AWS DevOps Engineer

Location: Plano, TX
Salary: $65.00 USD Hourly - $70.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Job Title: AWS DevOps Engineer

Type: 9+ months Contract

Location: Plano, TX 75024 (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Only W2 Contract

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in Information Technology.
• Expertise in one or more SecDevOps practices: Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Cloud (AWS), CI/CD (Git/Argo), and microservices deployment (Kubernetes).
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including IAM, VPC, EKS, CloudFront, and API Gateway.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash/Shell and Python.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and source control tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with additional AWS services: ECS, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, MKS, Batch, Lambda, Cognito, RDS, Route 53, ALB, and more.
• Familiarity with other IaC tools (e.g., CloudFormation).
• CI/CD tools: GitLab (preferred), GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Argo CD, Docker, Helm.
• Secrets management tools: HCP Vault, AWS Secrets Manager.
• Networking technologies: Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, NAT, Istio, Traefik, Nginx.
• Scripting and build tools: Python, Go, JavaScript, YAML, JSON, Maven, Gradle, NPM.
• Database experience: RDS, MySQL, Postgres, RedShift, MongoDB, DynamoDB.
• Security and monitoring tools: SAST, DAST, Xray, Prisma Cloud, DataDog, Splunk, ELK, Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines to support secure, scalable cloud deployments.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and web security teams to ensure compliance with technical standards.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues related to connected vehicle technologies, mobility, and telematics.
• Manage deployment, automation, and maintenance of AWS-based production systems.
• Continuously adopt and integrate new tools, technologies, and processes.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively across teams.
• Conduct peer code reviews and maintain high-quality codebases.
• Ensure availability, performance, security, and scalability of cloud systems.
• Own the release and configuration management of production environments.

What Sets You Apart

• Proven mastery in SecDevOps practices with a strong foundation in cloud-native architecture and site reliability engineering principles.
• Ability to take ownership of projects and deliver high-quality outcomes using Agile and JIRA best practices.
• Trusted advisor to application teams, driving adoption of SecDevOps standards and best practices in public cloud environments.

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