Overview

We're looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer - AWS CloudWatch. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Right Balance provides top-tier technology talent for innovative companies in the US. We’re in the top 50 companies to watch in LA.

Engagement Details

Our client is a global technology consultancy focused on designing and implementing secure, observable cloud architectures embracing Everything as Code (EAC) approach, so our clients can focus on their business goals. We can provide strategy, design, implementation, and follow-the-sun support. We also create custom software products when there are missing links in current solutions.

Our areas of expertise are data-intensive cloud applications supported by RDBMS and NoSQL solutions, CI/CD using DevOps and DevSecOps pipelines, total observability from client to application in the cloud, and hybrid architectures.

We are an AWS Advanced Partner and a Datadog Gold Partner. We are proud to share our learnings with the technology community. We believe the difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

We're looking for a Senior CloudWatch Engineer to join our growing team and play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud monitoring strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement comprehensive monitoring solutions using CloudWatch for our critical cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Develop and maintain custom metrics, dashboards, and alerts to proactively identify and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and identify cost-saving opportunities through CloudWatch insights.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to define monitoring requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Automate monitoring tasks and workflows using scripting languages like Python or Bash.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest CloudWatch features and best practices, and share knowledge with the team.
• Participate in incident response activities and provide root cause analysis for cloud-related issues.

Location

Remote anywhere in the United States.

Arrangement

W2 full-time (Green card, US Citizen, H4-EAD, GC-EAD).

What’s in it for you

1. Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
2. Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
3. Flexible hours. Join daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospective meetings. Other than that, you’re in control of your own schedule.
4. Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people's lives while having fun doing it.

Required Qualifications

• Upper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.
• 7+ years of full-time hands-on DevOps experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on AWS experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on CloudWatch experience.
• In-depth knowledge of CloudWatch concepts, including metrics, logs, alarms, and dashboards.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, etc.) for automation tasks.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts (networking, storage, compute).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Proven ability to document processes and procedures clearly and concisely.

Nice to haves

1. Experience with other cloud monitoring tools (Datadog, Prometheus, etc.).
2. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
3. AWS certifications (CloudWatch, Solutions Architect).
4. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your typical clients?

The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 60+ engineers going to 100+ by the end of the year. The current client size team is 150+ people. The timing is great to be a part of a small team making meaningful contributions.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.

Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.

Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.