Associate Lead - Applications Admin

Job Title: Associate Lead - Applications Admin Skills - Chef with AWS Experience : 5+ years Location: Bangalore/Pune Job Summary: We are seeking a Chef Automation Engineer with AWS expertise to design, implement, and manage infrastructure automation for scalable, secure, and compliant cloud environments. You'll use Chef (Chef Infra, Chef Automate) alongside AWS services to automate configuration management, deployment, and monitoring1. Key Responsibilities: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation: Develop, maintain, and version Chef Cookbooks, Recipes, and Roles for system configuration management. Automate provisioning and deployment of AWS resources using Chef with AWS OpsWorks, CloudFormation, or Terraform. Implement policy-based compliance (Chef InSpec) for security hardening (e.g., CIS benchmarks, HIPAA/GDPR). Integrate Chef with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) for immutable infrastructure. AWS & Cloud Operations: Deploy and manage scalable infrastructure on AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS) using Chef1. Optimize AWS environments with auto-scaling, load balancing, and cost monitoring1. Troubleshoot issues in distributed systems using AWS CloudWatch, X-Ray, or Chef Automate dashboards. Collaboration & Best Practices: Work with DevOps teams to enforce GitOps practices (Infrastructure as Code, Git workflows). Document automation processes and mentor junior engineers. Stay updated on Chef, AWS, and DevOps trends (e.g., serverless, containerization). Qualifications & Skills: Mandatory: 3+ years of experience in Chef (Infra, Inspec, Automate) for configuration management. Strong knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3) and CLI/SDK. Proficiency in scripting (Ruby, Python, Bash) and IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation). Experience with Linux/Windows system administration and containerization (Docker, ECS). Preferred: AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer). Chef Certification (Chef Certified Professional). Knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS) and hybrid cloud environments.

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