Lead DevOps Engineer

My customer is in the midst of a migration where they need to optimize and migrate their windows-based applications towards their AWS managed platform. The applications to be migrated all have different setups and different architectures. My customer therefor is looking for a senior lead engineer that can help them in this migration journey.

The ideal specialst has extensive experience with the system admin aspects of home grown and commercial of the self apps running on Windows based infrastructures. The candidate is very experienced in AWS, application migration to AWS and setup of AWS landingzones. The candidate has an automation/infra as code mindset (Terraform,CDK) with a strong focus on creating robust, secure and scalable architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Development: Develop, align and execute comprehensive app migration plans, focusing on in-depth architecture that aligns with organizational goals.

• Migration Management: Oversee and provide hands-on support/decision making and coaching during migration processes with a minimum of client disruption.

• Pipeline Optimization: Collaborate with the team to build and optimize deployment pipelines, enhancing workflow efficiency and reliability.

Core Competencies

• Infrastructure as Code: Expertise in Terraform for infrastructure automation and management.

• Windows Systems: Comprehensive knowledge of Windows AD, domain controllers, and related policies.

• Networking: Skilled in IPSec Tunnel Setup and network configuration.

• Logging and Monitoring: Familiar with the ELK stack (standalone or AWS) for logging and monitoring.

• AWS Services: Proficient in setting up and managing AWS app platforms or landingzones for IaaS and Paas workloads

• Data Management: Experience with Redis and MSSQL for efficient data management.

• Message Queues: Proficient in working with MSMQ and RabbitMQ for message queuing.

• Service Deployment: Skilled in building, deploying, and running Windows services.

Preferred Qualifications

• AWS Certification: Preferably possess AWS certification to validate expertise and knowledge in AWS services and solutions.

I am looking for a dedicated Lead DevOps Engineer who is ready to take on the challenge of guiding a talented team, managing multiple stakeholders, and ensuring the success of our projects through innovative solutions and strategic leadership. If you have the skills and experience outlined above, we encourage you to apply and join our dynamic team.