DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - W2 ONLY

***Candidates MUST BE Local to Baltimore, MD

***This is a W2 Position.

***C2C/OPT-EAD Candidates are not eligible to apply for this role.

Role: DevOps/Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

W2 Contract: 6 Months (Potential Extension)

Location: Hybrid in Baltimore, MD

Client: Alcor Technical Solutions

Pay Rate: $49/hour on W2 - All inclusive

Overview

Our Client is looking for a DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer. This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in AWS, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation to support the Managed Infrastructure Service Provider (MiSP) program mission. We are seeking a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, DevOps processes, best practices, and their application in the Federal Health IT space. The ideal candidate will design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure while improving automation, monitoring, and security. This role requires hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines, provisioning infrastructure using Terraform, and supporting event-driven AWS architecture.
Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS.
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate application deployment and infrastructure provisioning.
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to manage cloud resources.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with DevOps best practices and project goals.
Monitor system performance, availability, and security, and implement improvements as needed.
Support event-driven AWS architectures, including Lambda, API Gateway, and other serverless services.
Design and Implement Cloud monitoring solutions, create dashboards providing observability and ensure security.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
Document processes, configurations, and workflows to ensure operational excellence
Required Skills & Experience
Must have 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering
Experience provisioning and managing AWS resources, including:
Amazon S3
AWS Lambda
Amazon SQS
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon EventBridge
Amazon VPC
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
AWS Step Functions
AWS Transfer Family for secure SFTP-based file transfer integrations.
Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and architecture.
Expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
Proficiency with Git-based version control systems (GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket).
Experience with event-driven and serverless architectures on AWS.
Strong knowledge of networking concepts including VPC, subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and security groups.
Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks.
Experience with CloudWatch
Expertise in optimizing cloud resources for cost efficiency and performance.
Preferred Skills & Experience
Master s degree in science, technical, or engineering discipline.
AWS Associate Certification (Developer, Solution Architect, or Sys Ops Administrator)
AWS Professional Certification (DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect)
Demonstrated experience in container orchestration using Docker, Vagrant, Kubernetes, or AWS ECS/ECR
Demonstrated experience with Languages including Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, and Unix shell Scripting
Demonstrated experience with Ansible, or Puppet