AWS DevOps Architect

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AWS DevOps Architect designing secure, resilient AWS and EKS platforms for pharmaceutical enterprises. Automating infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and cloud security.

Posted 8/21/2026contractPrague • CzechiaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing AWS cloud architectures, with a strong focus on Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD pipeline automation. Proven ability to lead DevOps strategies and ensure secure, efficient, and resilient cloud environments.

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AWS Cloud Architecture DesignKubernetes ExpertiseInfrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation)CI/CD Pipeline Automation (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

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Hard Skills

AWSKubernetesTerraformAWS CloudFormationCI/CDDockerPythonBashLinux AdministrationNetworking

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCommunicationStakeholder ManagementTechnical Leadership

Tools & Technologies

Amazon EKSAmazon EC2Amazon S3AWS IAMAWS LambdaPrometheusGrafanaDatadogSplunkArgo CD

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Industry Keywords

DevOpsCloud EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringPlatform EngineeringMicroservicesDistributed SystemsCloud ComplianceSecurity Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDNSDockerDynamoDBEC2FirewallsFluxGrafanaJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesPrometheusPythonSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design end-to-end AWS cloud architectures aligned with business, technical, security, and enterprise requirements
Lead DevOps strategy across infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, operations, and release management
Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK
Architect, deploy, and support containerized workloads running on Amazon EKS
Define Kubernetes request flows, service interactions, workload placement, networking, and scaling strategies
Select and implement Kubernetes autoscaling mechanisms for CPU-bound, memory-bound, and event-driven workloads
Build and improve CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline
Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployments, configuration management, and operational processes
Design highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster-resilient AWS environments
Implement secure connectivity between applications, databases, and managed AWS services
Introduce passwordless and IAM-based authentication patterns where appropriate
Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, observability, and incident-response practices
Apply AWS security best practices across identity management, networking, encryption, logging, and access control
Evaluate architecture alternatives and justify selected technical solutions
Optimize cloud environments for performance, reliability, security, operational efficiency, and cost
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, Kubernetes, networking, deployment, and production issues
Collaborate with development, security, architecture, and operations teams
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and best-practice guidance to engineering teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 8 years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or cloud architecture
Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS
Deep practical knowledge of Kubernetes and production experience with Amazon EKS
Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture and internal components
Practical knowledge of Pods and the pod lifecycle; Deployments and StatefulSets; Services and Ingress; ConfigMaps and Secrets; Kubernetes networking and request flow; resource requests and limits; scheduling and workload placement; health checks, readiness probes, and liveness probes; high availability and resilience
Strong knowledge of Horizontal Pod Autoscaler, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, and Cluster Autoscaler
Extensive experience with Amazon EC2, Amazon S3, AWS IAM, Amazon VPC, Amazon Route 53, Amazon EKS and ECS, AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancing, EC2 Auto Scaling, Amazon CloudWatch and AWS CloudTrail, Amazon RDS and DynamoDB, and Amazon SQS and SNS
Ability to design complete AWS architectures and clearly explain architectural reasoning and trade-offs
Experience implementing secure application-to-database connectivity, including IAM-based or passwordless authentication where applicable
Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
Practical experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and release-automation processes
Production experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of AWS IAM, network security, encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access
Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills
Good understanding of DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, TLS, and private connectivity
Scripting and automation experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell
Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership within cross-functional teams
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or a comparable AWS certification preferred
Experience with microservices and distributed systems preferred
Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, or similar observability platforms preferred
Experience with enterprise-scale, multi-account AWS environments, AWS Organizations, and landing zones preferred
Familiarity with AWS Control Tower preferred
Experience with Istio or Linkerd preferred
Exposure to regulated or compliance-driven enterprise environments preferred
Knowledge of security governance, cloud compliance, and infrastructure-control frameworks preferred
Experience with Argo CD or Flux preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote in EU
Freelance / Contract engagement
40 hours/week
Pharmaceutical industry