AWS DevOps Engineer (Houston, TX)

Hydrogen UK Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrogen UK Ltd in Houston is seeking an AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure and DevOps processes for AI, Data Science, and Applications workloads across pipeline, storage, and processing operations.

Work with Platform, DevOps, and DataOps Engineers to lead automation with IaC, SaC, and CI/CD practices, mentoring engineers while occasionally traveling to the West Houston office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years AWS DevOps/Platform Engineering experience.
• 5+ years using IaC tools (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• 5+ years Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• 5+ years scripting with Python, Bash, or Shell.
• 5+ years Linux/Unix experience.
• 3+ years CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins).
• AWS architecture certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Terraform/CloudFormation IaC across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, improve, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.
• Enforce security and compliance policies at resource and repository levels.
• Support deployment automation across Kubernetes clusters and data platforms.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
• Automate compliance integrations into CI/CD pipelines using Terraform.
• Automate IaC using Terraform, Python, and Shell.
• Occasional travel to the West Houston office.

Skills

AWS expertise

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Python scripting

Bash/Shell

Linux/Unix

GitHub/GitLab

Security awareness

Education

AWS certification

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

GitHub/GitLab

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Location: Houston, TX (Downtown) - Fully Onsite
Duration: 6-Month Contract (W2)
Schedule: Standard Business Hours
Pay Rate: $99.00/hr - $103.00/hr

Position Summary

Our client, a leading midstream energy company headquartered in Houston, TX, is seeking an AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure and supporting DevOps processes for AI, Data Science, and Application Engineering workloads across its pipeline, storage, and processing operations. Working under minimal supervision as part of a cross-functional team, this individual will partner closely with Platform, DevOps, and DataOps Engineers across the AWS ecosystem and help lead automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Security as Code (SaC), and CI/CD best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) across multi-account AWS environments
• Build, improve, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines
• Implement, automate, and enforce defined security and compliance policies at the resource and repository level
• Support deployment automation across diverse containerized clusters and data platforms
• Support complex pipelines spanning multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers
• Initial priority: help automate compliance integrations into CI/CD pipelines and the company's compliance tooling using Terraform
• Automate IaC using Terraform, Python, and Shell
• Occasional travel to the West Houston office

Education & Experience

• 5+ years working in the AWS ecosystem as a DevOps/Platform Engineer, with deep AWS expertise
• 5+ years working with IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration
• 5+ years scripting/programming with industry-standard languages and tools (Python, Bash, Shell)
• 5+ years of Linux/Unix experience
• 5+ years of code repository experience (GitHub, GitLab, ADO)
• 3+ years supporting CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc.)

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident-response skills
• AWS architecture certification preferred
• 5+ years of CI/CD experience with the tools listed above
• 5+ years of experience with GitHub and/or GitLab
• 5+ years of AWS Platform Engineering experience
• Terraform experience
• AWS certification