AWS DevOps Engineer

Veridian Tech Solutions, Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Veridian Tech Solutions, Inc. is seeking a seasoned DevOps/Cloud Platform Engineer in the Plano/Raleigh/Reston/Richardson/Tempe area to design and operate scalable infrastructure on AWS and data platforms.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, IaC, containerization with Docker and orchestrators ECS/EKS, and work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into automated deployments across dev, staging, and production. The role emphasizes security, observability, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles.
• Hands-on with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, RDS, CloudWatch).
• Experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitLab.
• Containerization with Docker and orchestration with ECS/EKS.
• Proficient with IaC using Terraform or CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement end-to-end DevOps solutions.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and governance.

Skills

AWS cloud services

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps & cloud

Git workflows

SDLC end-to-end

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Locations: Plano, TX / Raleigh, NC / Reston, VA / Richardson, TX / Tempe, AZ (Onsite)

Below Detailed JD

• A collaborative spirit and excellent communication skills.
• The ability to handle end to end SDLC phases from requirement gathering to implementation.
• A knack for translating complex requirements into actionable development tasks.
• A proactive approach to testing, troubleshooting, and refining our applications.
• The ability to work with cross-functional teams and do software integration.

Required Skill and Experience

• Experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering roles
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services including EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM, ECS, EKS, RDS, and CloudWatch
• Hands-on experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab for enterprise-scale application and data platform deployments
• Hands-on experience with containerization using Docker and container orchestration using AWS ECS and EKS
• Must have strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or CloudFormation for automated AWS infrastructure provisioning

Preferred Skill and Experience

• Experience in architecting and managing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab for multi-environment deployments including dev, staging, and production across data and application platforms
• Experience with AWS infrastructure automation using Terraform or CloudFormation with strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework and cloud cost optimization
• Experience with Docker containerization including image building, container registry management, and optimizing containerized workloads for data platforms on AWS ECS and EKS
• Experience with Git-based source control workflows including branching strategies, merge request reviews, and repository management using GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket in enterprise environments
• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation specifically for data platforms including data ingestion, transformation, and analytics workloads on AWS
• Experience with AWS EKS and ECS cluster management including task definitions, service scaling, Helm charts, Kubernetes RBAC, and node group management for containerized workloads
• Experience with AWS data and analytics services such as Glue, EMR, Redshift, Athena, Kinesis, and Lake Formation integrated within DevOps automation pipelines preferred
• Experience in implementing GitOps workflows using ArgoCD or Flux integrated with GitLab and Terraform for automated infrastructure and application deployments on AWS
• Experience with AWS security and compliance including IAM policies, SCPs, AWS Config, Security Hub, GuardDuty, and secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault
• Experience in monitoring and observability using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog for proactive alerting, incident management, and pipeline health tracking
• Experience with Jira and Confluence for Agile project tracking, sprint management, and DevOps workflow documentation in a Scrum delivery environment preferred
• Experience with compliance and governance frameworks such as SOC2 or ISO 27001 enforced through Terraform policies and Jenkins/GitLab pipeline controls preferred

Additional Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.