Cloud DevOps Engineer at KMS Lighthouse Irving, TX

KMS Lighthouse; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401K + 401k Match

11 Paid Holidays

PTO & Sick Days

Job summary

KMS Lighthouse is seeking a highly skilled Cloud DevOps Engineer in Irving, TX, to drive CI/CD, automation, and security of our cloud solutions. You will design and manage cloud infrastructures, develop CI/CD pipelines, and integrate security best practices.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, proficiency in CI/CD tools, and scripting skills. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, and a 401K plan with a match.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Cloud DevOps Engineer or similar role.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong proficiency in CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure focusing on automation and security.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform or CloudFormation.

Skills

Cloud operations

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as code (IaC)

Security best practices

Financial operations (FinOps)

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Monitoring and logging solutions

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Cloud DevOps Engineer job at KMS Lighthouse. Irving, TX.

We are seeking a highly skilled CloudDevOpsEngineer to join our team and drive the CI/CD, infrastructure as a code, automation, scalability, and security of our cloud solution.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud operations, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (IaC), and monitoring, with additional expertise in security (SecOps) best practices and financial operations (FinOps) being a significant advantage.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure with a focus on automation, security, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline software development and deployment processes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize cloud resources for cost efficiency.
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies are in place.
• Collaborate with security teams to integrate best practices in cloud security, identity & access management, and compliance frameworks.
• Work with finance and operations teams to implement FinOps strategies, optimizing cloud cost efficiency and resource allocation.
• Automate cloud governance, policy enforcement, and security compliance controls.
• Support application teams with cloud-native best practices and DevOps methodologies.
• Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies, tools, and best practices.

Advantages

• Knowledge of security best practices, compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, etc.), and cloud security tools.
• Experience with FinOps principles, cost optimization strategies, and cloud financial management.
• Understanding of cloud networking, load balancing, and API gateways.
• Experience with serverless computing and event-driven architectures.
• Certification(s) in cloud platforms (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer, Google Professional DevOps Engineer) is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental
• 401K + 401k Match
• 11 Paid Holidays
• PTO & Sick Days

Requirements

• Proven experience as a CloudDevOpsEngineer , Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), or a similar role.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their associated services.
• Strong proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, etc.).
• Expertise in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, etc.).