IA-DOM-DOIT-AADevOps Engineer Terraform Expert State Client exp

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• Title: IA-DOM-DOIT-AA2 Dev Ops Engineer Terraform Expert
• Job : 795181
• Location: Des Moines, IA 50309
• Contract Length: 12+ Months
• Interview Type: Web Cam Interview Only

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in developing AWS services, particularly Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), and will possess extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining Istio service mesh within an EKS cluster. If you do not meet these specific qualifications, this role is not for you.

• Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Typescript, ensuring best practices and optimal performance.
• Manage, configure, and optimize a broad range of AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, EKS, ECR, Cognito, Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, and Cloud Front.
• Architect, build, and sustain Istio service mesh within EKS clusters to ensure seamless and secure service interactions.
• Provide authoritative guidance and technical leadership in the implementation of AWS cloud infrastructure, influencing and mentoring diverse teams.
• Develop and maintain robust unit and integration tests to guarantee infrastructure as code (IaC) integrity and reliability.
• Spearhead the implementation and management of CI/CD pipelines, automating the deployment of infrastructure and applications for maximum efficiency.
• Collect telemetry, set up comprehensive monitoring systems, dashboards, and alerts, utilizing tools such as Fluent Bit, Cloud Watch and Dynatrace to gain deep insights into cloud operations and application performance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of infrastructure and services.
• Use Helm charts to package necessary resources and configurations, streamline installing, upgrading, fetching dependencies, and configuring deployments on EKS.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers to optimize application performance and reliability in AWS environments.
• Implement and enforce security best practices and compliance controls, ensuring the AWS environment adheres to the highest operational and security standards.

• Terraform Expertise: hands‑on experience in Terraform development using Typescript [required 4 years]
• EKS Development: experience in developing and managing AWS services, with a strong focus on Amazon EKS [required 8 years]
• Service Mesh: experience in designing, building, and maintaining service mesh like Istio within an EKS environment [required 4 years]
• AWS Services Development: extensive experience in developing and managing various AWS services, including EC2, EKS, ECR, S3, Cognito, NLB [required 8 years]
• Containers: experience working with Docker containers and microservices framework [required 6 years]
• Helm charts: experience working with Helm charts [required 6 years]
• Scripting
  
  Languages:
  
  proficiency in scripting languages such as Type Script and Python [required 6 years]
• CI/CD Tools Mastery: experience building pipelines using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Git Hub, Git Hub Actions, etc. [required 8 years]
• AWS Well‑Architected Frameworks: a solid understanding of AWS Well‑Architected Frameworks [required 4 years]
• Networking Concepts: strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SSL/TLS) [required 8 years]
• Security Best Practices: solid experience in implementing security best practices within AWS environments [required 6 years]
• Configuration Management & Orchestration: tools to ensure cloud environments meet operational and security standards [required 8 years]
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer, etc. (PLEASE UPLOAD)
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Previous experience in the public sector or on large‑scale projects
• Nice to have: Strong communication and collaboration abilities