Senior Dev Operations Engineer

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency is seeking a Senior Dev Operations Engineer to join our Client's team. Technical Knowledge and Skills: 6+ years of overall IT experience 4+ years of AWS Cloud management experience with below skill set AWS Certified DevOps and / or Solution Architect certification Experience in AWS provisioning, operations, and management of AWS environments. Experience setting up alerts / alarms / notifications in AWS cloud. CloudWatch / Dynatrace Experience with AWS solutions using AWS services including Kafka, ECS, EKS. Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as code) CDK or Terraform. Experience setting up / maintaining multi AZ infrastructure including HA and DR in AWS. Experience with code repositories Azure DevOps Server, GIT, GITLab, SVN Experience with continuous integration tools Jenkins, Azure Pipelines Experience with system automation and configuration management tools including Ansible Experience with Python scripting Strong background in networking, load balancing, and firewalls High‑level understanding of networking standard protocols and components such as: DNS, TCP/IP, ICMP, the OSI Model, Subnetting and Load Balancing Thorough understanding of and experience with managing web applications in a highly available environment Experience in Software development is a plus Familiarity with deploying and configuring Java and .Net applications. Experience with Application Security Testing tools a plus (Coverity, Tenable, BlackDuck, etc) Understanding of SQL, PL/SQL, and T‑SQL commands Preferred Skills: Passion for AWS cloud architecture, provisioning, monitoring, and maintenance management Passion for improving software development processes and desires to automate any repetitive work you ever do. Familiarity with configuration management Enthusiasm for working closely with developers to understand ops requirements Experience with large project rollouts at an enterprise level Detailed knowledge of Windows and Linux Operating Systems Good knowledge of SCM (software configuration management) Working knowledge of web services, web application development, Oracle database Server, multi‑tier application systems Good knowledge of software configuration, source control, and build engineering, scripting and system administration is required Database management expertise: MS SQL Server, Oracle Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills, including application and network‑level troubleshooting ability Technical writing skills Knowledge/experience with troubleshooting installing and configuring SSL certificates Understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, IP ROUTING, SSH/SFTP/SCP, DNS, FTP, SMTP Professional Skills: Ability to think and operate as a team player Proven track record of project delivery results Extremely strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to assess and clearly communicate technical and project risk Ability to act as a consultant and provide recommendations to the IT/ Design Team Ability to operate as independently or as part of collaborative effort Demonstrate strong project leadership and ability to develop strong working relationships with technical personnel The candidate must be able to learn quickly, work in a fast‑paced, team‑driven environment and have the ability to communicate well with technical and non‑technical personnel Willing to work after hours and weekends (as needed) in order to deploy product releases in predefined, maintenance windows Must be able to multi‑task, manage details and keep sight of overall objectives Qualifications and Certifications: BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience EOE of Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabilities #J-18808-Ljbffr