Aptean is a leading provider of mission critical enterprise software solutions. We build and acquire industry-focused solutions to support the evolving operational needs of our customers. Our solutions help nearly 5,000 organizations stay at the forefront of their industries by enabling them to operate more efficiently, thereby ensuring higher customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.aptean.com.

We are looking for a dynamic person who excels working on multiple projects, dealing with a variety of layers and technologies. Our ideal candidate would be resourceful, flexible, self-motivated and takes initiative. You will be joining an experienced team implementing and managing clients using AWS technology. 

Knowledge: Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Complexity: Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.

Supervision: Minimal supervision, candidate should be able to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.

1.    Setup and maintain AWS cloud based and hosted infrastructure

2.    Setup and maintain system-monitoring tools, such as Nagios and application monitoring tools like AppDynamics

3.    Support the engineering teams regarding CI/Build tools, Environments and Automation

4.    Help Development teams architect their products and automate the environment setup

5.    Partner with the development team to manage the full stack from release cycles to data security

6.    Monitor and tune server performance

7.    Lead efforts to design and build automation in the areas of application deployment, configuration           management, release operations, on demand resource adjustments etc.

8.    Drive best practices; standardize build and deployment processes and tools across systems

9.    Share knowledge with other team members on the usage of automation tools and help grow the team

10. Proactively identify areas of improvement and help streamline operations

11.   As needed, provide application infrastructure support for applications

12.   Troubleshoot system issues and failures

13.   Manage and maintain networking systems including encryption technologies

14.   Challenge the current architecture and drive for better, stronger, faster, higher uptime

Adherence to strict change control and associated management 

Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years of experience in roles like release & build operations, DevOps, managed large-scale infrastructure, etc.

Knowledge

·         Strong scripting skills – deployment automation and configuration management experience along with experience working with tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible and Salt are strong assets.

·         Hands-on experience with a breadth of technologies across operating systems, application servers, database and middleware infrastructure – being comfortable with both Linux and Windows environments is required.

·         Proven knowledge of software architectures for performance, scalability and high availability – experience developing and deploying software products is a very strong asset.

·         Experience with multi-tenancy and the associated capabilities an asset

·         Proven knowledge of networking concepts and services for security, reliability and scalability.

·         Ability to create, deploy and manage AWS services such as EC2, CloudFormations, CodeDeploy, OpsWorks, Beanstalk, RDS, CloudFront, S3, EBS, VPC, Management Console, CLI, etc.

·         Experience with virtualization technologies and migration paths to cloud infrastructure

·         Knowledge around security best practices and understanding of vulnerability assessments

Skills and Abilities

·         Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask in a fast paced, dynamic environment

·         Must be able to take initiative on projects and proactively offer suggestions and/or resolutions

·         Creative thinker, proactive, team player, and success-oriented, delivers on commitments

·         Thorough knowledge and understanding of the software development life cycle including requirements definition, initial application design, testing, and final implementation

·         AWS certification required (either before or during tenure)

                 -        Security certifications are an asset

Education

BA required

Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (required)

Registration: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional (preferred) 

Aptean, Inc., is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws No applicant for employment with Aptean shall be subjected to discrimination because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, disability, age, covered military veteran status, reprisal for engaging in anti-discrimination activities, protected genetic information, sexual orientation or parental status.

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