AWS Dev Ops Engineer

Description

• ABOUT US:

834 Labs develops enrollment platforms, patient engagement tools, and provider technology to enhance operational efficiency and elevate the quality of service in insurance markets. By analyzing and interpreting complex datasets, 834 Labs extracts valuable insights, identifies trends, and simplifies the decision-making processes for insurance companies, agencies, and healthcare providers. We are professional, fast-paced, and service-centric. Our goal is to ensure that your employment is meaningful, mutually beneficial, and enjoyable!

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer who will build/manage the following assets:

CI/CD pipelines, Configuration management, Infrastructure management, Infrastructure as a Code, Agile

planning, Containerization, Automating processes & Monitoring. This exceptional individual will coordinate

& collaborate with cross functional teams to assure success of the department. The role will participate in

the development of novel software & digital assets, via SDLC & Agile/Scrum with the entire department of

Product, Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, Quality & Configuration.

Requirements

High Level Concepts/Technologies with Documentation:

The ideal candidate will have expertise in the following concepts & technologies:

•  Developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Containerization.
• Infrastructure management.
• Collaboration.
• Deployment.
• Configuration management
• Infrastructure management
• Implement and maintain monitoring stacks.
• Infrastructure as code (iac).
• Project management.
• Automation & Scripting.
•       ***RPA experience e.g. UI/Path, creating robots.
• System administration.
• Adding or changing workflow processes.
• Security.
• Cloud Platform Integration.
•  Ensuring systems and processes are documented.
• Experience with reviewing and validating code.
• Maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Technical support; Root cause analysis; Provide on-call support as needed.

A mastery of documentation skills is a primary requirement for every role in the Application Development Department:

• Making documentation easy to find and read.
• Collaboration Docs in order to understand the project's architecture, components, and processes.
• Onboarding Docs, to onboard quickly.
• Risk mitigation, to verify configurations and settings, reducing the risk of errors and security vulnerabilities.
• Troubleshooting docs.
• Standardization of best practices.
• Metric capture to benchmark metrics for code quality.
• Shared responsibility concerning documentation-as-Code (DaC).

Responsibilities, Expectations & Qualifications:

• The DevOps focus is centralized on bridging the developmental endeavors & operational endeavors, including:
•  Application development management: Setting up environments for application development, monitoring performance, and ensuring security.
•  Automation: Automating recurring tasks and streamlining software development and deployment processes.
•  Integration: Integrating automated processes and testing configurations
•  Agile development: Implementing agile development practices like code reviews and source control.

Required AWS Exposure & Competency:

• Organizing around applications & environments - AWS Organizations Service.
• User Access Management - AWS IAM Identity Center.

Security:

•  Service Control Policies.
• AWS Security Hub.
• AWS Guard Duty.
• AWS Cloud Trail.
• Note: Rights & privileges (Access); Defense (intruders, attacks), Privacy, Data Security in-transit & at rest, Data Integrity; Governance Policies (security policies are followed).
• Data Encryption:
• Encryption at rest: Encryption Keys (KMS), anonymization.
• TLS (Transport Layer Security).
• Access Management: AWS Service: IAM Identity Center (tool proper).

Networking: VPC, Security Groups, Internet Gateway, Web Access Firewall, Session Manager.

•   Compute: Server-less (lambdas) & Containerization (Docker) with (Elastic Container Service).
•   Event driven architecture: SQS, Event Bridge, SNS, SES, & Step Functions.
•   Data : RDS, S3, Redshift, Redis.
•   Route53 & Cognito.
•   Logging & Monitoring: Cloudwatch & Alarms/Logs/Notifications/Monitoring.
•   Compliance: AWS organizations, IAM identity center.
•   Billing & Invoicing: Cloudwatch
•   Documentation: (outside of the scope of AWS)

    ¦ “Documentation as a code”

    ¦ Github

CI/CD - Devops (complete automation):

  Git Workflow

Responsibilities & Expected Skills:

  Architecture:

    ¦ Elastic Container Service, Containerization & Docker.

    ¦ Work on ways to automate & improve development & release processes.

    ¦ Building & implementing new development tools & infrastructure.

    ¦ Build tools to reduce occurrence of errors & improve customer experience.

    ¦ Develop software to integrate with internal back-end systems.

Maintenance:

    ¦ Design procedures for system troubleshooting & maintenance

    ¦ Managing production & non-production workloads with docker containers.

    ¦ Build & maintain cloud-first monitoring, logging, & alerting tools & processes that support 24/7 enterprise platforms.

    ¦ Monitor & resolve infrastructure performance & security issues. Perform root cause analysis.

    ¦ Conduct testing throughout each of our environments.

    ¦ Manage on-site routers & firewalls.

    ¦ Provide technical support.

    ¦ Understanding the needs of stakeholders & conveying them to developers.

Agile/Scrum:

    ¦ Working with software developers & software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes & works as intended.

    ¦ Planning projects & being involved in project management decisions.

    ¦ Design & document procedures for systems troubleshooting & maintenance.

    ¦ Working on ways to automate & improve development & release processes.

    ¦ Identifying technical problems & developing software updates & fixes.

Development:

    ¦ Deploy updates & fixes, & provide advanced technical support.

    ¦ Establish new pipelines in order to manage an AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools, maintaining compliance with CIS & NIST frameworks.

    ¦ Testing & examining code written by others & analyzing results.

    ¦ Ensuring that systems are safe & secure against cybersecurity threats.

    ¦ Exceptional organizational skills.

    ¦ Sense of urgency.

    ¦ Perform root cause analysis of production errors & resolve technical issues.

Tools:

    ¦ AWS (see ‘Required Exposure & Competency’ above)

    ¦ Good knowledge of Bash, PowerShell, Python.

    ¦ Proficiency with Git & GitHub workflows.

    ¦ Working knowledge of databases & SQL/MongoDB.

Required Qualifications:

• Formal/OTJ training or certification on software engineering concepts & applied experience
• ***3+ years of deep knowledge & experience deploying & maintaining distributed systems in AWS.
• Advanced knowledge of AWS & AWS CLI including EC2, VPC, EBS, NLB/ALB, SNS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, Elastic Container Service (ECS).
• Knowledge of the AWS Well Architected Framework.
• Proficient with git & git workflows.
• Docker, Kubernetes, & related orchestration technologies.
• Strong knowledge & understanding of CI/CD pipeline automation & tools.
• 4+ years of professional software development exposure to web applications, including team collaboration & code repository (GitHub).
• 4+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, unit & integration testing, & operations experience.
• 3+ years hands on, production-level experience as a DevOps Engineer.
• 2+ years of active engagement in an Agile/Scrum team.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Experience Level:

4+ years of relevant experience for the role within the last five years.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Compensation
• Annual Bonus Program
• Comprehensive Employee Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Referral Program
• 401k
• Growth Opportunities

NOTE

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Agile People and Payroll provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants, without regard to unlawful considerations of or discrimination against race, religion, creed, color, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition or characteristics, marital status, or any other classification prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal laws. Agile People and Payroll may obtain a ‘consumer report’ about you from a consumer reporting agency for employment purposes. A ‘consumer report’ is a background screening report that may contain information regarding your criminal history, driving history, and information about you.

Candidates must be located in the DFW Area.

Job Type: Full-time/ In office

Schedule: Monday – Friday

Compensation package:

• Base Pay: $100,000.00-110,000.00 per year
• Incentive/Bonus: Eligible for annual company bonus program