DevOps Engineer

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Location: Remote Overview We're partnering with a technology solutions provider to bring on a DevOps Engineer for a client-facing professional services engagement. This role is hands-on and high-visibility — you'll be delivering cloud infrastructure and container orchestration solutions directly to end customers, with an emphasis on technical excellence and measurable business outcomes. What We're Looking For We need a sharp, self-directed engineer who lives in the AWS and Kubernetes ecosystem. You're someone who treats roadblocks as puzzles, not dead ends, and you take pride in building things the right way — not just the fast way. You stay current on tooling and best practices because you genuinely enjoy the work, not because someone told you to. Core Responsibilities Kubernetes & Microservices Architect, deploy, and maintain large-scale microservices workloads running on Kubernetes in production environmentsImplement and integrate service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd, Consul, or similar)Develop and manage Helm Charts and Custom Resource DefinitionsBuild cloud-native CI/CD workflows for containerized applications using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, CodePipeline, or equivalentInfrastructure Automation Write and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK, or similar frameworks to ensure repeatable, sustainable cloud environmentsLeverage scripting (Bash, Python, etc.) and at least one object-oriented language (Python, Go, Java, C++, Ruby, or similar) to drive automationCI/CD & Developer Enablement Design, build, deploy, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines end-to-endAdvise development teams on AWS architecture patterns and design principlesMaintain disciplined git workflows including branching strategies and version control best practices Requirements US Citizenship requiredPublic clearance or higher4–7 years of DevOps/SRE experience in AWS environments or supporting software development teams3+ years hands-on with Kubernetes running production microservices4+ years building and maintaining AWS cloud infrastructure4+ years developing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, etc.)Strong experience with container orchestration — EKS, Helm, CRDsSolid understanding of AWS cloud security best practicesProficient with Linux and DockerProficient in IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)Proficient in configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)At least one strong programming/scripting languagePreferred Qualifications Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — strongly preferredAWS certifications (Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, or similar)Experience integrating static/dynamic code analysis and testing tools into CI/CD (SonarQube, Selenium, etc.)Production experience with GitOps workflows — ArgoCD, app-of-apps patterns, Prometheus, Grafa