Kaygen
KAYGEN is an emerging leader in providing top talent for technology based staffing services. We specialize in providing high-volume contingent staffing, direct hire staffing and project based solutions to companies worldwide ranging from startups to Fortune 500 and Managed Service Providers (MSP) across a wide variety of industries
Job Description: Title:
DevOps Solution Lead/Architect (AWS) Location:
Plano, TX Remote/On-site/Hybrid:
On-site from day 1 Working hours:
Standard 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT central time Duration:
12 months, with possible extension Bachelor's degree:
Must have Overtime:
As per business requirement Travel:
None Experience level:
5 to 10 years of experience Interview Process: 2 Rounds Interview 1:
Video interview via MS Teams for 60 minutes (Panel interview) Interview 2:
Video/In-person interview for 60 minutes (Panel interview)
Requirements-
What we're looking for: 5-10 years' experience in Information Technology, 2-3+ years in an Architecture environment Should have achieved mastery in one of the SecDevops practices - IaC-Terraform, SONAR, Git-CI Cloud-AWS, CICD-Git/Argo, microservices architecture deployment (primarily Kubernetes) with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology Experience with source control and continuous integration tools Strong analytical and reasoning skills Good experience with cloud services (AWS), cloud engineering, architecture, and software as a service. Hands-on experience in AWS Services - IAM, VPC, EKS, CloudFront, APIGW Ability to work in fast paced teams with quick decision making Scripting experience with Bash/Shell, Python Experience in IaC - Terraform is a must have CI (preferably Gitlab CI) and CD (preferably Argo CD) Kubernetes debugging experience What you'll be doing:
Perform as an individual contributor and colleague who enjoys collaborating with, learning from, and mentoring program team members on security disciplines to bolster overall security posture to lower the business risk profile. Solve complex problems around connected vehicle technology for mobility and telematics by troubleshoot issues and debug codebases Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of AWS cloud-based production system. Adapt new technologies, tools, processes from the organization as needed Communicate well with team members and work collaboratively Maintain and improve existing codebases and peer review code changes Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems. Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems. System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms. Review code and technical approaches for problem solving to ensure functional and non- functional requirements are met in an effective and high-quality manner. Provide guidance and mentor technical teams across multiple architecture styles and technologies to ensure high quality design/implementation, re-use of enterprise/common patterns, improve code quality and testability/maintainability by ensuring standard design practices and removing duplication of effort. Help ensure high quality software delivery by providing guidance on testing strategy, providing technical consultation to plan/design performance testing and profiling of application, and providing feedback/guidance for tuning performance and other non-functional elements. Define and communicate complex technical and operational solutions and translate complex topics into simple business language to drive the value alignment. Preparing technical solution and architecture documents, artifacts, work products and presentations. Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) - Highlight Top 3-5 skills
Master in one of the SecDevops practices - IaC-Terraform, Cloud-AWS, CICD-Git/Argo, microservices architecture deployment (primarily Kubernetes) with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge. Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership on assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices. Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational SecDevops standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments. Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership on assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices. Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational and regulatory standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments. Guide the technical leads to create the component and process flow diagrams and assist the application support team for performance, scalability, reliability, and capacity planning. Added bonus if you have (Preferred):
Cloud Platform Engineering team manages several tool stacks, if someone has expertise in more than one of the below, that'd be a great asset - AWS - ECS, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, MKS, Batch, Lambda, Cognito, SG, RDS, Cert Manager, Route 53, ALB, Param Store, Config, etc. IaC:
Terraform - Preferred, CloudFormation CI & CD:
GitLab - Preferred, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Serverless Secrets Management: HCP Vault, AWS Secrets Manager Networking:
Transit GW, VPC Peering, NAT, Istio, Traefik, HCP Consul, Nginx, Section.io, etc. Scripting:
Python, GO, Bash/Shell, JavaScript, YAML, JSON Build Tools:
Maven, Gradle, NPM, Bazel, Go Databases : RDS, SQL, MySQL, Postgres, RedShift, MongoDB, DynamoDB Security Scans:
SAST, Secrets, Container, DAST, Xray, Prisma Cloud Logging and Monitoring:
DataDog, Splunk, App Dynamics, ELK, Grafana Good knowledge of authentication/authorization standards, protocols, and frameworks such as OpenID, SAML, OAuth, JWT, CA, X.509, MTLS, etc. with a conceptual knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF with good understanding of service mesh and TechRadar practices
At KAYGEN, we are always looking for dynamic, talented and experienced individuals. We invite you to join our team of talented IT professionals, consulting at client locations across the globe. Our culture is team-orientated; we strive to stand by our core values of respect, honesty and integrity. Our team of experienced staffing experts will work with you to find you the best opportunity. For more information please visit us at www.kaygen.com.
