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AWS Systems Engineer

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Rye Brook, NY, USA
Full-time

The AWS Engineer will have a very good understanding and hands on experience designing, implementing, maintaining and monitoring AWS infrastructures. Responsibilities include plan, develop, execute and support application processes and maintain highly availability of environments. This position will also work closely with key members of the development team to resolve AWS related issues. 

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Deploying, managing, and operating scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on AWS 
  • Utilize the AWS EC2 features for provisioning, monitoring, scaling and distribution of compute infrastructure 
  • Setting up Private Cloud resources subnets, network access control lists, and security groups.
  • Evaluate cloud application requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementation, deployment, and provisioning applications on AWS. 
  • Incorporating new development projects into existing AWS structures 
  • Migrating of an existing on-premises application to AWS 
  • Implementing and controlling the flow of data to and from AWS 
  • Identifying appropriate use of AWS operational best practices 
  • Selecting the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements 
  • Configure software builds, provisioning and automate deployments to AWS environments.
  • Create and maintain tools and scripts to deploy and configure applications. 
  • Continually evaluate tools and technologies to improve the overall release process 
  • Maintain Linux environments including OS updates, software deployment, script creation, and backups 
  • Assist staff in the maintenance and administration of build/release systems 
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or related degree OR equivalent industry experience
Skills/Experience: 
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in performing system administrator duties using AWS, Linux (Red hat) environments

Position Requirements: 

  • AWS Certified SysOps Administrator
  • Technical support experience and/or customer-focused experience is a must
  • Plan, lead, and manage Cloud based Linux system administration experience with Web Services (AWS), VPC, EC2, and Open VPN
  • Must have strong troubleshooting/debugging skills and a passion for problem solving and investigation
  • Experience running web scale services on Amazon AWS
  • Experience in monitoring and setting up alerting for Cloud component 
  • Must have strong knowledge of Linux
  • Must have strong knowledge of chef, puppet or other Infrastructure Automation framework

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

  • Occasional travel to Chapters and events.
  • Physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
  • Work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations

Organization Info

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Overview
Headquarters: 
Rye Brook, NY, United States
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
LLS exists to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. We are the voice for all blood cancer patients and we work to ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Jul 14 2018
Active Until: 
Aug 14 2018
Hiring Organization: 
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
industry: 
Nonprofit