*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role*

*Position is bonus eligible*

Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking an AWS DevOps Architect. Candidate will provide subject matter expertise for ongoing support of applications deployed to non production AWS environments and supporting 3rd party applications. Identify root causes and automate solutions in support of development. Work under general supervision; typically reports to a project leader or manager. Manage day to day activities when called upon.

Responsibilities:

Provide technical guidance to other team members for the design, implementation, and support of infrastructure and cloud architecture and automation technologies.

Act as a subject matter expert of the organization for cloud, automation, and end-to-end architecture for cloud infrastructure solutions.

Maintain overall industry knowledge on the latest trends and technology and demonstrate forward thinking around how technology can support the organizational direction.

Design, configure, implement, and support a fully automated workflow for provisioning and maintaining a complex, highly available cloud environment using infrastructure as code.

Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka, and container management systems.

Participate in cloud computing environment buildouts, software installation, maintenance, and support.

Provide technical guidance to junior team members.

Qualifications:

Deep technical knowledge and experience working with complex IT environments including applications, Middleware, storage, networks, information security and operations.

Hands on experience with agile, devops and CI/CD.

Scripting and coding

Network technologies

CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, and GIT

Cloud native applications, including Terraform experience

Technologies used to support microservices

Experience with cloud-based systems such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including expertise in infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation

Strong programming skills in Java or Python, and experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes

Experience with Kafka MRC

Understanding of software development methodologies and Agile practices

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues

Bachelor's degree in a related area

5-7+ years of related experience

Cloud certification a plus