personnel on how to use tools  
     Maintains knowledge on current technology by reading technology periodicals, evaluating new technologies and attending trade-shows, technical seminars and training sessions.  
     Performs other duties as assigned and required. Duties and responsibilities may change from time to time without notice and include but are not limited to the duties described above  
 
 REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS  
     Manage monitoring of overall application availability, latency and system health  
     Determine alert standards for production environments and implement them  
     Develop strategies for logging and indexing to improve visibility to development teams  
     Develop and manage configuration scripts for Amazon hosted infrastructure  
     Work with the development team and management to ensure high availability  
     Familiarity with configuration management software such as Ansible  
     Build reporting dashboards to assist visibility of cost and stability  
     Provide support to teams for alarms and outages on an as-needed basis  
     Experience with Windows Server, IIS, Docker/Kubernetes  
     Strong understanding of systems, networks and troubleshooting techniques.  
     Experience in automated build pipeline, and continuous integration. Source control, branching, & merging: git/svn/etc (Repository Management)  
     Communication Skills- The ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, speaks and writes clearly and understandably at the right level.  
     Integrity and Trust- Involves being widely trusted, being seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, admits mistakes, and doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.  
     Teamwork- Works well in a collaborative setting, volunteering for and completing assignments, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining relations.  
     Technical Expertise- A commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical/functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices, knowing how to apply relevant technical processes to appropriate business needs.