Devops Engineer(Remote, local to NY), no third party, only W2)

Job Description: Must Haves: 7+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering roles Strong experience with AWS cloud services including EC2, Lambda, S3, ECS/EKS, and IAM Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK) Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Strong scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar) Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana) Understanding of networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, security groups, and load balancers Experience with configuration management tools (SaltStack, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet) Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Highly Desired: Experience with microservices architectures Knowledge of database administration (RDS, Redshift) Experience with log management solutions (ELK stack, CloudWatch) Nice to Haves: Experience with infrastructure security scanning tools Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies Background in software development