AWS DevOps Engineer

Primary Job Title:
AWS DevOps Engineer

Alternate/Related Job Titles:

AWS Infrastructure Engineer

DevOps Cloud Engineer

Terraform & Kubernetes Engineer

Location:
Plano, TX

Onsite Flexibility:
On-site from day 1

Position Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 months

Start: As Soon As Possible

Pay Rate: $75-$90 per hour

This role focuses on delivering secure, scalable AWS cloud and DevOps solutions for a high-impact environment. You will apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and modern SecDevOps practices to support cloud automation, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, and secure connected vehicle applications. This position requires strong hands-on AWS engineering abilities, effective collaboration, and the ability to troubleshoot complex systems in a fast-paced environment.

Write well-defined and tested IaC (Terraform) code and CI/CD pipelines to uphold architecture standards and frameworks for the connected vehicle program.

Collaborate closely with cybersecurity and web security teams to ensure compliance with secure technical solutions.

Perform as an individual contributor who shares knowledge, mentors team members, and supports security best practices to reduce business risk.

Troubleshoot issues, debug codebases, and solve complex problems related to mobility, telematics, and connected vehicle technologies.

Deploy, automate, manage, and maintain AWS cloud-based production systems.

Adopt new technologies, tools, and organizational processes as required.

Communicate effectively across teams while maintaining strong collaboration.

Maintain and enhance existing codebases; perform peer code reviews.

Ensure availability, performance, security, and scalability of AWS production systems.

Manage creation, release, and configuration of production systems.

Perform system troubleshooting and resolve issues across multiple application domains and platforms.

Minimum 5 years of Information Technology experience.

Mastery in at least one SecDevOps discipline: Terraform/IaC, AWS Cloud, CI/CD (Git/Argo), or microservices deployment via Kubernetes.

Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Hands-on experience with AWS services including IAM, VPC, EKS, CloudFront, APIGW.

Experience with source control and continuous integration tools.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Proficiency with scripting using Bash/Shell or Python.

Kubernetes debugging experience.

Experience working as a partner to application teams, advising on SecDevOps standards and best practices.

Ability to take full ownership of project deliverables using Agile and JIRA methodologies.

Terraform / IaC expertise

AWS cloud engineering

CI/CD using Git/Argo

Kubernetes / microservices deployment

GitLab CI experience

Argo CD

Python scripting

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

SecDevOps practices

Git / GitLab CI

Argo

Kubernetes (including debugging)

Microservices architecture

Awareness of SRE principles

AWS: ECS, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, MKS, Batch, Lambda, Cognito, SG, RDS, Cert Manager, Route 53, ALB, Parameter Store, Config

CloudFormation

GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Artifactory

Docker, Helm, Serverless

Secrets Management: HCP Vault, AWS Secrets Manager

Networking: Transit GW, VPC Peering, NAT, Istio, Traefik, HCP Consul, Nginx, Section.io

Scripting: GO, Bash/Shell, Python, JavaScript, YAML, JSON

Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, NPM, Bazel, Go

Databases: SQL, MySQL, Postgres, RedShift, MongoDB, DynamoDB

Security Scans: SAST, DAST, Container, Xray, Prisma Cloud

Logging/Monitoring: DataDog, Splunk, AppDynamics, ELK, Grafana

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans

401k Retirement Fund

Global leader in contingent workforce management with an Integrated Workforce Management (IWM) platform designed to optimize talent, diversity, and operational success. Backed by 30 years of innovation, expertise, and data-driven solutions. The team fosters a passionate, collaborative, and inclusive environment where employees are encouraged to be their authentic selves.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. As a Native American-owned, economically disadvantaged corporation, we highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our clients are Fortune 500 banking, insurance, financial services, and technology companies, along with some of the nation’s largest life sciences, biotech, utility, and retail companies across the US and Canada. We look forward to helping you land your next great career opportunity!

Job Number: 25-25445

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