Senior DevOps Engineer with AWS
About the Position
To help our client build functional systems that improve the customer experience we are looking for an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with AWS who will be responsible for automating the build, test and deployment pipelines for the client' platform, to meet customers' needs.
About the Project
DataArt's experts together with developers on the client's side are creating new banking apps and upgrading the old ones. Working on this project will provide you an opportunity to participate in the technological modernization of a large financial institution, creating a product that will have millions of users, and obtain relevant experience in Agile software development.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and TeamCity.
- Develop and manage reusable pipeline components: modules, templates, patterns, and shared jobs to promote efficiency and consistency.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform for AWS environments.
- Implement and support release strategies (blue-green, canary, feature flags) and Git workflows (GitFlow, trunk-based).
- Utilize Git tools and practices for version control, branching strategies, and code collaboration.
- Build and maintain monitoring and visualization solutions for pipeline health, performance, and deployment metrics.
- Develop automation scripts and tools in Bash, Python, and/or PowerShell to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual effort.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate CI/CD best practices and ensure quality gate adherence.
- Troubleshoot and resolve pipeline failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
- Contribute to the design and maintenance of reporting dashboards for quality, performance, and deployment status.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps, CI/CD, or automation engineering role.
- Strong practical experience with GitLab CI for pipeline orchestration.
- Solid understanding of release strategies and Git workflows in a collaborative environment.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for Cloud Providers.
- Strong coding/scripting skills.
- Kubernetes expertise.
- Experience with scripting to automate manual tasks and developing AI solutions; knowledge of relevant libraries would be highly valuable.
- Hands-on experience with AWS core services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, ECS/EKS, Lambda, etc.).
- Knowledge of pipeline optimization, reusable components, and modular CI/CD design.
- Ability to develop automation solutions beyond simple scripting – tooling, internal apps, or process automation.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, iterative improvement mindset.
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience with monitoring platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.).
- Experience with Amazon Bedrock.
- Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS).
- Knowledge of configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
- Previous exposure to financial services or regulated environments.
- Experience in the finance domain.
