Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Location: Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Experience: 8+ Years

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Senior AWS DevOps Engineer with strong knowledge of AWS, DevOps, Python, AI, and Kafka. The candidate will be responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, automating deployments, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring the reliability and performance of production systems.

Must-Have Skills

• AWS Cloud Services

• DevOps and CI/CD Pipelines

• Python Programming and Automation

• AI/Artificial Intelligence

• Apache Kafka

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform or CloudFormation.

• Develop Python scripts and automation tools.

• Manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and containerized applications using Docker.

• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis.

• Optimize AWS cloud costs and improve system performance.

• Work with Kafka and AWS messaging services such as SNS, SQS, and EventBridge.

• Support batch and streaming data pipelines.

• Manage Linux environments, shell scripting, and cloud networking.

• Develop automated tests and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.

• Work with REST APIs and AWS SDKs such as boto3.

• Mentor team members and make independent technical decisions.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant IT experience.

• Strong hands-on experience with AWS and DevOps.

• Proficiency in Python programming and automation.

• Experience with Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, and Kafka.

• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, incident management, and AWS cost optimization.

• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.

• Experience with AI-related applications is preferred.