Platform Operations Engineer
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Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Platform Operations Engineer for a contract position that can be worked 100% remotely. The opportunity will be eight months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.
Position Summary: As an Engineer on the Platform Operations team, you are a gifted technologist and problem solver. You understand cloud software delivery, tools, and processes that empower efficient and resilient delivery that adheres to top-notch development practices. You are technologically curious and seek out opportunities to research emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products. Your excellent communication and collaboration skills allow you to effectively articulate solutions to the development community, enabling all to succeed. You are communicative, approachable, self-driven, and collaborative.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Design & Implementation (75%)Build solutions using the best practices of Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps
Continuously develop the skills required to work as part of the agile team in a poly-skilled development environment
Write code to automate the infrastructure lifecycle, create and support internal tools utilizing IaC, and be able to use CLIs
Partner with domain SMEs (Delivery Team Software Engineers, Security, Infrastructure, Network, Observability and Operations) to research, analyze and implement features and capabilities
Contribute to the development and growth of the Cloud Engineering Program, through thought leadership, design and implementation of tools and processes
Team Operations & Success (25%)Implement cloud-first architectural solutions and best practices
Participate in agile scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo, Retro) and contribute to team deliverables
Participate in peer reviews of software engineering artifacts
Maintain, operate and monitor Platform products and infrastructure
Assist in the identification and resolution of production and production-like issues
Ensure the team is adhering to development standards and security policies and procedures
Qualifications:3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD framework, immutable infrastructure, automation, orchestration, and other modern DevOps patterns
Technical knowledge of Cloud Computing, DevOps, and Microservices
Strong knowledge and experience with distributed cloud infrastructure within AWS
Experience working with AWS resources such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, Step Functions, EC2, ECS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, DynamoDB is a plus
Experience building event-driven Cloud-based serverless applications
Coding/scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, React.js, Node.js
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with an ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain good customer working relationships
Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!
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