AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III

NES Fircroft; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure for AI, Data Science, and application workloads. You will automate pipelines, enforce security policies, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Required are 5+ years in AWS, IaC, Kubernetes, Linux, and CI/CD tooling; AWS certification preferred. This on-site role involves collaboration with Platform, DataOps, and DevOps teams and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years AWS DevOps/Platform engineering
• 5+ years IaC with Terraform or CloudFormation
• 5+ years Kubernetes & container orchestration
• 5+ years scripting with Python/Bash
• 5+ years Linux/Unix experience
• 5+ years code repositories (GitHub/GitLab/ADO)
• 3+ years CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins)
• Strong cloud networking and security understanding
• AWS certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain IaC across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, improve and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate security/compliance at resource level.
• Support deployment automation for containerized data platforms.
• Mentor mid-level/junior engineers.

Skills

AWS expertise

Kubernetes & container orchestration

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Linux/Unix

Git repositories

CI/CD tooling

Security & Compliance

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitLab

ADO

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Senior (Level III) DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build and operate scalable AWS Infrastructure and related DevOps for AI, Data Science, and Application engineering workloads. You will work under minimal supervision with a cross-functional team working closely with Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and DataOps Engineers in the AWS ecosystem. You will help drive automation initiatives utilizing IaC, SaC, and CI/CD best-practices techniques.

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 & Compliance policies at the resource/repository level.
• Understand and support deployment automation into diverse containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Support complicated pipelines involving multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems.
• Mentor mid-level/junior engineers.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years working in the AWS ecosystem as a DevOps/Platform engineer, deep AWS expertise.
• 5+ years working with IaC tools like, Terraform or CloudFormation.
• 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration.
• 5+ years scripting/programming with industry standard languages/tools (Python, Bash, Shell).
• 5+ years Linux/Unix experience.
• 5+ years code repository experience (GitHub, GitLab, ADO).
• 3+ years supporting CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc).
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns.
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident-response skills.
• AWS architecture certification is preferred.

TOP DAILY PRIORITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initially will be tasked to help automate Compliance integrations into the CICD pipelines and our company compliance tool with Terraform.
• Automate IaC with Terraform and Python and Shell

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• One 45 minute technical screen on Teams. Potential in-person 2nd interview.

NOTES

• On-site, 5 days a week. No remote work. Downtown office.
• Occasional travel to the West Houston office is preferred but not required.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.