Mills Thomas
DevOps Manager
Mills ThomasUnited States14 days ago
Full-timeConsulting, Information Technology

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure in AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Route53, RDS, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, EC2 Image Builder).
  • Serve as a technical leader, mentoring junior team members, guiding DevOps best practices, and driving continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
  • Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems (Debian, Ubuntu) to ensure stability and performance.
  • Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration solutions (Kubernetes, Docker).
  • Support networking configurations and monitoring using enterprise tools (SolarWinds, Nagios, Icinga2, Zabbix).
  • Manage and optimize relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, AWS Timestream, Carbon/Whisper/Graphite).
  • Develop automation scripts and tooling in Bash, Python, and Go.
  • Utilize development and management tools such as Atlassian (Bitbucket, Smart Commits), Postman, Lucid/Visio, and Git.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across Development, Security, and Infrastructure teams to ensure alignment and delivery of project milestones.
  • Provide hands-on leadership for DevOps initiatives, fostering a culture of automation, transparency, and accountability.

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of Linux systems administration (Debian/Ubuntu).
  • 4+ years of AWS cloud infrastructure experience (VPC, EC2, Route53, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, Image Builder).
  • 2+ years of professional networking experience.
  • Experience with monitoring tools: SolarWinds, Nagios, Icinga2, or Zabbix.
  • Solid understanding of relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases (DynamoDB, AWS Timestream, Graphite stack).
  • Strong scripting/programming skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
  • CI/CD pipeline implementation and administration experience.
  • Kubernetes orchestration expertise.
  • Experience with version control and git management (Bitbucket, GitHub, etc.).
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence and lead technical direction.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience leading DevOps initiatives in a team lead or senior engineer capacity.
  • Splunk administration and monitoring.
  • Containerization expertise with Docker.
  • Web server platforms (Apache2, NGINX).
  • Experience with Atlassian toolchain (administration & integrations).

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • JavaScript frameworks exposure.
  • Big Data visualization platforms.

Soft Skills & Leadership

  • Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers.
  • Strong problem-solving mindset and decision-making ability.
  • Collaborative and adaptable in cross-functional environments.
  • Skilled in translating business needs into actionable technical solutions.

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