This is a remote position.
Requirements
5+ years of experience in software development or cloud/DevOps engineering.
Strong knowledge of Node.js (v18+), Python, JavaScript.
Advanced AWS experience, including IAM, VPC, networking basics.
Hands-on experience with Amazon Connect (contact flow design, telephony/VoIP, integrations).
Proven experience with CloudWatch Logs Insights (queries, dashboards, alarms).
Familiarity with incident/problem management, observability, and automation scripting.
Experience with Terraform/CloudFormation for monitoring infrastructure.
Advanced spoken and written English.
Responsibilities
Amazon Connect & Telephony
Design, build, and optimize contact flows (IVR, call routing, queue management) using Amazon Connect Flow Designer.
Configure telephony/VoIP integrations, including SIP, routing, and call handling.
Integrate Amazon Connect with CRMs, ticketing systems, or custom applications via APIs/SDKs.
Customize agent dashboards/CCP using JavaScript/React.
Cloud Monitoring & Observability
Develop and maintain CloudWatch dashboards, metrics, alarms, and X-Ray traces.
Write and optimize CloudWatch Logs Insights queries to analyze and troubleshoot logs.
Automate log ingestion, analysis, and reporting using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Implement monitoring infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
Troubleshoot and resolve incidents by correlating logs, alarms, and metrics.
Analytics & Reporting
Build real-time dashboards using Amazon Connect metrics.
Export data for BI tools to improve decision-making and performance insights.
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