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AWS DevOps Engineer

San Diego, CA

**Type:** Contract

**Category:** DevOps

**Industry:** Communications

**Reference ID:** JN -052025-102225

**Date Posted:** 05/26/2025

**Shortcut:** http://careers.eliassen.com/NZhK5A

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Description:

Onsite | San Diego, CA

Our client, an industry leader in semiconductors and software, has an excellent opportunity for an AWS DevOps Engineer to work on a contract opportunity. Work will be a hybrid schedule in Sorrento Valley, CA. The AWS DevOps Engineer will have hands-on expertise in designing, building, and managing CI/CD pipelines on AWS using industry-standard DevOps tools. You will work closely with developers, system administrators, and database engineers to support scalable and secure cloud infrastructure with a strong focus on automation, observability, and performance.

Due to client requirement, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $75 - $85 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

+ Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible within a Kubernetes-based deployment environment.

+ Provision, administer, and optimize AWS Infrastructure services including EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, VPC, and more.

+ Serve as a subject matter expert for DevOps best practices, cloud architecture, and automation strategies.

+ Support application deployment and perform routine application administration on various web servers (Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, etc.).

+ Develop and maintain robust automation scripts using Python (preferred), Shell, or other scripting languages to streamline operational tasks.

+ Monitor infrastructure health, automate responses to system alerts, and perform root cause analysis for system failures.

+ Work collaboratively with database administrators to manage and optimize relational databases. Write and optimize complex SQL queries, preferably in Oracle (or other relational databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL).

+ Ensure system security, performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency in cloud infrastructure.

Experience Requirements:

+ Proven DevOps engineering experience, especially within AWS Cloud environments.

+ Hands-on experience building and configuring CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Terraform, and Ansible.

+ Solid understanding of Kubernetes architecture and experience deploying applications to K8s clusters.

+ Proficiency in application administration for web-based services.

+ Strong AWS provisioning and management skills using both the AWS Console and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

+ Advanced scripting skills, particularly in Python (preferred), Shell, or equivalent.

+ Practical experience working with relational databases and writing complex SQL queries. Oracle experience is highly preferred.

Education Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field

+ AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect).

+ Prior experience working in large enterprise environments, preferably in semiconductor or telecommunications industries.

_Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range._

_W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality._

_Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact [email protected]._

_About Eliassen Group:_

_Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate._

_Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status._

_Don’t miss out on our referral program! If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!_