AWS DevOps Engineer

Highbrow LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking a DevOps Engineer to build and maintain its AWS infrastructure. This full-time position focuses on creating scalable cloud solutions and supporting daily code deliveries through CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have strong expertise in AWS and Terraform, along with experience in automation and configuration management tools. This role offers a contract position with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Experience with load balancers, VPC design, and IAM policies.
• Ability to create infrastructure programmatically using Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Create AWS infrastructure for business-critical applications.
• Enable data development teams with CI/CD.
• Design scalable, secure cloud solutions.

Skills

AWS services expertise

Terraform proficiency

Python scripting

Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions

Cloud-native infrastructure patterns

Job description

As a DevOps Engineer – AWS & Terraform, you'll play a crucial role in building and maintaining the robust AWS infrastructure that powers our client's digital transformation. You will:

• Programmatically create infrastructure in AWS, leveraging Autoscaling Groups, Security Groups, Route53, S3, and IAM to support business-critical applications
• Enable the data development team to deliver new code daily through Continuous Integration and Deployment Pipelines
• Build end-to-end data factory platform infrastructure using Terraform and related technologies
• Design and implement scalable, secure cloud solutions that align with best practices and business needs

Core Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in AWS services, including
  • Load Balancers (ALB/NLB), Route53, Auto Scaling Groups, and routing/networking fundamentals
  • VPC design, Transit Gateway, and VPC Peering
  • Implementation of least privilege access principles (IAM policies, roles, and permissions)
• Hands‑on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
  • Advanced use of Terraform, including module design, reusability, and ability to write/maintain code independently
• Practical experience with Python for automation, scripting, and integrations
• Hands‑on experience configuring and managing Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions for build, test, and deployment automation
• Familiarity with serverless architectures and general cloud‑native infrastructure patterns

What Makes You Stand Out

• Ability to clearly and concisely explain technical concepts, demonstrating both depth of knowledge and effective communication
• Strong problem‑solving skills and capacity to design scalable, secure infrastructure solutions
• Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Terraform, and Bash scripting
• Collaborative mindset and passion for infrastructure automation

Contract position with possibility of extension

Join our client's team and help build the financial technology infrastructure that millions of customers rely on every day.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Location: Dallas, TX