Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and automating cloud infrastructure, with a focus on AWS services. You will play a crucial role in building and maintaining our deployment pipelines, ensuring high availability and scalability of our applications, and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

About Us:

We are a social gaming website that lets you play exciting online casino-style games for free using a virtual currency called “Sweeps Coins” and “Gold Coins.”

Key Responsibilities:

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud infrastructure on AWS, with a focus on services like EC2, Amplify, and CloudWatch.
• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Build and maintain continuous integration/continuous deployment CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring processes.
• Application Deployment & Management: Deploy, monitor, and manage Node.js applications, ensuring their stability and performance across multiple environments.
• IAM Permissions: Define and manage Identity and Access Management IAM policies and permissions to ensure secure access to AWS resources.
• Monitoring & Logging: Implement robust monitoring and logging practices using AWS CloudWatch, ensuring proactive detection of issues and maintaining high uptime.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop and maintain shell scripts and other automation tools to streamline operations and improve system reliability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of high-quality software products.
• Best Practices: Advocate and implement best practices for infrastructure as code, security, and deployment processes.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in a DevOps or similar role, with a strong focus on AWS services and cloud infrastructure management.

Technical Skills:

• Extensive experience with AWS services, particularly EC2, Amplify, IAM,
• CloudWatch, Redis, and Postgres.
• Proficiency in building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Strong understanding of Node.js application deployment and
• management.
• Expertise in shell scripting and other automation tools.
• Solid understanding of monitoring, logging, and alerting practices.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work
• effectively across teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment with changing priorities.

Certifications:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect is a plus.