DevOps Engineer - AWS Cloud Support

Everforth Apex
Jersey City, NJ, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Systems Engineering Bash Shell Cloud Computing Databases DevOps Domain Name System (DNS) Identity and Access Management JSON Python (Programming Language)
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Linux System Administration Windows Servers Site Reliability Engineering Practices Ansible YAML Datadog Autoscaling Delivery Pipeline Grafana Reliability of Systems Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Amazon Relational Database Service Git Flow Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Cloudwatch Terraform

Job description

Our organization is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support cloud operations within production AWS environments. You will implement Site Reliability Engineering practices to maintain environment health, manage incident response, and automate routine operational changes. This position involves direct engagement with AWS infrastructure, infrastructure as code, and modern observability platforms to ensure the reliability and security of critical financial services systems., * Maintain the alert inventory across CloudWatch, Grafana, and Datadog, ensuring every alert maps to a defined runbook and firing condition.

  • Lead incident troubleshooting and technical resolution across multiple cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Apply change authority in production environments by reviewing Terraform plans, reconciling drift, and validating service health post-deployment.
  • Codify operational adjustments made during incidents back into the primary repository within established SLAs.
  • Build pipeline gates, policy-as-code checks, and drift detection to automate routine system changes.
  • Certify services as operable by executing runbooks and documenting operational gaps or system deficiencies.
  • Drive problem records to verified closure to eliminate repeat failure classes related to databases, connectivity, certificate expiration, and capacity.
  • Identify and raise security findings with consuming teams to mitigate exposures prior to deployment.
  • Develop artificial intelligence solutions for Cloud Operations utilizing agentic coding tools such as Amazon Kiro.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of related professional experience in systems engineering or cloud operations.

Technical Skills: Proven expertise with AWS in production, including EC2, Auto Scaling groups, EKS, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, and multi-account Organizations. Advanced diagnostic capability across VPC routing, security groups, network ACLs, DNS resolution, and hybrid connectivity. Experience utilizing Terraform and Terraform Enterprise, managing CI/CD pipelines, and executing Git workflows. Proficiency in Linux administration and configuration management tools such as Chef or Ansible. Working knowledge of Python, Bash, YAML, and JSON, alongside applied AI coding tools.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience operating within a regulated financial services environment.
  • Windows Server administration experience.
  • Professional certifications in AWS or relevant system reliability methodologies.

About the company

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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