Position: AWS DevOps Engineer
Company: AboutHR recruiting agency
Experience required: 5y
English level: fluent

Our client is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with operations in more than 65 countries.

Engagement: Full time

Start date: Dec 12, 2022 (6-12 months)

Language: German, English

Location: Remote


Must have skills:

SQL
NoSQL
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Python
Bash
Linux
AWS
CI/CD
DevOps

Project description: Our client is looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer to design, implement and maintain the AWS cloud infrastructure for their platform and ensure that best practices are being used.

You will be required to travel to client offices in Munich, Germany for onboarding (1-2 weeks) and occassional travel post this.


Responsibilities:

Ensure that suitable AWS tools and services are being implemented, managing the performance, scalability, security, data protection, reliability and cost efficiency of the platform
Take responsibility together with the team and own the AWS stack
Monitor the infrastructure, identifying issues and areas for improvement, as well as proposing, implementing, and overseeing enhancements
Ensure the smooth operation of our environment
Evaluate new technologies in the field of infrastructure automation and cloud computing
Look for opportunities to improve performance, reliability and automation
Make the engineers developing the products and the data store happy by providing the required environments, infrastructure and development tools.
Resolve incidents and change requests

Requirements:

Master (MSc) or equivalent experience in a technical field (for example, Computer Science, Engineering...)
Strong experience with Linux incl. Scripting (Bash, Python)
Strong experience in building scalable infrastructures, preferably in AWS.
Expert knowledge in relevant cloud tools and techniques (Terraform, CI/CD, Docker & K8s, Storage Accounts, relation / no-SQL databases, networking etc.)
AWS Certified solutions architect Associate or Professional is a strong plus
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and the requirements of a data platform
Infrastructure Security Principles
Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
Strong collaboration skills, ability to explore new paths and work in international teams
Experience working in cross-functional DevOps teams using agile methodologies
German language would be nice to have