Benefits with Kaygen -Healthcare Insurance -Vision and Dental Insurance -401(k) Retirement Plan -Free Life Insurance -Vacation Time Off -Sick Time Off -Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
Achieve your Kaizen by clicking here. A unique and exclusive talent community supported by Kaygen, that includes programs like: • Certifications • Mentorship Program • Referrals • Family and Wellness benefits • Continuous Growth and Career Development
Job Description: Title:
DevOps Solution Lead/Architect (AWS) Location:
Plano, TX Remote/On-site/Hybrid:
On-site from day 1 Working hours:
Standard 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CDT central time Duration:
12 months, with possible extension Bachelor's degree:
Must have Overtime:
As per business requirement Travel:
None Experience level:
5 to 10 years of experience Interview Process: 2 Rounds Interview 1:
Video interview via MS Teams for 60 minutes (Panel interview) Interview 2:
Video/In-person interview for 60 minutes (Panel interview)
Requirements-
What we're looking for: 5-10 years' experience in Information Technology, 2-3+ years in an Architecture environment Should have achieved mastery in one of the SecDevops practices - IaC-Terraform, SONAR, Git-CI Cloud-AWS, CICD-Git/Argo, microservices architecture deployment (primarily Kubernetes) with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge. Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodology Experience with source control and continuous integration tools Strong analytical and reasoning skills Good experience with cloud services (AWS), cloud engineering, architecture, and software as a service. Hands-on experience in AWS Services - IAM, VPC, EKS, CloudFront, APIGW Ability to work in fast paced teams with quick decision making Scripting experience with Bash/Shell, Python Experience in IaC - Terraform is a must have CI (preferably Gitlab CI) and CD (preferably Argo CD) Kubernetes debugging experience What you'll be doing:
Perform as an individual contributor and colleague who enjoys collaborating with, learning from, and mentoring program team members on security disciplines to bolster overall security posture to lower the business risk profile. Solve complex problems around connected vehicle technology for mobility and telematics by troubleshoot issues and debug codebases Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of AWS cloud-based production system. Adapt new technologies, tools, processes from the organization as needed Communicate well with team members and work collaboratively Maintain and improve existing codebases and peer review code changes Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems. Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems. System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms. Review code and technical approaches for problem solving to ensure functional and non- functional requirements are met in an effective and high-quality manner. Provide guidance and mentor technical teams across multiple architecture styles and technologies to ensure high quality design/implementation, re-use of enterprise/common patterns, improve code quality and testability/maintainability by ensuring standard design practices and removing duplication of effort. Help ensure high quality software delivery by providing guidance on testing strategy, providing technical consultation to plan/design performance testing and profiling of application, and providing feedback/guidance for tuning performance and other non-functional elements. Define and communicate complex technical and operational solutions and translate complex topics into simple business language to drive the value alignment. Preparing technical solution and architecture documents, artifacts, work products and presentations. Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) - Highlight Top 3-5 skills
Master in one of the SecDevops practices - IaC-Terraform, Cloud-AWS, CICD-Git/Argo, microservices architecture deployment (primarily Kubernetes) with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge. Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership on assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices. Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational SecDevops standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments. Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership on assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices. Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational and regulatory standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments. Guide the technical leads to create the component and process flow diagrams and assist the application support team for performance, scalability, reliability, and capacity planning. Added bonus if you have (Preferred):
Cloud Platform Engineering team manages several tool stacks, if someone has expertise in more than one of the below, that'd be a great asset - AWS - ECS, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, MKS, Batch, Lambda, Cognito, SG, RDS, Cert Manager, Route 53, ALB, Param Store, Config, etc. IaC:
Terraform - Preferred, CloudFormation CI & CD:
GitLab - Preferred, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Serverless Secrets Management: HCP Vault, AWS Secrets Manager Networking:
Transit GW, VPC Peering, NAT, Istio, Traefik, HCP Consul, Nginx, Section.io, etc. Scripting:
Python, GO, Bash/Shell, JavaScript, YAML, JSON Build Tools:
Maven, Gradle, NPM, Bazel, Go Databases : RDS, SQL, MySQL, Postgres, RedShift, MongoDB, DynamoDB Security Scans:
SAST, Secrets, Container, DAST, Xray, Prisma Cloud Logging and Monitoring:
DataDog, Splunk, App Dynamics, ELK, Grafana Good knowledge of authentication/authorization standards, protocols, and frameworks such as OpenID, SAML, OAuth, JWT, CA, X.509, MTLS, etc. with a conceptual knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF with good understanding of service mesh and TechRadar practices
At KAYGEN, we are always looking for dynamic, talented and experienced individuals. We invite you to join our team of talented IT professionals, consulting at client locations across the globe. Our culture is team-orientated; we strive to stand by our core values of respect, honesty and integrity. Our team of experienced staffing experts will work with you to find you the best opportunity. For more information please visit us at www.kaygen.com.
Benefits with Kaygen -Healthcare Insurance -Vision and Dental Insurance -401(k) Retirement Plan -Free Life Insurance -Vacation Time Off -Sick Time Off -Family Medical Leave (FMLA)
Achieve your Kaizen by clicking here. A unique and exclusive talent community supported by Kaygen, that includes programs like: • Certifications • Mentorship Program • Referrals • Family and Wellness benefits • Continuous Growth and Career Development