DevOps Engineer

Associa•Richardson, TX

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

The DevOps Lead is a technical, hands-on individual contributor role on the Cloud Practice team with non-managerial leadership elements. This person will provide expertise regarding design, implementation, automation and operations of our cloud infrastructure as well as CI/CD automation. As a member of Cloud Practice, they work as an “in-house consultant” to our development teams, providing the expertise, guidance and assistance required to successfully deploy and run workloads in the cloud. The DevOps lead also works with our managed cloud partners to operate the AWS Well-Architected Framework, to develop and grow our enterprise presence in AWS, with technical partners to integrate network/VPN infrastructure, and with our AWS account team to build out best practices for the organization.

Requirements

3+ years working in a cloud engineer role
5+ years’ experience working in professional IT
Strong understanding of cloud-based systems and networking
Core knowledge of backups and recovery
Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures
Professional experience with CI/CD automation
Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Bash, Python, Node.js) to build internal tools, automate tasks, and support infrastructure as code workflows

Nice To Haves

Git commands and concepts
Advance scripting, especially bash or node.js
Experience developing custom internal tooling and automation
Knowledge of relational and non-relational database concepts and functionality
Knowledge and understanding of some programming concepts
Familiarity with Active Directory
Familiarity with identity federation
Experience with AWS VPN implementations and support
Familiarity with Port, Compass or other developer-focused portals

Responsibilities

Help lead the governance and operation of our AWS instance including identity access management, infrastructure as code, security, and backup/DR.
Facilitate runbook-type systems changes, e.g. employee onboarding and offboarding
Organize and maintain resource inventories
Help lead and operate our observability platforms (Datadog/CloudWatch)
Effectively triage and remediate issues in all environments, using automation and custom scripts where appropriate
Consult, advise and at times lead on root cause analysis
Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues and clients
Provide expertise, guidance and review for DevOps automation
Learn, build and evangelize best practices for cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code
Maintain and improve our shared cloud infrastructure including networking, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling
Build scripts, tools, and lightweight services to enhance developer experience and productivity
Document, propagate and maintain best practices for the cloud
Mentor and train junior Cloud Practice staff
Recommend, estimate and coordinate new initiatives to improve our cloud presence
Identify gaps and opportunities