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Senior DevOps AWS Engineer

Darwin Recruitment

Chicago, Illinois

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Automation, Automotive Industry, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cost Control, DevOps, Elasticsearch, Git, GitHub, Internet Auction Software, Linux Operating System, MySQL, Product Lifecycle, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Radiography, Ruby, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Systems Reliability, Team Player, Unix Operating Systems, Unix Shell Programming, Website Traffic, Wordpress, Work From Home
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job title - Senior DevOps Engineer
Remote work offering - 100%
Client Industry - Automotive Marketplace / Online Auctions
Contract Length - 12 Months
Contract type - Freelance / Contract
Project focus
You will support the infrastructure behind a large-scale online auction marketplace. The role focuses on improving automation, scaling cloud infrastructure, and supporting a migration toward a fully AWS-based environment. You will work closely with engineering teams to build tools that streamline development workflows, strengthen system reliability, and modernize a high-traffic WordPress platform and supporting backend services.
Key skills and experience required
  • 8+ years supporting scalable, high-traffic web platforms
  • Strong experience building and operating infrastructure in AWS
  • Extensive knowledge of serverless services such as Lambda, Step Functions, DynamoDB and Cognito
  • Hands-on experience with AWS CDK and infrastructure as code practices
  • Strong scripting ability (Linux/Unix shell, Python, Ruby or similar)
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using AWS-native tools or platforms like GitHub Actions
  • Solid understanding of Git-based development workflows
  • Experience with configuration management and automated deployment processes
  • Knowledge of SDLC processes and development lifecycle best practices
  • Experience designing and managing AWS multi-account environments
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch or X-Ray
  • Experience hosting and supporting WordPress at scale
  • Understanding of MySQL and/or Elasticsearch
  • Ability to estimate and manage AWS infrastructure costs
If this role is of interest, please send an up-to-date CV to lungelo.nkosi@darwinrecruitment.com.

Darwin Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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