DevOps Cloud Engineer AWS ECS Fargate

Requirement ID: 94445-1
Title: DevOps Cloud Engineer AWS ECS Fargate
Pay range: $35- $45/hr
Location: Plano, TX
Duration: 6 months

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior DevOps Cloud Engineer with expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure, ECS Fargate migrations, CI/CD automation, containerization, and .NET application modernization. The ideal candidate will lead cloud transformation initiatives, migrate legacy applications to AWS ECS Fargate, design scalable cloud-native architectures, and implement secure DevOps practices across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

AWS Cloud Architecture & Migration

• Lead application migration initiatives from on-premises environments to AWS ECS Fargate.
• Design and implement cloud-native architectures aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.
• Configure and manage AWS networking components including VPCs, Subnets, Route Tables, Security Groups, and NACLs.
• Design secure IAM architectures using roles, policies, task roles, and execution roles.
• Implement and manage Application Load Balancers (ALB), Target Groups, and health checks.

ECS Fargate & Container Platform Engineering

• Design, deploy, and manage ECS Clusters, Services, and Task Definitions.
• Optimize ECS Fargate CPU and memory utilization for performance and cost efficiency.
• Implement ECS Service Auto Scaling using CloudWatch metrics.
• Deploy and manage rolling and Blue/Green deployment strategies using AWS CodeDeploy.
• Manage secrets securely using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store and AWS Secrets Manager.

AWS CDK & Infrastructure as Code

• Develop Infrastructure as Code solutions using AWS CDK with TypeScript.
• Build reusable CDK constructs and deployment frameworks.
• Design and maintain environment-specific stacks across Development, QA, and Production environments.
• Implement automated deployment pipelines using CDK Pipelines.
• Manage CDK lifecycle including Synth, Diff, and Deploy processes.

DevOps & CI/CD Automation

• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate Docker image build and deployment processes to Amazon ECR and ECS.
• Implement automated testing, code quality checks, and security scanning using CodeQL.
• Manage multi-environment deployment strategies and release automation.

.NET Application Modernization

• Containerize .NET Framework and .NET Core applications.
• Develop optimized multi-stage Dockerfiles for enterprise workloads.
• Modernize and migrate legacy applications into containerized cloud-native environments.
• Support application performance tuning and deployment optimization.

Monitoring & Observability

• Implement Datadog monitoring solutions for ECS Fargate environments.
• Configure Datadog Agent sidecar containers and ECS integrations.
• Design dashboards and alerts for infrastructure, application performance, and business-critical metrics.
• Monitor CPU, memory, latency, availability, and error rates across distributed systems.

Security & Compliance

• Implement container security best practices and governance standards.
• Enforce IAM least-privilege access models.
• Secure secrets management and encryption mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise cloud security policies.

Database & Storage

• Support AWS RDS platforms including SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
• Implement connection pooling and database performance optimization strategies.
• Design scalable database connectivity patterns for containerized workloads.

• Inclusive and diverse work environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits