AWS DevOps Engineer

AWS DevOps Engineer at Bespin Global MEA

Job Purpose

The AWS DevOps Engineer is responsible for developing, deploying, migrating, and maintaining the infrastructure and tools necessary to automate the deployment, operation, and monitoring of software systems within the AWS environment.

Bespineers Conduct

• Adhere to company policies and procedures, as well as applicable laws and regulations.
• Handle conflicts in a professional and constructive manner.
• Aim for high-quality work and continuously look for ways to improve.
• Maintain a positive and cooperative attitude, such as accepting feedback politely and remaining calm and professional when faced with challenges, to contribute to a more productive and pleasant work environment.
• Work as part of a team, be willing to help others, communicate effectively and be willing to adapt to reach team goals.
• Act as role models, demonstrating Bespin Motto, behaviors, and ethics that Bespin aspires to uphold.

Deployment and Infrastructure Management

• Develop, deploy, and manage AWS and other cloud platforms infrastructure to support software systems, applying DevOps methodologies and using a variety of tools and technologies.
• Create, manage, and optimize continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for deploying applications.
• Automate and manage the infrastructure in AWS and other cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.
• Ensure that the infrastructure aligns with the clients requirements for scalability, reliability, performance, and security.
• Stay up to date on relevant technologies, understand trends and opportunities to ensure we are using the best possible techniques and tools.
• Utilize containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration services like Kubernetes to automate the deployment and scaling of applications.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform root cause analysis for production errors and provide solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws and ensure compliance.
• Play a critical role in ensuring the successful execution of various migration projects.
• Create, manage, and deliver all project-related documents, including business cases and success criteria.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, project managers, and stakeholders to gather information and requirements for migration projects.
• Create comprehensive and well-structured project documentation, including business cases, project plans, migration strategies, risk assessments, and success criteria.
• Organize and maintain a centralized repository of all project documentation, ensuring easy accessibility and version control for the entire project team.
• Work closely with technical experts and subject matter specialists to accurately translate technical information into clear and understandable documentation for non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in project meetings and discussions to capture key decisions, action items, and project progress, and translate these into relevant documentation.
• Develop and maintain templates, standards, and guidelines for project documentation, promoting best practices across the organization.
• Collaborate with external partners and vendors to collect necessary documentation and integrate it into the project repository.

Job Specification

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, or any related field.

Professional Certifications

• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
• G42: Cloud Certified Associate
• Google: Certified Cloud Architect

Knowledge

• CI/CD pipeline running on GitHub, Gitlab, AWS DevOps or similar.
• Docker containerization and Kubernetes orchestration.
• Programming and coding skills.
• Infrastructure areas such as virtual server technologies, Storages, networking, internet protocols, scripting & monitoring tools, and IT Security.
• Infrastructure definition tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform.

Key skills/competency

• AWS Cloud
• DevOps Methodologies
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Scripting
• Cloud Security
• Root Cause Analysis
• Project Documentation