DevOps Engineer - Virtual

Our story 

At Alight, we believe a company’s success starts with its people. At our core, we Champion People, help our colleagues Grow with Purpose and true to our name we encourage colleagues to “Be Alight.” 

Our Values: 

Champion People – be empathetic and help create a place where everyone belongs. 

Grow with purpose – Be inspired by our higher calling of improving lives. 

Be Alight – act with integrity, be real and empower others. 

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.  

  

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work. 

  

Join our team if you Champion People, want to Grow with Purpose through acting with integrity and if you embody the meaning of Be Alight. 

  

Learn more at careers.alight.com.  

**US Citizenship requirements- as this role supports services provided to the federal government and/or a federal government contractor, proof will be required to verify US citizenship status at time of hire.** 

Are you a seasoned DevOps enthusiast looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills? Look no further!  

We're on the lookout for a dynamic DevOps Engineer to join our team and play a crucial role in revolutionizing our development and deployment processes. 

What You’ll Do:

• Leverage AWS design principles, data access patterns, and relevant AWS services to enhance the efficiency and performance of the data applications.

• Monitor AWS resources to ensure availability and scalability.

• Troubleshoot cloud-related infrastructure incidents and issues.

• Perform deployments and upgrades in AWS.

• Improve cloud product reliability, availability, maintainability, and cost/benefit-including developing fault-tolerant tools to ensure general robustness of cloud infrastructure.

• Perform operations such as backup and restore.

• Assist in ensuring security best practices for cloud are followed and customer data is secured.

• Stay up to date with cloud technology trends and best practices.

• Creating and maintaining technical documents for cloud infrastructure and related processes

• Have advanced understanding of core networking and security standards and best practices.

• Maintain regular communication with users regarding best practices, policies, procedures, and scheduled maintenance.

• Documents and maintain work-instructions, complete audit required tasks.

What You’ll Need:

• 5 years of experience working with AWS services EC2, ECS, EKS, S3, SQS, Lambda, RDS, Athena, AWS Glue, Lakeformation, SNS, Load Balancers (ALB, ELB, NLB), IAM, VPC, Subnets, Cloudwatch and Route53.

• Hands-on experience writing Terraform to provision and manage AWS cloud infrastructure.

• Basic familiarity with network features, e.g., cloud network topology, routing

• Configuration and provisioning of infrastructure for hosting third party applications like Tableau, Cognos, etc.

• Experience in writing scripts using Python, Ruby, YAML or Shell scripts to automate tasks.

• Experience handling patches, fixing vulnerabilities, AWS Cloud Watch event monitoring and Cert update via AWS Cert Manager.

• Experience in maintenance of Metadata repositories such as AWS Glue Catalog, Glue crawler for data stored in: S3.

• Experience with Story/Task/Bug tracking using tools with Jira.

• Knowledge of SQL and relational/Columnar databases (Postgres, Redshift)

• Good understanding of Authentication/Authorization concepts SSO, PING

Preferred skills:

• Experience in Integration Services (Informatica Cloud, Airflow) is a plus.

• Experience in cloud-based machine learning platforms (AWS Sagemaker) is a plus.

• Experience in Data warehousing solutions (AWS Redshift) is a plus.

• Experience in agile development processes and DevOps methodology / principals.

• Experience in working within compliance (e.g.: quality, regulatory - data privacy, SOC) and cybersecurity requirements is a plus.

If you're passionate about DevOps, thrive in a collaborative environment, and meet the above criteria, we invite you to apply and contribute to our dynamic team. 

Background Check ​ 

By applying for a position with Alight, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Alight’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position. 

Flexible Working  

So that you can be your best at work and home, we consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.  Alight has been a leader in the flexible workspace and “Top 100 Company for Remote Jobs” 5 years in a row. 

Benefits 

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.   

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Alight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful. 

At Alight, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future. 

Diversity Policy Statement 

Alight is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law.   In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans. 

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter. 

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P&T 2024 

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum :

90,200 USD

Maximum :

143,100 USD

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

Alight Solutions provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Alight Solutions is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.