Devops Engineer

Role: Devops Engineer(Development Experience) Location: Reston, VA (3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote) Duration: Contract on W2 Work Authorization: US Citizens, GC, GC-EAD, H4-EAD Preferred Employment: Contract Job Description: Over 10 years of experience in DevOps, Gitlab, Jenkins , Terraform module development Should be proficient in Terraform script creations Write build scripts and automate the deployments for new applications (Python) Should be proficient in AWS cloud services API Gateway, Cloudwatch, Eventbridge, SNS, SQS, Lambda, AWS monitoring tools, VPC etc Execute software builds & deployments Should be proficient in Unix environment, basic shell scripting, YAML and python programming Coordinate, manage, and perform production releases Coordinate with multiple teams to ensure application environment is working properly Automate repetitive tasks including system builds, configuration and application installation processes Coordinate escalation of issues/risks and remove impediments Initiate infrastructure setup for new and upcoming applications Submit Change/Incident Management Tickets, coordinate & obtain approvals Implement standards, processes, & controls for release & deployment activities in DevOps space Take ownership and act with high sense of urgency Manage AWS cloud adoption initiatives, Deploy applications in AWS Cloud environment Participate in planning and implementation of infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS), migrate existing applications to AWS cloud Familiarity with artifact repository tools (SVN, Git, Nexus, etc.), software build-tools (Maven, ANT, Shell, Gradle), and continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins, AWS Code-Pipeline) Ability to work collaboratively and independently Ability to modify or author implementation/backout plans, best practice documents, and scripts which can be understood and used by others