DevOps Engineer III

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