Jobs via Dice · 13 hours ago
DevOps/Cloud Engineer
Wilmington, DE
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$70/hr - $75/hr
5+ years expJobs via Dice is seeking a DevOps / Cloud Engineer for a 3-6 months contract to hire position. The role involves leading cloud migration programs, collaborating with teams to deliver scalable cloud solutions, and optimizing cloud costs while ensuring system reliability.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Lead large-scale public cloud migration programs, proactively identifying risks, resolving blockers, and ensuring successful execution across multiple initiatives
Partner closely with product, engineering, and architecture teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and user-centric cloud solutions
Own end-to-end platform issues, driving rapid resolution for challenges related to cloud infrastructure, performance, and application build quality on AWS
Define cloud onboarding strategies, standards, and best practices to help teams adopt public cloud platforms securely and in alignment with compliance and regulatory requirements
Drive adoption of core AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, EFS, CloudWatch, EKS, ECS, API Gateway, VPC Peering, and related offerings
Architect resilient, secure, and high-performance cloud platforms following organizational and industry best practices
Continuously measure and optimize system performance, anticipate customer needs, and deliver ongoing improvements through automation and innovation
Provide operational support for cloud platforms, troubleshoot complex issues, and automate manual processes to increase reliability and efficiency
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to design practical technical solutions and improve user experience across the platform
Optimize cloud costs by designing efficient architectures and driving cost-management strategies
Plan and lead game days, resiliency tests, and chaos engineering exercises to validate system reliability
Apply expertise in programming languages (Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala), relational and NoSQL databases, container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes), and a broad range of AWS services to build scalable solutions
Qualification
Required
AWS - EKS, ECS, DynamoDB, S3
Programming experience in Java
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of hands-on software engineering or cloud engineering experience, with formal training in core engineering concepts
Strong understanding of business and technology drivers, including their impact on architecture, performance, monitoring, and operational excellence
Experience designing and implementing cloud environments on AWS using services such as EC2, ELB, RDS, DynamoDB, EKS, ECS, SQS/SNS, S3, and Route 53
Proficiency in modern development and cloud technologies including Java (8+), Spring Boot, RESTful microservices, AWS or Cloud Foundry, and Kubernetes
Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tooling such as Docker, Jenkins, GitHub, Maven, SonarQube, Artifactory, Ansible, and Kubernetes
Experience using monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, or Dynatrace
Hands-on experience building Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools
Experience with one or more public cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure)
Experience building high-volume, mission-critical systems and event-driven or messaging-based architectures
Understanding of financial industry technologies and experience with optimizing public cloud cost and usage
Preferred
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