AWS Kubernetes Terraform Engineer

MSRcosmos LLC; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MSRcosmos LLC in Edison, NJ seeks an experienced AWS Kubernetes Terraform Engineer to design, automate, and secure scalable cloud-native environments on AWS using Kubernetes, Terraform, and DevOps best practices.

The role emphasizes securing workloads to CK S standards, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and ongoing monitoring with CloudWatch/Grafana. In-person interview is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud infrastructure and DevOps experience.
• Expertise with AWS services and Kubernetes administration.
• Advanced Terraform development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage highly available AWS infrastructure.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters via EKS on AWS.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and IaC with Terraform.
• Configure networking, security, ingress, and service meshes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud resources for cost and security.

Skills

AWS Cloud services

Kubernetes administration

Terraform

EKS

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Python/Bash

Networking concepts

Security best practices

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Terraform

OpenSearch/ELK

Job description

• In-Person Interview Must

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced AWS Kubernetes Terraform Engineer with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure container orchestration infrastructure automation and Kubernetes security The ideal candidate will design implement secure automate and maintain scalable cloudnative environments on AWS using Kubernetes Terraform and DevOps best practices Candidates with CKS Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist certification and handson experience securing Kubernetes workloads are highly preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Design deploy and manage highly available scalable and secure AWS infrastructure


• Implement and maintain core AWS services including VPC EC2 EKS IAM Route53 ALBNLB S3 CloudWatch Lambda and Auto Scaling


• Optimize cloud resources for performance security and cost efficiency


• Support disaster recovery backup and business continuity initiatives


• Deploy manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters primarily Amazon EKS


• Configure networking ingress controllers service meshes storage classes and cluster autoscaling


• Implement Kubernetes security best practices aligned with CKS standards


• Secure workloads using RBAC Network Policies Pod Security Standards Secrets Management and admission controllers


• Perform vulnerability assessments container image scanning and security compliance checks


• Monitor cluster health capacity and availability


• Terraform Infrastructure as Code


• Develop maintain and enhance Infrastructure as Code IaC using Terraform


• Create reusable Terraform modules and manage state files efficiently


• Automate provisioning of AWS infrastructure through CICD pipelines


• Conduct Terraform code reviews and enforce infrastructure governance standards


• DevOps Automation


• Build and maintain CICD pipelines using GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI or AWS CodePipeline


• Automate infrastructure deployment application releases and operational activities


• Integrate security controls within DevSecOps workflows


• Collaborate with development and operations teams to improve deployment reliability


• Monitoring Reliability


• Implement monitoring logging and ing solutions using CloudWatch Prometheus Grafana ELKOpenSearch or similar tools


• Troubleshoot production incidents and perform root cause analysis


• Improve platform observability performance and operational excellence


• Required Skills Qualifications


• Technical Skills


• Strong handson experience with AWS Cloud services


• Expertise in Kubernetes administration and troubleshooting


• Advanced Terraform development experience


• Experience with Amazon EKS


• Experience with Docker and container technologies


• Knowledge of networking concepts DNS load balancers firewalls and security groups


• Experience implementing CICD pipelines


• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell


• Understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks

Security Skills

• Kubernetes security hardening


• Container security and image scanning


• IAM and access management


• Security monitoring and incident response

Preferred Qualifications

CKS Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist Certification

Experience

5 years of cloud infrastructure and DevOps experience

• Problemsolving and troubleshooting


• Securityfirst approach


• Strong communication and stakeholder management


• Ability to work in AgileDevOps environments


• Continuous learning and innovation

NicetoHave Technologies

• Docker


• ArgoCD


• GitHub Actions


• Jenkins


• ELKOpenSearch


• Ansible


• AWS Lambda