Apps Associates - Senior Operations Engineer I - AWS Cloud Platform

Key Responsibilities :

- AWS Cloud Operations : Use extensive hands-on experience with AWS to manage and maintain our cloud infrastructure. You should have a good understanding of key services like CloudFormation, KMS, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, and IAM.

- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) : Work with Terraform to manage and provision our infrastructure, and be able to debug and modify existing code as needed.

- CI/CD & DevOps : Fully understand and have hands-on experience with SCM (Source Code Management) and CI/CD principles. You will be responsible for managing workflows and pipelines.

- Monitoring & Logging : Use your hands-on experience with Splunk and Dynatrace/New Relic to monitor system health and troubleshoot issues. You should be able to build custom indexes and dashboards to provide clear insights.

- Troubleshooting & Root Cause Analysis : Analyze logs and system behavior to quickly identify and troubleshoot issues, ensuring minimal downtime.

- Cost Optimization : Understand AWS costing models and work to optimize our architecture to improve efficiency and reduce costs.

- Secrets & Artifact Management : Utilize AWS secrets management services and have the ability to understand other secrets management systems.
You should also be able to work with Docker and image artifactory via Jfrog.

- Scripting & Automation : Be able to debug any code and make modifications where needed, with a focus on Python.

- Documentation : Maintain and improve SRE documentation to assist both the team and end-users, ensuring all processes are clearly defined.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- 5 to 9 years of experience in a similar SRE or Operations role.

- Extensive hands-on experience with AWS cloud platforms.

- Good understanding of core AWS servicesc : CloudFormation, KMS, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, and IAM.

- Experience with secrets management services from AWS.

- Proficiency in Python and Terraform for automation and IaC.

- Strong understanding of SCM and CI/CD principles.

- Hands-on experience with logging and monitoring tools like Splunk and Dynatrace/New Relic.

- Familiarity with Docker and Jfrog.

- Good understanding of GitHub and GitHub Actions workflow.

- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and documentation skills.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (Master's preferred)