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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Pishon River IT LLC - **Location:** Fair Lawn, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), CentOS, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Release Management, Prometheus, Software Deployment, TCP/IP, Datadog, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Firewalls (Computer Science), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Deployment Automation, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7e4ce8fd-391b-4a18-bde2-6fe8ccc72436 ## About the Role * 5+ years of Linux system administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, Rocky/CentOS) * 3+ years of AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EKS, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch) * Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) * Hands-on experience with application deployments in cloud environments * Proficiency in Bash and Python for automation * Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred, CloudFormation acceptable) * Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS) * Solid understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls) * Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog) * Experience implementing deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling updates) * Strong troubleshooting skills across pipelines, infrastructure, and applications Nice to Have * Limited exposure to Windows environments Profile * Strong focus on automation, deployment efficiency, and developer enablement * Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with frequent releases * Collaborative mindset with strong communication across DevOps and engineering teams * Ownership-driven with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence ## Description We are seeking a DevOps / SRE Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure with a strong emphasis on deployments, automation, and CI/CD. This role prioritizes enabling fast, reliable software delivery while maintaining high system availability and performance. You will work closely with development teams to streamline deployment pipelines, improve release velocity, and enforce infrastructure best practices., * Design, build, and manage AWS-based Linux infrastructure for scalable application deployments * Own and optimize CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable, repeatable, and fast deployments * Manage application releases, deployments, and rollback strategies across environments * Automate infrastructure provisioning and application delivery using Infrastructure as Code * Collaborate with development teams to improve build, test, and deployment workflows * Troubleshoot deployment failures, pipeline issues, and production incidents * Implement blue/green, canary, and rolling deployment strategies * Maintain system reliability, monitoring, and alerting for production services * Optimize performance, scalability, and cost of cloud infrastructure * Enforce security best practices across infrastructure and deployment pipelines * Maintain runbooks, deployment documentation, and operational procedures * Participate in on-call rotation supporting production systems ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers)