FinOps AWS CloudOps Engineer

Cynet Systems • Reston, VA

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About The Position

We are seeking a skilled FinOps AWS CloudOps Engineer to join our team. This role involves overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications, with a strong focus on AWS cloud platforms and cost optimization. You will be responsible for installing, tuning, upgrading, troubleshooting, and maintaining computer systems, developing automation techniques, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AWS Cloud Platform engineering, cloud cost optimization, and SRE principles, along with proficiency in various programming languages and infrastructure as code tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science. In lieu of a bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.
• 8 years proven success overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems and applications.
• Minimum of 10 years of IT experience of which at least 5 years must be in AWS Cloud Platform engineering.
• Strong Leadership experience with driving Transformation initiatives.
• 2+ years cloud cost optimization / FinOps / cloud financial management.
• Experience with SRE principles and transformation.
• Solid understanding of Software coding techniques and experience with full spectrum of Software engineering (Build, Integration, Test, Releasing and Deployment) leveraging Python.
• Must have strong hands-on knowledge of AWS platform and services.
• Minimum of One AWS certification is required.
• Experience programming with one or more languages: Python, Java, Groovy, Go, etc.
• Strong skills and experience in at least one IAC Tool for Platform Automation: Ansible, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK.
• Experience with Docker or other OCI-certified containers.
• Experience with Kubernetes, AWS EKS, AWS ECS.
• Experience with monitoring and performance tools such as Nginx, New Relic, AppDynamics, Data Dog.
• 10+ years of overall experience in IT including hands-on Development and Systems engineering background.
• 5-10 years of experience in cloud engineering and automation, with a focus on AWS cloud services.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS services and solutions, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices for building scalable, resilient, and secure cloud environments.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Installs, tunes, upgrades, troubleshoots, and maintains all computer systems relevant to the supported applications including all necessary tasks to perform operating system administration, user account management, disaster recovery strategy and networking configuration.
• Develop and implement techniques to prevent system problems, troubleshoots incidents to recover services, and support the root cause analysis.
• Evaluates new systems by performing in-depth tests, including end-user reviews.
• Researches software and related products to support recommendations and purchasing.
• Develop system automation and system integration of business processes.
• Acts as a mentor for junior and senior team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior