DevSecOps Engineer - Python/Jenkins/Terraform - Boston, Ma

Kelly Services; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners is seeking a Senior Platform & Security Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team on a contract basis in Boston, MA. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and supporting secure cloud infrastructure with strong IaC, Kubernetes, and CI/CD capabilities.

The ideal candidate will own complex problems, drive solutions with minimal supervision, and utilize AI-assisted development tools while enforcing rigorous security standards.

Qualifications

• : Must have at least 10+ years in Platform/DevOps/SRE/Cloud/Systems Eng or related field.
• : Enterprise production workloads in AWS experience required.
• : Terraform and/or OpenTofu expertise required.
• : Strong IaC experience.
• : Kubernetes deployment, administration, support, and troubleshooting.
• : Docker and/or Podman experience.
• : Python and Bash scripting.
• : CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Jenkins.
• : Ansible and Packer experience.
• : Strong Linux systems administration.
• : Security controls incl. hardening, vulnerability mgmt, secrets mgmt, least-privilege, logging/monitoring.

Responsibilities

• 100% Hands On
• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Build and support cloud platform services across networking, identity, compute, storage, and Kubernetes environments
• Create and enhance automation tools and platform utilities using Python and Bash
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Jenkins
• Build and execute automated IaC testing and validation processes
• Implement container security best practices across Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman
• Configure cloud-native services including logging, monitoring, security scanning, and secrets management
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, troubleshooting, and engineering standards development
• Partner with security, risk, and governance teams to support compliance and audit requirements
• Monitor system reliability, security posture, and platform performance
• Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and implementation guides
• Independently drive engineering work from requirements gathering through deployment and handoff
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining strong security and testing standards
• Support ongoing platform modernization and cloud engineering initiatives

Skills

AWS expertise

Kubernetes

Docker/Podman

Python scripting

Bash scripting

IaC (Terraform/OpenTofu)

CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/Jenkins)

Linux administration

Security controls & hardening

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Terraform/OpenTofu

Ansible

Packer

Job description

$80 - $110

Job DescriptionAn established organization in a highly regulated industry is seeking a Senior Platform & Security Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team on a contract basis. This individual will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting secure cloud infrastructure while helping ensure continuity across critical platform initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a highly independent engineer with deep AWS and Infrastructure as Code expertise, strong Kubernetes and containerization experience, and a passion for technology. This person should be comfortable taking ownership of complex technical problems, driving solutions with minimal supervision, and leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools while maintaining rigorous security and quality standards.

If you're the type of technologist who continuously learns, automates everything possible, and enjoys building secure, scalable platforms, this opportunity offers a chance to make an immediate impact.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field

• Extensive hands-on experience supporting enterprise production workloads in AWS

• Advanced expertise with Terraform and/or OpenTofu

• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience

• Deep Kubernetes deployment, administration, support, and troubleshooting skills

• Experience with Docker and/or Podman container technologies

• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and Jenkins

• Hands-on experience with Ansible and Packer

• Strong understanding of Linux systems administration

• Experience implementing security controls including:

• System hardening

• Vulnerability management

• Secrets management

• Least-privilege access models

• Logging and monitoring

• Secure-by-default infrastructure patterns

• Experience creating, testing, reviewing, and maintaining production-quality infrastructure code

• Experience developing automated testing for infrastructure platforms and deployments

• Strong communication, documentation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and take ownership from requirements through production deployment

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, or similar technologies

• Ability to validate AI-generated solutions through testing, code review, security controls, and quality gates

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries

• Experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, or similar compliance frameworks

• Experience with Terraform testing frameworks such as Terratest

• Experience with Container Structure Test, Pester, or similar validation tooling

• Experience with observability tools including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK/OpenSearch, or Datadog

• Experience with AWS services such as IAM, VPC, ECS, EKS, Lambda, and RDS

• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

• Open-source contributions, personal GitHub repositories, or side projects demonstrating technical passion

• Experience integrating AI-powered tooling into established engineering workflows

• Strong interest in emerging technologies and continuous professional development

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 100% Hands On

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu

• Build and support cloud platform services across networking, identity, compute, storage, and Kubernetes environments

• Create and enhance automation tools and platform utilities using Python and Bash

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub and Jenkins

• Build and execute automated Infrastructure as Code testing and validation processes

• Implement container security best practices across Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman environments

• Configure cloud-native services including logging, monitoring, security scanning, and secrets management

• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, troubleshooting, and engineering standards development

• Partner with security, risk, and governance teams to support compliance and audit requirements

• Monitor system reliability, security posture, and platform performance

• Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and implementation guides

• Independently drive engineering work from requirements gathering through deployment and handoff

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity while maintaining strong security and testing standards

• Support ongoing platform modernization and cloud engineering initiatives

The Offer

• Contract opportunity

• Competitive hourly compensation

• $80/hr - $110/hr depending on experience and alignment to role requirements

• Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure and security initiatives

• Exposure to modern platform engineering, automation, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted development practices

• Collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous learning and technical excellence

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance

• Dental Benefits

• Vision Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 401(k)

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.