Senior DevOps Specialist to design, implement and manage CI/CD pipelines in AWS (100% remote)

Our client is seeking a Senior DevOps Specialist to design, implement and manage CI/CD pipelines in AWS (100% remote)

This is 100% remote role for a six month contract with strong possibility of extension

Must Have:

• At least 3+ years' implementing DevOps practice (Automation and Delivery) 
• 3+ years' Cloud experience (ideally AWS technology) 
• Strong software development background
• Experience with some of the following tools: SDK, Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Circle CI, or Kubernetes, Terraform, CDK or others 
• 3+ recent years of experience building and maintaining continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines preferrable using AWS infrastructure
• Experience with Python or PowerShell scripting experience 
• Experience deploying CI/CD practices, code repositories, pull requests and code management processes 

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Certifications as an AWS DevOps Engineer, Red Hat Cloud Architect or ITIL Foundations 
• Experience in AWS ECS, ECR and Docker for COTS applications 

What you will be doing: 

• Create, implement, maintain and improve CI/CD processes and pipelines in AWS DevOps and other build automation tools for new and existing services
• Integrate with other tools via REST APIs and SDKs to automate some of the release management
• Setting up proper security/roles related to DevOps CI/CD pipelines
• Work with various technology stacks like Python, .NET, React across different applications and integrations
• Develop a unified continuous release plan based on user stories/epics, ensure release plan meets delivery time lines and is communicated across all functional/technical teams
• Work with senior technical resources to ensure current and future architecture supports continuous release plan
• Coordinate with developers, Vendors, Cloud service specialists and Infrastructure team to ensure requirements are fully met