Automation Engineer (Infrastructure as Code - Data Services)

Remote • Posted 13 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Contract W2

Remote

$65 - $75 per hour

Bayside Solutions

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Automation Engineer (Infrastructure as Code - Data Services)

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Automation Engineer (Infrastructure as Code - Data Services)

W2 Contract

Salary Range: $135,200 - $156,000 per year

Location: Austin, TX - Remote Role

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to support and modernize our cloud data services platform. This role is part of a strategic shift from traditional database administration toward a code-first, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) model. The engineer will focus on building automation to provision, operate, and manage AWS-managed data services at scale.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code to provision and manage AWS-managed data services

Develop automation for:

Data store provisioning

Backups and lifecycle management

Standardized configurations and operational workflows

Contribute to the migration from Terraform/Ansible-based automation to a Crossplane-based model

Write and maintain automation code using Python and IaC tooling

Collaborate closely with the team lead and data services engineers on day-to-day implementation

Ensure automation is reliable, reusable, and aligned with cloud best practices

Requirements and Qualifications:

Strong experience as an AWS Cloud Engineer, Automation Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer

Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as:

Terraform

CloudFormation

Similar IaC frameworks

Proficiency in Python for automation and scripting

Practical experience working with AWS managed data services, such as:

Aurora

DynamoDB

Cassandra

Other AWS-managed databases

Ability to translate data service requirements into automated, repeatable infrastructure solutions

Preferred Skills:

Experience with Crossplane or interest in adopting it

Kubernetes / EKS experience

Background automating database provisioning, backups, and operations at scale

Experience working in a DevOps or platform-oriented engineering environment

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

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Dice Id: 10119262
Position Id: 25141-133
Posted 13 hours ago

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