AWS DevOps Engineer (Remote)
Posted 1 day ago by Information Consulting Services
Negotiable
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Summary: This role is for an AWS DevOps Engineer focused on enhancing CI/CD pipelines and automating cloud infrastructure in a fully remote setting. The position emphasizes security best practices and database operations to ensure robust and efficient production applications. Candidates should have extensive experience with cloud environments, particularly AWS, and a strong background in containerization and CI/CD processes. The contract duration is from April 1, 2026, to September 27, 2026, with a possibility of conversion to a permanent role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, build, and provision cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
- Implement Infrastructure as Code for repeatable, reliable environments.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
- Manage containerized environments with Docker; introduce/operate Kubernetes as scale requires.
- Embed security by design (IAM, encryption, network segmentation) in all deployments.
- Implement monitoring and observability to ensure system health and reliability.
- Support database operations, including scaling, backups, and recovery (e.g., MS-SQL).
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 5 years of hands-on cloud experience in production environments (AWS preferred).
- Deep experience with Docker and containerization workflows; Kubernetes knowledge.
- Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Argo CD, Jenkins, GitLab Runner).
- Strong scripting in Bash and/or Python.
- Experience supporting MS-SQL or similar databases.
- Solid understanding of security fundamentals and access management (IAM, encryption, network segmentation).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Contract Details
- Work Mode: 100% Remote
- Location: Herndon, VA (role is fully remote)
- Schedule: 40 hours/week
- Duration: 04/01/2026 – 09/27/2026
- Conversion: Possible contract-to-hire
About the Opportunity
This role focuses on building and improving CI/CD pipelines, automating and operating cloud infrastructure, and driving reliability, scalability, and observability for production applications. You will embed security best practices into deployments and support database operations to ensure resilient, secure, and performant systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and provision cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
- Implement Infrastructure as Code for repeatable, reliable environments.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application delivery.
- Manage containerized environments with Docker; introduce/operate Kubernetes as scale requires.
- Embed security by design (IAM, encryption, network segmentation) in all deployments.
- Implement monitoring and observability to ensure system health and reliability.
- Support database operations, including scaling, backups, and recovery (e.g., MS-SQL).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 5 years of hands-on cloud experience in production environments (AWS preferred).
- Deep experience with Docker and containerization workflows; Kubernetes knowledge.
- Proven experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Argo CD, Jenkins, GitLab Runner).
- Strong scripting in Bash and/or Python.
- Experience supporting MS-SQL or similar databases.
- Solid understanding of security fundamentals and access management (IAM, encryption, network segmentation).