DevOps Engineer (AWS, Terraform, EKS)

DevOps Engineer

*12-month contract to hire*

Hybrid: 4x a week onsite in Plano, TX

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with strong experience in cloud-native architecture, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability. This individual will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions with a focus on performance, security, and automation.

Core Responsibilities

Implement cloud-native infrastructure and applications in AWS

Drive infrastructure automation using Terraform or CloudFormation

Build and maintain containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes

Participate in BCP/DR testing and planning for high availability and fault tolerance

Review infrastructure code and automate operational procedures with runbooks and scripts

Design and support large-scale, distributed systems with a focus on uptime and performance

Lead implementation of observability and monitoring tooling (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog)

Collaborate across teams to guide security, compliance, and infrastructure governance

Required Skills & Experience

8+ years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering

Strong hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, Aurora Global DB)

3+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

3+ years of containerization experience with Kubernetes and Docker

Proficient in scripting and infrastructure programming (Python, Bash, etc.)

Strong grasp of networking fundamentals and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP)

Experience with cloud architecture patterns, cost models, and operational practices

Solid understanding of CI/CD, version control, and automation strategies

Proven experience in large-scale, always-on production environments

Preferred / Desired Skills

Familiarity with compliance, security, and governance best practices (IAM, data protection, segregation of duties)

Experience with zero-downtime deployment strategies (Blue/Green, Canary)

Troubleshooting and root cause analysis across application and infrastructure layers

Performance tuning across compute, storage, CDN, and API layers

Chaos Engineering or Failure Injection experience is a plus

Experience applying SRE principles in production environments

AWS or Azure certifications are a bonus

Ability to lead by example, mentor peers, and share operational best practices