No H1B :AWS DevOps Lead Engineer in Portland, OR (Hybrid) Need locals

[US IT Recruiter]

Hello All,

 

Mandatory Skills: API Development, Onshore, Offshore Exp needed, Gen AI , AWS

 

Job Title: AWS DevOps Lead Engineer

Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid)

Hire Type: Contract  

Duration: 6- 12 months

Visas: Expect H1Bs

Client: LTIM

Responsibilities: 

Mandatory Skills: API Development, Onshore, Offshore Exp needed, Gen AI , AWS

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced AWS DevOps Lead to design, implement, and manage scalable, reliable, and secure cloud infrastructure on AWS. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native application deployment. You will lead a team of DevOps engineers and collaborate closely with software development, QA, and security teams to streamline release pipelines and ensure operational excellence.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Strategy
• Lead and mentor a team of DevOps engineers, driving best practices in automation, CI/CD, and cloud operations.
• Define and implement DevOps strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with architecture and development teams to optimize system performance and scalability.
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
• Design, build, and manage AWS infrastructure using services like EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Manage cost optimization, monitoring, and performance tuning across AWS environments.
• Automation & CI/CD
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Enable blue-green or canary deployments for zero-downtime releases.
• Security & Compliance
• Implement security best practices for AWS resources, identity management, and network configurations.
• Collaborate with security teams to maintain compliance (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
• Monitoring & Incident Management
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog.
• Drive root cause analysis and continuous improvement for production incidents.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of DevOps experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Services and cloud architecture best practices.
• Proficiency with Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and microservices deployment.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline.
• Familiarity with Linux administration, networking, and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (e.g., Azure, GCP).
• Knowledge of serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway).
• Experience implementing observability platforms and SRE principles.

Thanks,

devender....@gmail.com

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[Krish gang]

Hello All,

 

Mandatory Skills: API Development, Onshore, Offshore Exp needed, Gen AI , AWS

 

Job Title: AWS DevOps Lead Engineer

Location: Portland, OR (Hybrid) Need locals or nearby consultants

Thanks,

krisgan...@gmail.com