What are the responsibilities and job description for the AWS DevOps Engineer position at Actalent?
AWS DevOps Engineer
Description
What you’ll be doing:
Write well defined and tested code (IaC - Terraform) and Build pipeline (Good CICD experience) to enforce standards, frameworks, and architecture principles for the connected vehicle program. Work with the cyber security and the web security team to ensure the compliance to the technical solution being implemented.
Perform as an individual contributor and colleague who enjoys collaborating with, learning from, and mentoring program team members on security disciplines to bolster overall security posture to lower the business risk profile.
Solve complex problems around connected vehicle technology for mobility and telematics by troubleshoot issues and debug codebases.
Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of AWS cloud-based production system.
Adapt new technologies, tools, processes from the organization as needed.
Communicate well with team members and work collaboratively.
Maintain and improve existing codebases and peer review code changes.
Ensuring availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems.
Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems.
System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms.
Top Skills Details
AWS,microservices,Terraform,Cloudformation,CICD,kubernetes debugging
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Master in one of the SecDevops practices – IaC-Terraform, Cloud-AWS, CICD-Git/Argo, microservices architecture deployment (primarily Kubernetes) with awareness about site reliability engineering principles, coupled with a willingness to learn and expand the knowledge.
Perform as an accountable resource and take ownership on assigned projects and tasks for delivery with quality and in a timely manner using Agile/JIRA best practices.
Partner with application teams as a trusted advisor to ensure compliance and adoption of organizational SecDevops standards, processes, and industry best-practices for developing and deploying microservices in public cloud environments.
Added bonus if you have (Preferred):
Cloud Platform Engineering team manages several tool stacks, if someone has expertise in more than one of the below, that’d be a great asset - AWS – ECS, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, MKS, Batch, Lambda, Cognito, SG, RDS, Cert Manager, Route 53, ALB, Param Store, Config, etc.
IaC: Terraform – Preferred, CloudFormation.
CI & CD: GitLab – Preferred, GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Argo CD, Serverless.
Secrets Management: HCP Vault, AWS Secrets Manager.
Networking: Transit GW, VPC Peering, NAT, Istio, Traefik, HCP Consul, Nginx, Section.io, etc.
Scripting: Python, GO, Bash/Shell, JavaScript, YAML, JSON.
Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, NPM, Bazel, Go.
Databases: RDS, SQL, MySQL, Postgres, RedShift, MongoDB, DynamoDB.
Security Scans: SAST, Secrets, Container, DAST, Xray, Prisma Cloud.
Logging and Monitoring: DataDog, Splunk, App Dynamics, ELK, Grafana.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $81.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Plano,TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 13, 2025.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
Salary : $50 - $81