AWS DevOps Engineer needed for a 100% remote long term contract with our client in Newport Beach, CA.JOB DESCRIPTION
Collaborate with Application Developers, Cloud Engineers and Architects to determine the appropriate Cloud Services that will meet the business requirements.
Configure cloud services, including establishing and/or communicating strategies for networking (VPCs, VPCEs, Access Points), security groups, roles and policies.
Create runbooks and ensure the operational readiness of the delivered solution has been met.
Build operational services and solutions to ensure Cloud accounts are secure, monitored, data is protected, and systems & services are recoverable in the event of a failure with the Cloud provider.
Ensure security of all assets in the cloud by integrating security best practices for shared secrets, key rotation, and other security requirements. Work with our corporate security team to enforce policies and deploy cloud security tools to protect and monitor access
Work within a Scrum team to prioritize and organize work efforts
Ensure the end-to-end availability and performance of mission critical services and build automation to prevent problem recurrence; eventually automate response to all non-exceptional service conditions
Experienced with CI/CD pipelines and train application owners on building Azure ADO CI/CD pipelines for their application code
Build IaC using scripting such as Terraform and ability to train others.
Collaborate with other infrastructure, information security, application and support teams, reviewing design and test plans. Work with architects and other engineers to determine potential gaps and alternative solutions
Think outside the box to deliver stable, reliable, secure and efficient solutions to drive core technology and digital transformation systems.
Mentor others in the principles and best practices of cloud-native architecture and design, implementation strategies and software development methodologies
Communicate complex details in a way that people can understand
Serve as an expert within the organization. Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend process, product, or service improvements
QUALIFICATIONS
3+ years' experience in an applicable cloud, DevOps, DevSecOps or software engineering role.
3+ years hands-on experience in building cloud infrastructure or cloud-native applications via automation, preferably in AWS.
Minimum of 2 AWS certifications.
Experience with AWS services such as: EC2, EBS, EFS, S3, Glacier, ECR, ELB, Lambda, Fargate, Security Groups, ElastiCache, ALB, Auto Scaling, IAM, Kinesis, Config, Cost Explorer, System Manager/Explorer, Macie, SNS, SQS, VPCE, Route53, Service Catalog, Trusted Advisor, RDS, Redshift, Cloudtrail, Cloudwatch, Cost Optimization and others.
Experience with Dome9, Imperva, Azure ADO, Ansible, Cyberark products, Splunk, SonarQube, Qualys and Logic Monitor.
Experience with Linux: CentOS, RedHat, AL2, Ubuntu and Windows OS.
Experience scripting using Terraform, Python, JSON and/or Cloudformation, as well as command-line interface to at least one major cloud service, preferably AWS CLI.
BS in Computer Science and/or Engineering, or equivalent experience and certifications.
Preferred qualifications / experience includes a life insurance background.
Platinum Resource Group is a professional level consulting firm, providing resources to Fortune 1000 client companies in the areas of technology, human resources, accounting, finance, business systems and supply chain, on a contract and interim basis. PRG has operations in Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. As a W-2 employer we offer our consultants direct deposit bi-weekly payroll, health, dental, vision benefits, paid holidays, and referral bonuses.
