Senior DevOps Engineer (APAC)

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Responsibilities:

• Report directly to the Product DevOps Team Lead, following and contributing to Dev team guidance.
• Participate in debugging and troubleshooting issues related to AWS-managed services with a view toward cost-efficient solutions.
• Communicate effectively with project management to align DevOps activities with project goals, including cost considerations.
• Good understanding of DevOps methodology and containerization.
• Open-minded and eager to learn, with a proactive attitude toward skill development.
• Address incidents promptly, and optimize resource utilization for maximum cost efficiency.
• Optimize existing AWS resource utilization for cost-effective operations.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps, with a focus on AWS and ECS, with a strong emphasis on cost optimization.
• Proficiency in AWS services, particularly ECS, RDS, API Gateway, and Lambda functions. along with strong troubleshooting skills and a cost-conscious mindset.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD practices, with an understanding of cost implications.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams, including project management and development teams.

Nice to have:

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with software development practices and agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with blockchain technologies, especially RPC protocols, is a plus.

AWS Service Proficiency:

• Demonstrates deep understanding and proficiency in a wide range of AWS services such as ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudFormation, etc.
• Ability to architect scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective solutions using AWS services.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Skills:

• Proficiency in using infrastructure as code tools like Terraform to provision and manage AWS resources.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure using IaC best practices.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, or GitLab CI/CD.
• Ability to automate the deployment process and ensure smooth integration between development and production environments.
• Automatic versioning and tagging of app/docker artifacts.

Monitoring and Logging:

• Proficiency in setting up monitoring and logging solutions using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and third-party tools like Datadog or Splunk.
• Ability to proactively identify and troubleshoot issues by analyzing logs and metrics.

Security and Compliance:

• Knowledge of AWS security best practices and experience in implementing security controls such as IAM policies, VPC configurations, encryption, and auditing.

Automation and Scripting:

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash for automating tasks and managing AWS resources.
• Experience in developing custom tools and scripts to improve operational efficiency.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, operations, and QA engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting processes, sharing knowledge, and presenting solutions.

Scalability and Performance Optimization:

• Experience in optimizing AWS infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Ability to conduct performance analysis, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations.

Incident Response and Disaster Recovery:

• Experience in designing and implementing disaster recovery strategies and backup solutions on AWS.

Innovation and Continuous Learning:

• Demonstrates a passion for staying updated with the latest AWS services, industry trends, and best practices.
• Ability to innovate and propose new solutions to improve system reliability, performance, and security.

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