AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer

Apexon is a digital-first technology services firm specializing in accelerating business transformation and delivering human-centric digital experiences. We have been meeting customers wherever they are in the digital lifecycle and helping them outperform their competition through speed and innovation.

Apexon brings together distinct core competencies – in AI, analytics, app development, cloud, commerce, CX, data, Dev Ops, IoT, mobile, quality engineering and UX, and our deep expertise in BFSI, healthcare, and life sciences – to help businesses capitalize on the unlimited opportunities digital offers. Our reputation is built on a comprehensive suite of engineering services, a dedication to solving clients’ toughest technology problems, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital, Apexon now has a global presence of 15 offices (and 10 delivery centers) across four continents.

We’re looking for an Associate Cloud Dev Ops Engineer to support the design, automation, and operation of our cloud runtime platforms. You’ll contribute to infrastructure-as-code, CI / CD, observability, and reliability efforts while learning from senior engineers and collaborating with application teams, Tech Risk, and vendor platforms.

• Support the design and operation of AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda / ECS / EKS) using Cloud Formation and AWS CDK.
• Assist in CI / CD pipeline development and maintenance (Git Lab CI / Jenkins / Git Hub Actions / AWS Code Pipeline).
• Contribute to observability efforts including metrics, logs, traces, and alerting systems.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews; help reduce MTTR through automation.
• Automate operational tasks using Type Script and scripting languages; codify ops playbooks.
• Help implement security controls including secrets management, network segmentation, and firewall policies.
• Collaborate on cost optimization strategies and performance tuning.
• Learn and apply best practices across Dev, Runtime, and vendor teams.
• Support Kafka–based eventing and Mongo
  
  DB–backed services as needed.

• 2–4 years’ experience in Dev Ops / SRE / Platform Engineering with production AWS experience.
• Experience with Cloud Formation and AWS CDK; solid Linux fundamentals and shell scripting.
• CI / CD pipeline exposure (Git Lab CI, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or Code Pipeline).
• Containers and orchestration (Docker, EKS / ECS); understanding of progressive delivery.
• Proficiency in Type Script for automation.
• Solid understanding of networking and security (VPCs, routing, security groups, firewalls).
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
• AWS certification preferred (e.g., AWS Dev Ops Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect).

• Git Ops (Argo CD / Flux) and service mesh fundamentals; APM / RUM (Dynatrace / New Relic).
• Operating Kafka and Mongo
  
  DB in production; experience with microservices & distributed systems.
• Experience in regulated environments (financial services), with audit and control practices.
• Pager Duty administration and on-call program exposure; cost governance / Fin Ops familiarity.
• Proficiency in Python (or Bash / Go) for automation.
• Familiarity with observability stacks (Cloud Watch, Prometheus / Grafana, Splunk / ELK, Datadog) and alerting practices.

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the three regions in which it operates : USA (for the fourth time in 2023), India (seven consecutive certifications as of 2023), and the UK.

Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,…