AWS Dev Ops Engineer II Job Profile

Position: Dev Ops Engineer II

Experience: 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud solutions.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Dev Ops Engineer II with strong technical leadership, hands-on experience in AWS DevOps mindset. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of AWS services, infrastructure automation, Kubernetes, along with demonstrated success in customer satisfaction and cloud deployment processes. We are looking for an OpenShift / Kubernetes Engineer with broad expertise in orchestrating, automating, and supporting cloud-native platforms and application ecosystems. You’ll ensure the reliability, availability, and security of modern software deployments by managing clusters, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, service discovery, and ITSM workflows.

Responsibilities

·       Cloud Application Development: Develop, deploy, and manage cloud applications with a focus on scalability, performance, and security in AWS environments.

·       DevOps: Implement CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Terraform, ensuring smooth, automated deployments and infrastructure management.

·       Create and update runbooks, deployment checklists, SOPs, and operational documentation for applications and infrastructure.

·       Logging & Monitoring: Implement logging and monitoring using tools like Splunk and New Relic to maintain system health and performance.

·       Incident Management: Apply ITIL concepts in incident, change, and problem management to maintain service reliability and operational excellence.

OpenShift / Kubernetes Cluster Operations

·       Cluster Management: Administer and tune clusters—manage nodes, pools, scheduling, resource quotas, and platform operators for smooth operations.

·       Ingress & Routing: Configure routes/ingress controllers to optimize traffic flow and security.

Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution

·       Diagnose issues such as pod evictions, image pull errors, registry access, DNS and networking faults, and persistent storage challenges.

Release Support & Deployment Patterns

·       Design and implement blue/green, canary, and rolling deployments for risk-managed releases.

·       Utilize feature flags and ensure rollback strategies for business continuity.

Security & Compliance

·       Establish namespaces, RBAC, network policies, and manage secrets to enforce robust security practices and regulatory compliance.

Secrets & Configuration Management

·       Administer Vault, KMS, and ConfigMaps for secrets and app configuration. Handle leases, renewals, encryption, and rotation.

·       Monitor and audit access logs, approvals, and enforce dual-control procedures.

API & Messaging Operations

·       Operate API Gateways (NGINX), Kafka, MQ—configure routing, rate limiting, back-pressure, consumer lag, and DLQ management.

·       Troubleshoot schemas, contracts, timeouts, retries, and ensure idempotent processing.

·       Manage backward-compatible deployments, versioning, and traffic shaping.

Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

·       7+ years of experience in software engineering, including 4+ years with AWS.

·       Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, pipelines, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.

·       Strong scripting/automation skills (Python, Bash, Go, etc.).

·       2 years of experience in AWS Cloud Architecture, Networking, and Security.

·       Experience with infrastructure as code and policy as code tools.

·       Good troubleshooting and documentation skills.

·       Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

·       Familiarity with agile methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence.

·       ITIL and Agile knowledge for managing incidents and change requests.

Certifications

·       AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional.

·       Relevant certifications (CKA, CKAD, OpenShift) or open-source contributions.

Preferred Skills

·       Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), hybrid or multi-cloud architectures.

·       Familiarity with service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) and regulated environments (PCI, SOC2, HIPAA).