AWS Devops Engineer

Summary

Designs and maintains secure, scalable AWS networking and cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – AWS Networking & Security


Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – AWS Networking & Security

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Job Type: Contract

We are looking for a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to join our Cloud Infrastructure team and help design, build, and support highly available, scalable, secure AWS infrastructure.

This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on AWS Networking, AWS Security, Infrastructure as Code, Linux, CI/CD, and containerized environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and troubleshoot AWS cloud infrastructure and networking.
  • Work extensively with AWS VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), Route 53, Resolver endpoints, DNS Firewall, Security Groups, NACLs, AWS Firewall, and VPC Flow Logs.
  • Support hybrid connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect) and multi-region AWS architectures.
  • Troubleshoot network performance and latency using tools such as iperf and sockperf.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or Chef.
  • Build and maintain Jenkins/CI-CD pipelines for automated deployments.
  • Perform advanced troubleshooting, tuning, and security administration across Linux/Unix systems.
  • Build and deploy containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS.
  • Develop automation and tooling using Python, Bash, and/or Go.

Required Skills

  • Strong hands-on AWS DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure experience.
  • Deep knowledge of AWS Networking and Security.
  • 3+ years of experience with Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting.
  • Terraform, Ansible/Chef, Jenkins/CI-CD.
  • Python, Bash, and/or Go scripting.
  • Docker, Kubernetes, EKS or comparable container orchestration.
  • Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Preferred

Experience with AWS network security, hybrid cloud connectivity, multi-region architecture, and network performance optimization.

Interested candidates: Please send your updated resume to

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