NO C2C CANDIDATES.
LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY.
THIS JOB IS ONSITE IN SANTA ANA, CA. After some time the role might drop down to hybrid onsite.
KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a Sr. or Lead DevOps Engineer: AWS, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Windows / Linux; Fargate, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, Docker, &/or DevSecOps a +
The DevOps Engineer will be responsible for overseeing and orchestrating the technical delivery of products and services. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, team leadership, and operational management skills to ensure efficient and high-quality delivery of technology solutions and team alignment with organizational goals.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Execute strategic plans in alignment with the company's objectives. This involves refining technical roadmaps, setting goals, and implementing processes to achieve them efficiently.
- Lead and mentor a team of DevOps Engineers while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.
- Lead the migration from manual AWS management to a fully automated IAC approach.
- Maintain a deep understanding of technological trends, tools, and methodologies. Provide technical guidance, support, and expertise to teams to ensure the adoption of best practices and optimal solutions.
- Drive operational excellence by optimizing processes, implementing best-in-class methodologies (e.g., Agile, DevOps), and identifying opportunities to enhance productivity and efficiency across engineering and operations functions.
- Foster effective communication and collaboration among internal teams, stakeholders, and external partners/vendors. Ensure transparency, alignment, and clear communication of goals and expectations.
- Identify potential risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies. Ensure compliance with industry standards, security protocols, and regulatory requirements.
- Establish performance metrics and KPIs to evaluate team and project performance.
- Continuously assess and improve processes and workflows to drive efficiency and quality.
Style / Cultural Mindset
- Commit to understanding and delivering results.
- Make decisions based on data and analytics.
- Take decisive action, including learning from productive failures.
- Trust and respect the roles and responsibilities of the team.
- Foster open and transparent communication within the organization.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields is well regarded, but not required
- Relevant certifications are a plus.
- 2-5+ years of experience technically leading DevOps teams (can be as a Sr., Lead, or Manager) would be a plus.
- Proven track record of adopting new technologies.
- Strong strategic planning skills, project management expertise, and the ability to analyze and resolve interdepartmental challenges.
- 5+ years of demonstrated experience with AWS DevOps with solid CI/CD architecture / build that includes:
- Windows and Linux servers
- Experience with GitHub for source control and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.
- Deep understanding of Git for version control and collaborative development environments
- Docker is helpful (for a possible implementation)
- Fargate is helpful (for upcoming implementation)
- CodeDeploy is helpful (for upcoming implementation)
- CodePipeline is helpful (for upcoming implementation)
- AWS Artifact
- Previous infrastructure engineering experience a big plus (with a solid understanding of networking)
- DevSecOps or security experience (with AWS cloud native tools or best practices) is helpful.
- 2+ years of IAC (specific to Terraform)
- Strong familiarity and practical usage of Terraform for defining and provisioning infrastructure as code.
- Demonstrated experience and proficiency in leveraging IAC methodologies for infrastructure management.
- Familiarity with other IAC platforms (e.g. SpaceLift, Env0, Scalr, Terrateam, Digger, Atlantis, etc) is a plus.
- Experience working with Agile delivery required
- Disciplined Agile and DORA experience is a plus.
- Intellectually sharp and highly motivated, with a relentless drive for success and improvement.
- A hands-on approach, finding satisfaction in rolling up sleeves and "getting it done," whether independently or in collaboration with others.
- Possesses outstanding character and a magnetic personality.
- A dedicated team player who is genuinely invested in the success of others, fostering a true enjoyment of collaborative work.
- Excellent verbal / written communication skills.
Compensation depends on experience but is typically $120-160K.