📍 Location: Fully Remote (Maryland, U.S.)
📄 Employment Type: Contract
🚀 Start Date: Immediate
💰 Compensation: TBD -- based on skills and experience
Important Screening Requirements
Due to client security requirements, candidates must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
Must be willing to support and work with a government client.
Must be willing to undergo fingerprinting as part of the onboarding process.
Must successfully complete a government background investigation (CJIS-type clearance).
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Automation Architect to support a confidential, established client in designing, automating, and managing scalable AWS cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on building robust CI/CD pipelines, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), enhancing cloud automation, and improving platform reliability across enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong background in AWS cloud platforms, automation, and Kubernetes.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployment
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK
Develop automated deployment, testing, and release workflows
Build and manage scalable AWS cloud infrastructure
Deploy and support containerized applications using Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Kubernetes
Implement observability, monitoring, and logging solutions to improve platform reliability
Develop automation scripts using Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud automation, security, and operational efficiency
Required Qualifications
5+ years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience
Strong hands-on experience with:CI/CD Pipeline Design & Automation
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK)
Automated Deployment & Testing Workflows
Observability, Monitoring & Logging Solutions
AWS ECS, Amazon EKS, and Kubernetes
Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell scripting
Building and managing scalable AWS cloud environments
Preferred Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Experience with enterprise-scale cloud automation and platform engineering