DevOps Engineer III
JPS Tech Solutions · Madison, WI · Today
EngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, and support AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
- Maintain backup strategies, disaster recovery planning, and high-availability architecture
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows
- Monitor system health, performance, and availability across cloud workloads
- Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Troubleshoot outages, service disruptions, and performance issues
- Optimize cloud resource utilization and manage cost-efficiency initiatives
- Investigate security incidents and coordinate remediation efforts
- Support vulnerability management, patching, and remediation processes
- Assist in audit readiness and compliance evidence collection
- Strengthen cloud security posture through collaboration with security teams
- Develop automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, or Bash
- Implement monitoring and alerting solutions (CloudWatch, Datadog, Splunk, etc.)
- Create dashboards for operational health and security reporting
- Build runbooks and incident response documentation
- Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews
- Identify recurring issues and implement long-term corrective solutions
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of IT experience with strong cloud operations background
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in AWS environments
- Experience with cloud monitoring, logging, and alerting tools
- Strong understanding of networking, IAM, and system administration
- Experience handling production incidents and security alerts
- Hands-on scripting experience (Python, PowerShell, or Bash)
- Strong analytical and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SIEM or threat detection platforms
- Hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Knowledge of vulnerability scanning and remediation
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001)
- AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, Security Specialty)
- Security+ or equivalent certification
- Experience hardening AWS environments for enterprise standards