DevOps Engineer

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Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Location-Type: Hybrid (3 days a week onsite – Austin, TX 78728)
Start Date Is: May 2026
Duration: Contract (12 Months w/ option to extend/convert)
W2 Pay Rate Range: $55/hr - $69hr

Job Description:
The client is seeking a DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain automated cloud infrastructure using Terraform and Kubernetes while supporting scalable multi-cloud environments.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Write, modify, and troubleshoot Terraform code to deploy infrastructure across cloud platforms

• Run and maintain Ansible playbooks for configuration management and infrastructure automation

• Manage infrastructure code across multiple GitLab repositories and submit merge requests

• Configure and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)

• Troubleshoot networking and connectivity issues between hosted and customer environments

• Implement monitoring, logging, and configuration management for multi-tenant cloud infrastructure

• Maintain documentation including runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base articles

• Support CI/CD automation and infrastructure automation pipelines

• Operate with a security-first mindset across all infrastructure deployments

Requirements:

• Must-Haves:

  • 5–8 years of DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering experience

  • Strong hands-on Terraform experience building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code

  • Kubernetes experience (EKS strongly preferred) and containerization with Docker

  • Experience deploying and managing cloud infrastructure in AWS or Azure

  • Platform engineering or infrastructure automation experience

  • Experience with CI/CD tools and Git-based repositories (GitLab preferred)

  • Strong Linux and cloud networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, connectivity)

  Nice-to-Haves:

  • Experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation

  • Experience with Python or Bash scripting for automation

  • Familiarity with secrets management tools such as Vault

  • Experience with logging, observability, or monitoring tools in cloud environments

  • Experience working in regulated or security-sensitive environments

  • Terraform or cloud provider certifications