Devops Engineer - American Technology Consulting

RemoteDes moines, IAJob Description:This role is specifically designed for a seasoned DevOps Engineer withsubstantial hands-on experience in AWS CDK. The candidate must have a proventrack record in developing AWS services, particularly Amazon Elastic KubernetesService (EKS), and will possess extensive experience in designing, building, andmaintaining Istio service mesh within an EKS cluster. *** If you do not meetthese specific qualifications, this role is NOT FOR YOU. ***Key Responsibilities: * •AWS CDK :Lead the design, development, and maintenance of AWS infrastructure using AWS CDK, ensuring best practices and optimal performance. * • Advanced AWS Services Management: Manage, configure, and optimize a broad range of AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, EKS, ECR, Cognito, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch. * • Service Mesh Expertise: Architect, build, and sustainIstioservice mesh within EKS clusters to ensure seamless and secure service interactions. * • Technical Leadership: Provide authoritative guidance and technical leadership in the implementation of AWS cloud infrastructure, influencing and mentoring diverse teams. * • Comprehensive Testing: Develop and maintain robust unit and integration tests to guarantee infrastructure as code (IaC) integrity and reliability. * • CI/CD Implementation: Spearhead the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines, automating the deployment of infrastructure and applications for maximum efficiency. * • Monitoring & Performance Optimization: Set up comprehensive monitoring systems, dashboards, and alerts, utilizing tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack to gain deep insights into cloud operations and application performance. * • Collaboration & Optimization: Collaborate closely with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability in AWS environments. * • Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance controls, ensuring the AWS environment adheres to the highest operational and security standards.Required Qualifications: * •AWS CDK Expertise: Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in AWS CDK development. * •EKS Development:At least 4 years of experience in developing and managing AWS services, with a strong focus on Amazon EKS. * •Istio Service Mesh:2-4 years of experience in designing, building, and maintaining Istio service mesh within an EKS environment. * • AWS Services Development: 4 years of extensive experience in developing and managing various AWS services, including EKS, ECR, S3, and Lambda, alongside service mesh technologies like Istio. * • Networking Proficiency: 6 years of strong networking experience, including in-depth knowledge of AWS networking services (e.g., VPC, Subnets, Route 53). * • AWS Well-Architected Frameworks: A solid understanding of AWS Well-Architected Frameworks with a minimum of 4 years of experience. * • Scripting Languages: Proficiency in scripting withTypeScript, with at least 5 years of experience. * • CI/CD Tools Mastery: 6 years of experience building pipelines using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions, etc. * • Networking Concepts: Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS) with 8 years of experience. * • Security Best Practices: 6 years of solid experience in implementing security best practices within AWS environments. * • Configuration Management & Orchestration: 8 years of experience with configuration management and orchestration tools to ensure cloud environments meet operational and security standards. * Preferred Skills: * • Strong communication and collaboration abilities. * • Experience working in an Agile environment. * • Previous experience in the public sector or on large-scale projects is a plus.