***This position is a SME level position that pays $220,000 per year with benefits.***
Pegasi Defense is seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Engineer with expertise in managing AWS EC2 instances to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS, with a strong focus on EC2 instance management and related services.
Key Responsibilities
- AWS EC2 Management: Provision, configure, monitor, and maintain EC2 instances including AMI management, instance scaling (auto-scaling groups), load balancing, and security groups to ensure high availability and performance.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and implement infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently and reproducibly.
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline to automate software delivery and deployment processes.
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Implement and maintain monitoring solutions (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, ELK stack, Grafana) to ensure system health, performance, and availability; proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize downtime.
- Security and Compliance: Manage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles, policies, and multi-factor authentication (MFA); perform regular security assessments and implement best practices to safeguard cloud infrastructure.
- Collaboration and Support: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a DevOps culture, support application deployment, and provide technical guidance for cloud infrastructure and automation.
- Environment Management: Maintain multiple environments (development, staging, production) ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability across all stages.
- Scripting and Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ruby to streamline routine tasks and improve operational efficiency.