Cloud / DevOps Engineer III

Position Title: Cloud / DevOps Engineer III

Location: Remote

Clearance Requirements: Public Trust

Position Status: Contract

Pay Rate: $65/hr - $70/hr on W2

Position Description:

Seneca Resources is seeking a highly skilled Cloud / DevOps Engineer III to support a mission-critical national financial infrastructure environment. This role is ideal for a senior-level cloud professional who thrives in complex, high-impact environments and enjoys building secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms.

You will serve as a hands-on technical leader embedded within Agile Application Development Teams, collaborating closely with architects, developers, and platform engineers to design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure. This role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, cloud governance, container orchestration, and security-first engineering.

This is a career-defining opportunity for engineers passionate about cloud strategy, DevOps excellence, automation, and modern cloud-native architectures.

Key Responsibilities:

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

• Architect and manage GitLab CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies, and repository governance

• Build and deploy containerized workloads using Amazon ECS

• Implement secure IAM policies, secrets management, and identity governance

• Develop automated deployment pipelines for cloud-native platforms

• Support multi-account cloud governance and landing zone architectures

• Implement blue/green, multi-region, and high-availability deployment strategies

• Engineer resilient, scalable, and secure cloud environments

Cloud Strategy & Architecture

• Partner with architects and engineering teams to design cloud-native solutions

• Support enterprise cloud migration initiatives (on-prem cloud)

• Contribute to cloud Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and modernization strategies

• Apply Well-Architected Framework principles and cloud-native design patterns

• Ensure compliance with security standards (IAM, WAF, OWASP, SAML, vulnerability management)

Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Act as a technical leader within Agile development teams

• Participate in sprint planning, refinement, retrospectives, and reviews

• Independently manage and deliver story board tasks

• Create and review merge requests (MRs)

• Mentor junior engineers and promote DevOps best practices

• Drive reliability engineering, automation, and operational excellence

Required Skills/Education:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• 6 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Platform Engineering

• Strong hands-on expertise in:

  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)

  • GitLab CI/CD pipelines & repository strategy

  • Bash scripting

  • IAM & Secrets Management

  • Amazon ECS

• Experience working in Agile development environments

• Experience embedded within Application Development Teams

• Strong knowledge of cloud security, governance, and compliance

• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect or Developer)

• Experience with:

  • Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift

  • Multi-account cloud governance (Landing Zones)

  • Multi-region deployments and blue/green strategies

  • Hybrid and multi-cloud environments

  • Cloud cost optimization (FinOps)

• Exposure to:

  • Monitoring/logging tools (ELK, Splunk, CloudWatch)

  • Microservices and serverless architectures

• Financial services or regulated industry experience

• Java full-stack background (Angular/React)

• Demonstrated technical leadership or mentorship experience

• Master s degree in IT or related field

About Seneca Resources

At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact.

When you work with Seneca, you re choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way.

Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.