DevOps Architect

Title: Senior AWS DevOps Architect Location: Houston, TX (100% Onsite) Duration: Long-Term Contract Key recruiting targets: Terraform / IaC: Strong hands-on experience writing and developing Terraform to automate AWS infrastructure. Candidates should be able to walk through real-world implementations in detail.AWS Platform Engineering: 5+ years of hands-on AWS infrastructure experience, including architecture, networking, security, and provisioning.CI/CD: Strong experience building and automating CI/CD pipelines, particularly with GitHub/GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.DevSecOps / Compliance: Experience automating security and compliance requirements within CI/CD pipelines is highly valuable.Kubernetes: Strong hands-on container/Kubernetes experience.Scripting: Python, Bash, and/or Shell experience focused on infrastructure automation. The biggest differentiator is Terraform depth. They want candidates who have actually built and automated infrastructure—not candidates who simply list Terraform on their resume or primarily maintain code written by others. Job Summary We are seeking a Senior (Level III) DevOps Architect to design, build, automate, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure supporting AI, Data Science, and application engineering workloads. This role will work closely with Platform Engineering, DevOps, and DataOps teams to drive infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD modernization, security/compliance automation, and cloud platform engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will have deep AWS expertise and strong hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitHub/GitLab, Linux, Python, and Shell scripting. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation across multi-account AWS environments.Build, improve, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.Automate compliance and security controls at the infrastructure and code repository levels.Develop Terraform-based automation integrating enterprise compliance requirements into CI/CD pipelines.Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting.Support deployments across containerized environments, Kubernetes clusters, and data platforms.Troubleshoot complex pipelines spanning multi-cloud, on-premises, and diverse technology platforms.Apply cloud networking, security, and architecture best practices.Respond to incidents and troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues.Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices. Required Qualifications 15+ years of AWS DevOps / Platform Engineering experience5+ years of Terraform and/or CloudFormation5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized environments5+ years of Python, Bash, Shell, or similar scripting/programming5+ years of Linux/Unix experience5+ years with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar code repositories3+ years of CI/CD experience with tools such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similarStrong understanding of AWS architecture, cloud networking, security, and complianceStrong troubleshooting and incident-response skillsAbility to work independently with minimal supervision Preferred Qualifications AWS certification, particularly an architecture-focused certificationExperience automating security/compliance controls within CI/CD pipelinesExperience with multi-account AWS environmentsExperience supporting AI, Data Science, or other data-intensive workloadsExperience with multi-cloud and hybrid/on-premises environments Top Priorities The immediate focus of this position will be: Automating compliance integrations into CI/CD pipelinesUsing Terraform to integrate with enterprise compliance toolingAutomating IaC using Terraform, Python, and ShellSupporting and improving AWS platform infrastructure and deployment automation