DevOps Security Engineer
Summary
Senior DevOps engineer builds and secures AWS infrastructure, automates CI/CD with Jenkins/Groovy, and troubleshoots production issues 24/7.
Overview
Role Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with extensive, hands-on experience in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud technologies. The ideal candidate must demonstrate advanced knowledge in container orchestration, CI/CD engineering, automation, and production support. An eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies, thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and a willingness to provide operational support around the clock are essential characteristics for success in this role.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain AWS infrastructure, including EKS, ECS, VPC, ALB, RDS, Redis, S3, Glue, and Certificate Manager
- Develop and manage Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, utilizing advanced Groovy scripting
- Automate deployment and operational workflows with Python and Shell scripting
- Manage and support Docker and Kubernetes workloads, with a preference for EKS
- Lead security vulnerability remediation efforts, oversee patching, and manage certificate lifecycles
- Troubleshoot L2/L3 production issues, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement corrective actions
- Configure and optimize Akamai Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- Implement monitoring and observability solutions using CloudWatch, Dynatrace, and Splunk
- Collaborate with Agile teams, adapting quickly to new tools, technologies, and processes
- Provide 24/7 production support on a rotational or as-needed basis
Qualifications
- Advanced, hands-on AWS expertise: EKS, ECS, VPC, ALB, RDS, Redis, S3, Glue, and Certificate Manager
- Proficiency in Jenkins CI/CD with advanced Groovy scripting
- Strong skills in Python or Shell scripting
- Experience in Docker and Kubernetes operations, with EKS preferred
- Production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning capabilities
- Knowledge of security vulnerability remediation and patch management
- Experience supporting and configuring Akamai CDN
- Solid Linux fundamentals
- Ability to learn new technologies quickly and thrive in a fast-paced work environment
- Willingness to participate in 24/7 support rotations
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure automation
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana
- Understanding of GitOps tools, including ArgoCD and Flux
Skills
Keywords: DevOps, AWS, EKS, VPC, Security