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Platform Engineer

Forward Progress Staffing
Plano, TX Contractor
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026

Direct applicants only

  • No 3rd Party
  • No C2C
  • No sponsorship


Sr DevOps Engineer (Platform Engineer – Windows/AWS)

We’re hiring a senior engineer to build and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Windows environments. This role focuses on automation, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and partnering with development teams to improve delivery and reliability.

What You’ll Do:

  • Design and manage resilient AWS infrastructure
  • Support Windows/Linux platforms in cloud environments
  • Build IaC with Terraform/OpenTofu, CloudFormation, and CDK
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines with GitLab for .NET applications
  • Manage Windows server configuration with Chef
  • Strengthen security, monitoring, logging, and platform standards
  • Troubleshoot deployments and mentor junior engineers

What You’ll Need:

  • 5 years in DevOps / Platform Engineering / SRE
  • Strong AWS expertise
  • Windows Server administration experience
  • GitLab CI/CD and .NET deployment experience
  • Terraform/OpenTofu CloudFormation/CDK
  • Scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Ruby
  • Monitoring tools: New Relic, CloudWatch, Prometheus
  • Networking knowledge: DNS, load balancing, firewalls

Nice to Have:

Docker / Kubernetes, Chef, IIS, Active Directory, SQL automation, Route53/VPC, AWS certifications.

If you enjoy making systems faster, smarter, and more reliable—we’d like to connect.

Salary : $68 - $72

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