Senior DevOps Engineer

Corebridge Financial•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a senior member of the DevOps Platform Engineering organization, you will play a critical role in architecting, automating, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure and containerized application platforms in AWS. You will lead the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps toolchains, ensuring seamless software delivery and operational excellence. This role requires deep expertise in containerization technologies, particularly Docker and AWS ECS, while also fostering a forward-thinking approach toward Kubernetes (EKS) adoption. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance automation, drive innovation, and ensure security and compliance in cloud environments.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong emphasis on AWS and containerized environments.
Expert-level proficiency in Docker and AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service), with a strong understanding of container orchestration, networking, and security.
Experience in managing and deploying containers on AWS Fargate, with an interest in evolving Kubernetes (EKS) expertise.
Deep expertise in CI/CD automation using CloudBees CI and GitHub Actions.
Strong GitOps knowledge, with the ability to elevate and implement best practices within GitHub.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible for cloud provisioning and configuration management.
Proficiency in Linux administration, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security best practices.
Extensive experience leveraging DevOps security tools and following industry best practices for DevSecOps.
Solid networking knowledge, including AWS VPC design, security groups, IAM policies, and load balancing.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure and deployment issues, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Nice To Haves

Interest in fostering Kubernetes (EKS) adoption and best practices.
Interest in evolving Kubernetes (EKS) expertise.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and management of AWS-based containerized platforms, focusing on Docker and AWS ECS, with an interest in fostering Kubernetes (EKS) adoption and best practices.
Architect and automate Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible, enabling scalable, repeatable, and secure cloud environments.
Develop, maintain, and optimize robust CI/CD pipelines using CloudBees CI and GitHub Actions to ensure seamless build, test, and deployment automation.
Drive GitOps best practices, helping to elevate and implement declarative infrastructure management through GitHub and related workflows.
Enhance DevOps toolchain management, ensuring high availability, security, and performance of GitHub, GitHub Actions, CloudBees CI, Artifactory, Vault, and other DevOps related infrastructure.
Drive automation efforts to improve infrastructure efficiency, reduce operational overhead, and optimize cloud infrastructure costs.
Collaborate with software engineers, security teams, and cloud architects to integrate DevOps best practices, cloud-native solutions, and container security.
Implement security best practices in containerized applications, ensuring compliance with IAM, secrets management, and vulnerability scanning.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership, fostering a DevOps culture of automation, innovation, and continuous learning.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized environments using industry standard observability tools.
Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously evaluating and adopting emerging DevOps and cloud-native technologies to enhance operational efficiency.