Senior AWS DevOps Engineer

Job Description As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, architecture, solution, and implementation of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Observability solutions by implementing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines and monitoring solutions to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of cloud-based applications on AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

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  CI/CD Pipeline Implementation:

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  Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automating the deployment and delivery of applications on AWS.

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  Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) practices for provisioning and configuring resources.

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  Continuously optimize and enhance the CI/CD process for improved efficiency and reliability.

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  Infrastructure Automation:

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  Collaborate with development teams to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation tools.

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  Ensure infrastructure is scalable, secure, and aligned with best practices.

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  Deployment Strategies:

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  Implement blue-green deployments, canary releases, and other deployment strategies to minimize downtime and reduce risks during application updates.

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  Monitoring and Observability:

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  Set up comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions, including logging, metrics, and tracing, using AWS services and third-party tools.

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  Create dashboards and alerts to detect and resolve issues proactively.

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  Security and Compliance:

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  Implement security best practices for AWS resources and pipelines.

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  Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

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  Collaboration and Documentation:

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  Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers and system administrators, to define requirements and troubleshoot issues.

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  Document CI/CD and observability processes, configurations, and best practices.

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  Performance Optimization:

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  Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to enhance application performance and scalability.

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  Disaster Recovery and High Availability:

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  Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and high availability configurations for critical systems.

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  Continuous Learning:

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  Stay up-to-date with the latest AWS services and DevOps practices to recommend and implement improvements.

Requirements

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  AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified Solution Architect, or similar certification preferred.

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  Proven experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based applications on AWS.

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  Strong expertise in AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, CodeGuru, and DevOps Guru.

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  Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.

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  Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

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  Solid understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability tools and practices.

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  Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation.

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  Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.

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  Excellent communication skills and the ability to document processes and procedures.

If you are a skilled AWS Engineer passionate about building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines and observability solutions, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering high-quality, reliable applications on AWS.

Benefits

Emumba offers an outstanding culture that focuses on learning opportunities, international exposure, and career growth.

Some of the many benefits we offer:

Health and Fitness

• Health and maternity coverage
• Expert-led fitness training programs
• Sports Clubs

Financial

• Competitive Salary
• Provident Fund (7.5%)
• EOBI
• Bi-annual reviews

Mentorship and Employee Growth

• Mentoring and grooming through a designated mentor
• Exclusive access to Emumba’s Corporate Toastmasters Club
• Sponsored Certifications
• 360-degree performance reviews

Work Culture

• Flexible timings
• Accommodation for outstation employees
• Option to work remotely
• Sumptuous and fresh home-cooked lunches daily

This Culture Deck depicts the core values and principles the company wants all it’s people to live by. Taking a few minutes to go over it will help a lot in understanding what it means to work at a place like Emumba.
About Emumba
Emumba started in 2011 as a product company with two flagship products: Cricout (a social network around Cricket), and PatientsWithPower (a healthcare platform for cancer patients and treatment hospitals). Both products, though technically successful, were a business failure. Emumba made a pivot to the software services business in 2015 and has never looked back since then. Based out of Islamabad, the company now has 200 people with world class customers.

Emumba works in 4 verticals

• Frontend, dashboards, and visualizations (checkout our homegrown dashboarding framework K2)
  
• Backend and data engineering
  
• Devops and cloud infrastructure
  
• Ultra low latency software (read more here)
  

Majority of of the customers are based out of the United States, while a few others are in the UK. Some of the popular names include Microsoft, Salesforce, Twitch (an Amazon company), Saudi Business Machine (IBM in KSA), A10 Networks (a US public enterprise networking company), Aera Technologies, Extreme Network, Aviatrix, many more.

Emumba’s outstanding leadership team, composed of Silicon Valley veterans and seasoned engineering leaders, has been able to build a great culture around the principles of freedom, responsibility, and a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Have Questions?

Please reach out at hr@emumba.com

Job Information

Industry

IT Services

Education

Bachelors degree in CS, IT or any relevant field

Experience

3+ Years

City

Islamabad

State/Province

Federal Capital & AJK

Country

Pakistan

Zip/Postal Code

44000