DevOps Engineer

Overview

Remote
$115,000 - $150,000
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Amazon S3
Amazon Web Services
Bash
Cloud Architecture
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Continuous Integration and Development
DevOps
Git
Python
Scripting
Security Clearance
Terraform
Workflow
GitOps
CI/CD
Automated Testing
GitLab
Cloud Computing
ECS
RCA
Infrastructure Architecture
Deployment
IaC Concepts
Optomizing Pipelines
AWS DevOps Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Job Details

DevOps Engineer

 

This is a Full-Time (Contact) Remote Position, but only accepting candidates that reside in EST, CST, or MST time zones. Full benefits, PTO, and paid holidays is inclusive to this position.

 

Number of Available Positions: 1

 

Salary Target: $115K-$150K (Salary is flexible based on the relevant years of professional experience and background related to the position)

 

Requirements: ship Work Status Authorization; Public Trust Clearance or willingness to attain a Public Trust Clearance (Enhanced Background Check- Criminal, Financial, and Drug Screening); Prior experience supporting Federal Government Projects in Highly Preferred; Completed Bachelor s Degree or Additional Relevant Professional Experience in Leu of a Completed Bachelor s Degree; 2+ years of experience using Terraform; understanding of Iac concepts, cloud architecture, and Git-based workflows; scripting experience using Python, or Bash; Experience with AWS Cloud Services- AWS Certifications are highly preferred

 

Contract: Supporting The Federal Reserve Bank- 6 Months with extensions

 

Job Description:

 

Seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to design, build and maintain robust GitLab CI/CD pipelines that support the continuous integration and delivery of software across multiple environments.

This role will play a key part in automating workflows, improving productivity, and ensuring reliable software released.

 

The ideal candidate will be responsible for writing, reviewing, and maintaining Terraform modules to provision and manage scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure across multiple environments.

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Build reusable pipeline templates, jobs, and stages for CI/CD consistency across teams
  • Configure GitLab Runners and manage environment-specific variables and secrets
  • Maintain version-controlled infrastructure for pipelines using GitOps practices
  • Monitor pipeline performance and resolve issues related to pipeline failures or misconfigurations
  • Ensure security, compliance and tractability are built into every pipeline
  • Analyze existing CI/CD pipelines to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and reliability issues
  • Redesign and optimize pipelines stages to reduce build and deployment times
  • Integrate with tools for automated testing, security scanning, code quality and monitoring
  • Fine-tune GitLab Runners for cost efficiency and performance
  • Automate rollback, promotion, and approval steps for smoother process
  • Monitor pipeline health and reliability with metrics and dashboards
  • Maintain and enhance existing Terraform codebase to manage cloud infrastructure across multiple environments
  • Perform regular Terraform code reviews and collaborate on code quality and architectural decisions
  • Manage state files, remote backends (S3, Terraform Cloud) and secure secrets integration
  • Implement automated workflows for rebuilding images and part of CI/CD pipelines
  • Document image change history and maintain clear audit train of image version and updates
  • Rollout updated images to ECS or other container orchestration platforms
  • Conduct vulnerability scans and remediate identified issues
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure provisioning issues and perform root cause analysis
  • Document pipeline structure, performance, improvements, and best practices
  • Track infrastructure architecture and workflows for internal use and compliance
  • Troubleshoot and resolve deployment issues and improve pipeline performance and reliability
  • Log incidents, changes, and operational metrics in tracking systems

 

Required Qualifications:

 

  • BA/BS in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent work experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree)
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with Terraform
  • Understanding of IaC concepts, cloud architecture and Git-based workflows
  • Strong scripting skills Python, Bash or similar
  • Hands-on experience building pipelines with GitLab CI/CD
  • Experience optimizing pipelines for containerized apps
  • Knowledge if artifact management
  • AWS or relevant Cloud certifications (AWS DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect Associate)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Passion for automation, consistency, and quality in software delivery
  • Excellent collaboration with cross-functional teams

 

 

 

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