Cloud Devops Engineer

The Cloud Devops Engineer plays a role to develop tools and solve technical challenges for our Engineering Teams in our AWS cloud environment. This crucial role encompasses both new development and operational problem resolution for a high volume, highly scalable system. The Cloud DevOps Engineer will work with other talented engineers to leverage exciting new technologies in solving a variety of complex challenges. The Cloud Devops Engineer is responsible for the engineering and life-cycle management of, mostly AWS cloud-based, platforms to attain a high degree of reliability and security.

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
• 5+ years’ experience in software development life cycle and significant experience in delivering applications and architecture services.
• Deep understanding of the architecture discipline, processes, concepts and best practices.
• Proficient in networking and security
• Advanced expertise of common AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, EFS, VPC, CloudFormation etc.) with comfort in AWS services (ECS, ELB, Lambda, Cognito, API Gateway, SecretManager, Route53, SageMaker)
• Service architecture and advanced container experience in Docker and / or Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD and code management tools (Git, Jenkins etc.)
• In-depth knowledgeable of configuration management frameworks such as Puppet, Chef or Ansible
• Experience in performance management of database engines (MySQL, MSSQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
• Some experience with any of the following C#,  , Python, Ruby, Go
• 1 to 2 industry recognized certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, Chef, Microsoft, etc)
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and their impact on design considerations (HIPAA, PCI, ITAR, etc)
• Experience with cloud-native architectures or compatible architecture patterns favoring AWS and Azure platform.
• Creating well-designed, documented, and tested software and infrastructure solutions in AWS that meet architecture requirements.
• Designing and developing solutions for AWS migrations, containerization, and transformation tools and projects to customers and internal teams
• Writing infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Identifying and addressing bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks
• Participating in an agile delivery team, helping to ensure the technical quality of the features delivered across the team, including documentation, testing strategies, and code.
• Helping to determine technical feasibility of solutions for business requirements.
• Meeting product SLAs and managing communication in case of issues
• Configuring and maintaining backup, monitoring, and alerting systems for multiple clients
• Interacting with teams and premier clients in different time zones for ensuring 24×7 support
• Developing advanced Linux/Windows deployment and management automation (Bash/PowerShell/Python/Chef/Ansible)
• Remaining up to date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects.
• Good creative thinking, problem solving, planning, time-management and organization skills to balance and prioritize work .

About Rubicon

Rubicon is a software company that provides smart waste and recycling solutions for businesses and governments worldwide.

Using technology to drive environmental innovation, the company helps turn businesses into more sustainable enterprises, and neighborhoods into greener and smarter places to live and work. Rubicon’s mission is to end waste by helping its partners find economic value in their waste streams and confidently execute on their sustainability goals. Learn more at .

Rubicon is a Certified B Corporation and an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.

Rubicon is committed to sustainability and relies on its employees to serve as advocates for ESG both internally and externally to help grow the Company’s ESG objectives.

• Environment: Contribute, measurably, to Rubicon’s carbon reduction goal and circular economy efforts
• Social: Support Rubicon’s efforts to cultivate/promote racial and gender equity
• Governance: Advance Rubicon’s commitment to best-in-class governance practices