Infrastructure Engineer

Jobtailor; North Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in North Carolina is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab across multiple environments and AWS cloud infrastructure.

You will lead IaC efforts with Terraform, integrate security tooling, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, scalable deployments in regulated financial services contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional infrastructure engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies across cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware.
• English language fluency required.
• Experience within the financial services, banking, or payments industry.
• Industry certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or AWS SysOps Administrator.
• Experience implementing and managing enterprise-scale GitLab CI/CD platforms.
• Strong expertise in Terraform, Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, and Infrastructure as Code automation.
• Experience with AWS services including EKS, ECS, EC2, S3, IAM, Route53, CloudWatch.
• Experience integrating DevSecOps tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk, Prisma Cloud, Aqua, Trivy.
• Experience with automated testing, release orchestration, deployment strategies, and environment management.
• Strong understanding of container platforms, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native application architectures.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
• Proven experience leading DevOps transformation initiatives, CI/DC modernization efforts, and cloud platform engineering projects.
• Experience supporting highly regulated environments with strong focus on security, compliance, audit readiness, and operational risk management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitLab across multiple environments
• Automate software build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release processes
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Terraform Infrastructure as Code solutions for AWS cloud infrastructure
• Build and maintain reusable GitLab CI/CD templates, shared libraries, and DevOps standards
• Develop automation solutions using Shell scripting, Python, and other tooling
• Manage and support AWS cloud services for availability, security, scalability, and cost optimization
• Integrate security scanning, vulnerability management, compliance checks, and policy enforcement into CI/DC pipelines
• Monitor pipeline performance, deployment metrics, and infrastructure health; identify bottlenecks and implement improvements
• Troubleshoot and resolve build, deployment, infrastructure, and automation issues across development, testing, and production environments
• Collaborate with software engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure teams
• Support cloud migration, platform modernization, and automation initiatives while adhering to governance, risk, and compliance requirements
• Review infrastructure and pipeline architectures, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior engineers
• Lead infrastructure and deployment automation projects and contribute to enterprise DevOps strategy and operational excellence initiatives

Skills

CI/CD pipeline development

Terraform IaC

AWS cloud services management

Kubernetes

DevSecOps tooling integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

SonarQube

Checkmarx

Snyk

Prisma Cloud

Aqua

Trivy

Dynatrace

Splunk

ELK

Grafana

Job description

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain enterprise CI/DC pipelines using GitLab across multiple environments


• Automate software build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release processes


• Develop, maintain, and optimize Terraform Infrastructure as Code solutions for AWS cloud infrastructure


• Build and maintain reusable GitLab CI/CD templates, shared libraries, and DevOps standards


• Develop automation solutions using Shell scripting, Python, and other tooling


• Manage and support AWS cloud services for availability, security, scalability, and cost optimization


• Integrate security scanning, vulnerability management, compliance checks, and policy enforcement into CI/DC pipelines


• Monitor pipeline performance, deployment metrics, and infrastructure health; identify bottlenecks and implement improvements


• Troubleshoot and resolve build, deployment, infrastructure, and automation issues across development, testing, and production environments


• Collaborate with software engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure teams


• Support cloud migration, platform modernization, and automation initiatives while adhering to governance, risk, and compliance requirements


• Review infrastructure and pipeline architectures, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior engineers


• Lead infrastructure and deployment automation projects and contribute to enterprise DevOps strategy and operational excellence initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field


• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in infrastructure engineering


• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure technologies including cloud, network, database, storage, platform, computing, and middleware


• English language fluency required


• Experience within the financial services, banking, or payments industry


• Industry certifications such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or AWS SysOps Administrator


• Experience implementing and managing enterprise-scale GitLab CI/CD platforms and pipeline governance


• Strong expertise in Terraform, Terraform Cloud/Enterprise, and Infrastructure as Code automation


• Experience with AWS services including EKS, ECS, EC2, S3, IAM, Route53, Lambda, CloudWatch, VPC, Security Hub, and CloudTrail


• Experience integrating DevSecOps tools such as SonarQube, Checkmarx, Snyk, Prisma Cloud, Aqua, Trivy, or similar security platforms


• Experience with automated testing, release orchestration, deployment strategies, and environment management


• Strong understanding of container platforms, Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native application architectures


• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch


• Proven experience leading DevOps transformation initiatives, CI/DC modernization efforts, and cloud platform engineering projects


• Experience supporting highly regulated environments with strong focus on security, compliance, audit readiness, and operational risk management

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing CI/DC pipelines using GitLab, Terraform, and AWS services while ensuring security and compliance in highly regulated environments. Proven ability to lead DevOps initiatives, optimize infrastructure, and mentor engineering teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• CI/DC Pipeline Development


• Terraform Infrastructure as Code


• AWS Cloud Services Management


• DevSecOps Tool Integration


• Enterprise Infrastructure Engineering

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• GitLab CI/DC


• Terraform


• Shell Scripting


• Python


• AWS Services


• Kubernetes


• Docker


• Automated Testing


• Release Orchestration


• Infrastructure Monitoring

Soft Skills

• Collaboration


• Mentoring


• Problem-Solving


• Technical Guidance


• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional


• AWS Solutions Architect Professional


• AWS SysOps Administrator

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services


• Banking


• Payments


• Compliance


• Operational Risk Management

Tools & Technologies

• SonarQube


• Checkmarx


• Snyk


• Prisma Cloud


• Aqua


• Trivy


• Dynatrace


• Splunk


• ELK


• Grafana