System Development/ DevOps Engineer

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s/applicant’s qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.Our client is seeking a System Development/ DevOps Engineer for a remote opportunity.Role DescriptionResponsibilities• Design, develop, and deliver cloud native solutions using AWS Lambda, S3, MQ, SNS, SQS, and API Gateway• Design and manage AWS cloud infrastructures with a focus on key services such as Route 53, VPCs, Direct Link, WAFs, firewalls, network and application load balancers, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and scalability across multiple availability zones and regions.• Utilize Terraform for IaC to automate and manage infrastructure provisioning, coupled with GitHub Actions for seamless CI/CD pipeline integration, facilitating automated builds and deployments. Ensure testing and IaC code quality. Manage and improve the DevSecOps platform• Provide expertise in AWS services including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Aurora, CloudWatch, Lambda, FSx, MQ, SNS, SQS, and Kubernetes for container orchestration, aiming for innovative, cost-effective, and performant cloud solutions.• Oversee collaborations with third-party providers managing infrastructure operations. Ensure all deliverables are well-documented, supportable, and adhere to operational excellence, including the use of DataDog for application performance monitoring and SIEM.• Participate in ITSM processes including incident, problem, change, and service management, focusing on maintaining high service reliability and availability through proactive observability and alerting strategies.• Document infrastructure designs and implementations thoroughly, ensuring they meet business requirements and are built for operability, scalability, and maintainability.• Stay up to date with emerging trends in cloud technologies, applying them to improve existing solutions to provide customers with better service at an optimal cost.• Identifies opportunities for improvement in current technology and that of individual systems. Avoids the creation of tech debt, identifies tech debt quickly, and prioritizes the swift remediation of technical debt.Skills & RequirementsTop 3-5 Requirements• AWS Environment Management: Experience in designing and managing multi-AZ and multi-region AWS environments, including services like EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, and Kubernetes.• Cloud Security & Network Architecture: Understanding of cloud security, AWS network architecture, and integration of third-party security and monitoring tools like DataDog.• Cloud Engineering Experience: 3+ years in cloud engineering, with a strong focus on AWS services and infrastructure.• Modern Cloud Architectures: Experience with modern cloud architectures and the ability to explain their pros and cons for specific problems or implementations.• Application Development: 2+ years in developing applications using TypeScript, Java, Python, or JavaScript.• API Development: Experience in API development and/or administration.• Containerization: Proficiency in containerization technologies like ECS and Kubernetes.• Terraform & CI/CD: Proficiency in Terraform and familiarity with CI/CD tools, especially GitHub Actions.• Infrastructure Documentation: Ability to document and support scalable, efficient, and operable infrastructure solutions.Top 3-5 Plus Skills• Educational Background: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or 8 years of equivalent work experience in technology architecture, software development, infrastructure engineering, cloud engineering, or similar roles.• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and consultative skills for effective relationships and discussing technical concepts with various audiences.• Programming Languages: Experience with programming languages like TypeScript, Java, Python, SQL, etc., is a plus.• Collaboration: Experience partnering closely with architects and technology leads.• Hybrid Model Experience: Experience working in a hybrid on- and off-shore model.• Problem-Solving & Leadership: Excellent problem-solving, logical thinking, and leadership skills (by influence and example).• Optimization Skills: Familiarity with optimizing cloud cost, performance, and scalability.Benefits/Other CompensationThis position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).Why Hays?You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there’s a position you really want, you’re fully prepared to get it.Nervous about an upcoming interview? Unsure how to write a new resume?Visit the Hays Career Advice section to learn top tips to help you stand out from the crowd when job hunting.Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays’ guiding principles is ‘do the right thing’.We also believe that actions speak louder than words.In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.#LI-DNI#1164087 - Ken Remy