Genesis10 is currently seeking a DevOps Engineer for a hybrid position with a Global Financial Institution located in Plano, TX, Jersey City, NJ or Charlotte, NC. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity. This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. The ideal candidate will develop and support secure CI/CD pipelines, implement robust cloud architecture patterns, and collaborate with application teams to migrate workloads to the cloud. This position requires strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, and cloud security practices within an Agile environment.
Responsibilities: - Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
- Develop and support secure CI/CD pipelines with validation, scanning, and approval gates
- Implement cloud architecture patterns including high availability, failover, and multi-region designs
- Support platform standardization and governance, ensuring auditability and repeatable deployments
- Collaborate with application teams to onboard and migrate workloads to cloud infrastructure
- Monitor and optimize cloud resources for performance, cost, and reliability
- Implement and support security controls, including vulnerability remediation and compliance requirements
- Troubleshoot platform and deployment issues across environments (Dev, SIT, Prod)
- Maintain documentation, runbooks, and deployment standards to support consistent execution
- Participate in release activities and ensure safe, controlled deployments
Requirements: - Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., VPC, EC2, ECS/EKS, IAM, Route 53, S3, RDS, CloudWatch)
- Proven experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, and debugging
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines including build, scan, approval, and deployment workflows
- Experience with cloud security practices, vulnerability remediation, and compliance controls
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools
- Understanding of networking, load balancing, and application connectivity in AWS environments
- Experience working across multi-environment deployments (Dev, Test, Prod)
- Strong troubleshooting skills across infrastructure and application deployment layers
- Ability to work in Agile delivery models and manage concurrent priorities
- Excellent communication skills with ability to work across engineering and leadership teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 7-10 years of relevant experience in cloud, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering
Desired skills: - Experience with containerized platforms and image management (Docker, ECS/EKS)
- Experience with security scanning tools and vulnerability management processes
- Exposure to blue/green deployments, progressive routing, or traffic shifting strategies
- Experience working in regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, etc.)
- Familiarity with Java/Ruby/.NET application environments and middleware integration
- Experience with automation and scripting (Python, Bash)
- Knowledge of multi-region and disaster recovery architectures
Pay range: $63.68 - $71.68 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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