Junior DevOps Engineer (AWS)

About the job About The Role Join a team building and operating cloud-native security and networking solutions for a leading US-based technology company. In this role, you will own the reliability, scalability, and automation of AWS environments, helping improve platform observability, security, and delivery processes while collaborating with experienced engineers on innovative solutions in the cybersecurity domain. Responsibilities Design, build, and manage AWS cloud environments to support secure, scalable, and high-performing applications and services Own infrastructure automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code practices to improve consistency, reliability, and operational efficiency Collaborate closely with software engineers, DevOps professionals, and security teams to enhance platform stability and accelerate delivery Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub to streamline software deployment and release processes Create, enhance, and support monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using Python, Bash, Grafana, Splunk, and other observability tools Implement and maintain AWS services including ECS, EKS, EC2, Auto Scaling, Security Groups, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFront, ElastiCache, Route53, and Lambda Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues, identify root causes, and drive effective resolution while ensuring platform availability Mentor junior engineers, share technical expertise, promote engineering best practices, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including adopting AI-driven practices and solutions Requirements Hands-on experience building, operating, and managing AWS environments in production Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code frameworks such as Terraform and CloudFormation Experience with AWS services including ECS, EKS, EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudFront, ElastiCache, Route53, and Lambda Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting with experience developing monitoring, automation, and operational tooling Practical experience designing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub, or similar technologies Knowledge of operating system administration, AWS security best practices, compliance requirements, and cloud environment hardening Experience with monitoring and logging platforms such as Grafana and Splunk Understanding of software development principles and experience integrating AI practices, agents, or related capabilities Strong problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and mentoring skills AWS Certified DevOps Engineer certification and Golang experience (as a plus) SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.