DevOps Engineer

Can/Am Technologies•Highlands Ranch, CO

1d•$110,000

About The Position

Can/Am is looking for a dedicated and thorough DevOps Engineer with at least 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, maintaining cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and release processes. Can/Am is embarking on continued growth and expansion of our client base, and this role will be critical in ensuring our infrastructure scales reliably and efficiently to meet increasing demand. You will be a key player in supporting our Product and Implementation teams, working alongside a committed group of professionals to deliver seamless deployments and maintain high-availability systems. You will report to the Director of DevOps and Support.

Requirements

The candidate should be a fast learner with an aptitude for understanding and maintaining complex systems.
3-5 years of hands-on DevOps experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
Strong proficiency with AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, and CloudFormation or Terraform
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
Working knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, ECS/EKS)
Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code practices
Strong understanding of version control systems (Git) and branching strategies
Experience with configuration management and automation tools
Knowledge of networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, load balancers, and security groups
Understanding of database administration and backup/recovery procedures
Strong problem-solving abilities with a focus on root cause analysis
Excellent attention to detail and documentation practices
Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Experience with incident management and on-call responsibilities
Experience supporting SaaS applications for government or regulated industries
Knowledge of security and compliance requirements for government clients
Experience with monitoring and alerting tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, PagerDuty, etc.)
Scripting experience (Bash, PowerShell)
Coding language experience (.NET)
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps Administrator preferred)

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines with minimal deployment failures
Optimize AWS infrastructure for cost-effectiveness and scalability
Achieve high system uptime through comprehensive monitoring and proactive maintenance
Support Product and Implementation teams with efficient deployment processes and documentation
Implement infrastructure-as-code practices for repeatable, auditable infrastructure management
Maintain security and compliance standards appropriate for government clients
Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans
Automate routine operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual errors
Establish clear documentation for infrastructure, deployment procedures, and runbooks
Implement and maintain backup strategies with regular testing of restoration procedures
Reduce mean time to recovery (MTTR) for production incidents through effective monitoring and response procedures
Foster a culture of continuous improvement through post-incident reviews and iterative enhancements