DevOps Engineer - AWS ZainTech

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native tools (CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodeCommit) and/or GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins.
• Automate the creation and configuration of AWS multi-account landing zones (AWS Control Tower, AWS Organizations, SCPs) using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Support cloud migration and modernization projects, including lift-and-shift, re-platforming, and refactoring workloads to AWS.
• Deploy and operate containerized workloads on Amazon EKS, ECS (Fargate/EC2), and manage container registries (ECR).
• Deploy AWS PaaS and serverless services such as Elastic Beanstalk, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Configure hybrid and multi-account networking scenarios including VPCs, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, VPC peering, and Route 53.
• Utilize tools like AWS Application Migration Service (MGN), AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), and AWS Migration Hub for seamless workload transitions.
• Implement observability and operational tooling using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Config, and third-party tools where required.
• Provide basic support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) workloads, including compute, networking (VCN), block/object storage, and IAM, and assist with AWS OCI interconnectivity scenarios.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (architects, security, application teams) to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business goals.
• Provide L2-level support and escalation for AWS-related issues, and contribute to runbooks, documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a professional services or consulting environment.
• Strong expertise in AWS CodePipeline / CodeBuild / CodeDeploy, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar CI/CD tools, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK), Amazon EKS, ECS, Docker, and container orchestration, AWS compute, PaaS, and serverless services (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, Elastic Beanstalk)
• Hybrid and multi-account networking (VPC, Transit Gateway, VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53)
• AWS migration tooling (MGN, DMS, Migration Hub) and workload modernization
• Scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
• Solid understanding of cloud security, governance, identity (IAM), and cost management on AWS.
• Working knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) fundamentals compute, VCN networking, storage, and IAM with the ability to support basic OCI operational tasks.
• Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate is required
• Experience with AWS Control Tower, AWS Landing Zone Accelerator, or the AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional certification.
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations / Associate certification (e.g., OCI Architect Associate).
• Familiarity with multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments (AWS + OCI, AWS + on-premises).
• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Exposure to observability and security tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or AWS Security Hub / GuardDuty.