AWS DevOps Engineer

Job ID: TX-529601585

Hybrid/Local (Austin ONLY) TX Govt AWS DevOps Engineer (15+) with EC2/ECS/EKS/Lambda/S3/RDS/VPC, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions/CI, Terraform/CloudFormation, Docker/Kubernetes, CloudWatch/PrometheGrafana/ELK stack, IaC, Python/Bash experience

Location: Austin, TX (HHSC)
Duration: 8 Months
Position: 1
Position will be 2 days remote with 3 days (Mon & Wed) required to be onsite at the location listed above. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY (Within 50-mile radius).
Please do not submit candidates who are currently out of state and are planning to move to Texas. Candidates must already reside in Texas.

Skills:
8 Required Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC).
8 Required Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
8 Required Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
8 Required Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
8 Required Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK stack).
8 Required Familiarity with Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and version control (Git).
8 Preferred Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
8 Preferred Familiarity with performance tuning and high-availability strategies.
8 Preferred Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven workflows.

Description:
Works with IT developers to facilitate better coordination among operations, development, and testing functions by automating and streamlining integration and deployment processes. DevOps aims at coupling a tighter alignment between IT operations and businesses.

Skilled DevOps Engineer to design and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, enabling scalable, secure, and automated application delivery. This role will focus on building robust CI/CD pipelines, automation, and operational excellence for modern cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities
Design and implement cloud-native architectures leveraging AWS services.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure system reliability.
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to optimize workflows and enforce best practices.
Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve system scalability.