AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer

Job Title: AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: 6 Months + Extension

Bill Rate : $88/hr.

Job Type: W-2 Contract

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) across multiple AWS accounts.
• Build, optimize, and automate CI/CD pipelines, adopting shift-left practices for testing and deployment.
• Implement automation and enforce security and compliance policies at resource and repository levels.
• Support deployment automation into diverse containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Manage complex pipelines involving multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers to promote best practices and technical growth.
• Automate compliance integrations into CI/CD workflows using Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting.
• Collaborate with teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and security issues.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cloud architecture, security standards, and DevOps tools.
• Participate in on-site operations at the downtown office, with occasional travel to the West Houston location as needed.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience working within the AWS cloud ecosystem as a DevOps or Platform engineer.
• Deep expertise in AWS services and architecture best practices.
• 5 or more years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Extensive experience supporting Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming with languages including Python, Bash, and Shell.
• 5 or more years of Linux/Unix system administration.
• 5 or more years working with code repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
• 3 or more years supporting CI/CD tools including GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns.
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident response skills.
• AWS architecture certification is preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.