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Finch AI · 3 months ago

Sr. AWS DevOps Engineer

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Finch AI is a fast-growing software development organization focused on innovative ways to interact with information. They are seeking a seasoned Senior AWS DevOps Engineer to lead the design, automation, and maintenance of AWS environments, ensuring infrastructure robustness, security, and scalability while optimizing costs and mentoring engineers.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPredictive AnalyticsSaaSSoftwareText Analytics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud environments with a focus on automation and security

Automate provisioning and management of AWS resources using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform (familiarity with AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK a plus)

Assist with implementing proactive security measures, including vulnerability remediation, patching, and firewall rule management

Maintain compliance with security standards and internal policies, supporting security audits and assessments

Monitor AWS cost usage and provide cost optimization recommendations, ensuring efficient resource scaling

Maintain and test backup and disaster recovery procedures to ensure business continuity

Support and participate in SES IT Service Continuity drills and report on system resilience

Implement performance monitoring and alerting using tools like Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, and Splunk

Tune AWS resources for optimal performance, ensuring reliability and scalability of cloud services

Respond to Severity 1 & 2 incidents according to predefined SLAs and ensure rapid resolution

Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and document mitigation strategies for major incidents

Improve system reliability by analyzing and addressing infrastructure bottlenecks

Manage CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployment and infrastructure updates

Collaborate in an Agile Scrum environment, participating in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives

Work closely with developers to integrate infrastructure automation into the software development

Maintain comprehensive AWS infrastructure documentation, including architectural diagrams and firewall configurations

Securely manage access credentials and account privileges, ensuring adherence to security best practices

Ensure all changes follow compliance frameworks and are properly documented in Git and JIRA

Qualification

AWS servicesTerraformCloud securityDisaster recoveryCI/CD pipelinesCost optimizationLinux administrationAgile ScrumIncident responseRoot Cause AnalysisMonitoring toolsDocumentationCollaboration

Required

Must be eligible for a US Security Clearance (US Citizenship required)

Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure automation

Deep expertise in AWS services

Strong background in cloud security, cost management, and disaster recovery

Experience migrating cloud workloads to AWS

Mentoring engineers

Improving DevOps processes

Collaborating with development teams in an Agile Scrum environment

Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud environments with a focus on automation and security

Automate provisioning and management of AWS resources using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform

Assist with implementing proactive security measures, including vulnerability remediation, patching, and firewall rule management

Maintain compliance with security standards and internal policies, supporting security audits and assessments

Monitor AWS cost usage and provide cost optimization recommendations