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Job Title: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer
100% Hybrid
Onsite Cadence: Monthly and Adhoc for project meetings
Expenses allowed: no
Equipment to be Provided
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Engineer (Contract) to support a centralized cloud enablement team responsible for building, deploying, and operating standardized AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Spacelift, Rundeck, and GitHub.
This role focuses on creating and maintaining reusable IaC patterns, build and deployment automation, and governance controls that enable secure, scalable selfservice infrastructure across a multiaccount AWS environment. The contractor will work closely with platform, security, and application teams to deliver reliable paved road solutions while maintaining strong compliance and operational rigor.
Essential Functions:
- Design, build, and maintain Terraform modules and IaC patterns used by multiple delivery teams.
- Implement and operate Terraform deployments via Spacelift, including stack design, approvals, drift detection, and environment promotion.
- Develop and maintain Rundeck jobs for AWS operational automation, breakglass actions, and platform support workflows.
- Build and support GitHubbased CI/CD pipelines using GitOps principles (PRdriven change control).
- Establish and enforce AWS standards for:
- Account structure and environments
- Tagging, cost allocation, and ownership
- Security, access control, and auditability
- Implement secure automation using IAM roles, OIDC, and leastprivilege access.
- Collaborate with application and platform teams to onboard workloads to standardized IaC tooling.
- Produce and maintain documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides.
- Troubleshoot IaC, pipeline, and automation failures; participate in root cause analysis as needed.
Qualifications:
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- 5 years of handson Terraform experience in production AWS environments.
- Advanced experience with:
- Module design, reuse, and versioning
- Remote state using S3 and DynamoDB
- Multiaccount and multienvironment deployments
- Standards enforcement via validation and lifecycle rules
- Experience supporting centralized Terraform modules consumed by many teams.