AWS DevOps Engineer - Dublin

My client, a cutting edge provider of AI-driven solutions, is recruiting for a suitably experienced DevOps Engineer, specifically with AWS Cloud.

This is a hybrid role, based on-site in Dublin City Centre 3 days per week.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 3-5 Years of Experience in DevOps engineering, cloud infrastructure management, and Kubernetes operations.
• Proficiency in AWS Services, and networking tools.
• Experience with Kubernetes, including EKS, scaling tools like Karpenter, and workload automation with KEDA.
• Hands‑on Knowledge of CI/CD Pipelines, GitOps workflows, and deployment tools like ArgoCD and GitHub Actions.
• Strong Skills in Monitoring and Observability, with experience using Grafana, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with IaC Tools, such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Security Experience, including implementing WAF rules, managing GuardDuty alerts, and ensuring compliance best practices.
• Strong Problem‑Solving Abilities, with experience handling scaling, performance optimisation, and cost management.
• Excellent Communication Skills for collaboration with cross‑functional teams and enabling developer self‑service workflows.
• AWS Certifications (Preferred), such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, DevOps Engineer, or SysOps Administrator.

• Managing Kubernetes clusters in EKS, implementing and optimising scaling tools like Karpenter and KEDA.
• Ensuring efficient and cost‑effective usage of AWS resources.
• Enhancing and maintaining CI/CD workflows to support automated deployments.
• Managing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD across all environments.
• Centralising monitoring solutions using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Creating and maintaining dashboards for real‑time insights and setting up alerting mechanisms.
• Managing AWS security tools such as WAF, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Ensuring compliance with security best practices and automating security audits.
• Coordinating application deployments across multiple environments.
• Streamlining integrations with third‑party tools and platforms.
• Monitoring and optimising AWS costs to ensure budget efficiency.
• Providing cost breakdowns and supporting Accounts and leadership teams with financial insights.
• Implementing redundancy strategies and disaster recovery plans.
• Participating in calls to resolve critical issues and minimise downtime.
• Driving automation initiatives to reduce manual operational overhead.
• Innovating new solutions for scalability, reliability, and performance optimisation.

• Expertise in managing Kubernetes clusters, particularly in EKS, with tools like Karpenter and KEDA.
• In‑depth knowledge of cloud architecture, scaling, and AWS services.
• Experience in setting up and optimising CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of GitOps practices with tools like ArgoCD for automated application deployment.
• Proficient in tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and CloudWatch for monitoring and visualization.
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools like Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Skilled in automating workflows to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention. xcfaprz
• Familiarity with AWS security tools like WAF, GuardDuty, and Security Hub.
• Expertise in identifying and mitigating AWS cost inefficiencies.