Infrastructure Engineer (Plano, JC, CLT)

Matlen Silver; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is actively seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a platform engineering team. The role focuses on designing, developing, and delivering infrastructure tools and services to enable secure, consistent, and efficient deployments.

Ideal candidates will have strong Terraform experience, IaC, and DevOps practices, building reusable modules and self-service capabilities within a regulated financial services environment. Hybrid onsite support is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Automation Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Hands-on experience developing HashiCorp Terraform configurations and reusable modules.
• Experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) for infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code, and Policy as Code.
• Experience translating technical designs and architectures into production-ready Terraform code.
• Strong knowledge of cloud adoption frameworks and cloud infrastructure services.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale, highly available IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, including subnets, routing, load balancing, firewalls, and cloud security.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, Jenkins, pipelines, and container repositories.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language, preferably Python or Bash.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Understanding of cloud monitoring, logging, observability, and security practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform with reusable modules.
• Build Terraform configurations and modules to support scalable, secure infrastructure deployments.
• Develop and enhance self-service platform capabilities, including templates, golden paths, and automation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and other DevOps tools.
• Implement DevOps, GitOps, and automation practices across infrastructure environments.
• Integrate security best practices, IAM controls, encryption standards, and network security into infrastructure solutions.
• Support cloud infrastructure architecture, including networking, subnets, routing, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Develop Python and Bash automation to improve operational efficiency.
• Support cloud-native infrastructure, container technologies, monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, and application teams to deliver reliable and scalable platform solutions.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Python

Bash

DevOps

GitOps

IaC

Cloud automation

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

HashiCorp Terraform

Terraform Enterprise (TFE)

AWS

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Job description

Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week required

Employment Type: Contract

About the Opportunity

Matlen Silver is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a platform engineering team supporting a large-scale enterprise technology environment. This individual will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering infrastructure tools and services that enable internal technology teams to deploy and operate services securely, consistently, and efficiently.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with HashiCorp Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud automation, and DevOps practices. This role will focus on building reusable infrastructure services, developing Terraform modules, automating deployment pipelines, and contributing to a self‑service platform within a highly regulated financial services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, including reusable modules and standardized provisioning patterns.
• Build and maintain Terraform configurations and modules to support scalable, secure, and compliant infrastructure deployments.
• Develop and enhance self‑service platform capabilities, including standardized templates, golden paths, and automation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and other DevOps tools.
• Implement DevOps, GitOps, and automation practices across infrastructure environments.
• Integrate security best practices, IAM controls, encryption standards, and network security into infrastructure solutions.
• Support cloud infrastructure architecture, including networking, subnets, routing, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Develop Python and Bash automation to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual processes.
• Support cloud‑native infrastructure, container technologies, monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, engineering, and application teams to deliver reliable and scalable platform solutions.
• Ensure infrastructure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Automation Engineering or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Significant hands‑on experience developing HashiCorp Terraform configurations and reusable modules.
• Experience with Terraform Enterprise (TFE) for infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Configuration as Code, and Policy as Code.
• Experience translating technical designs and architectures into production‑ready Terraform code.
• Strong knowledge of cloud adoption frameworks and cloud infrastructure services.
• Experience designing enterprise‑scale, highly available IaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking, including subnets, routing, load balancing, firewalls, and cloud security.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, Jenkins, pipelines, and container repositories.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting language, preferably Python or Bash.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Understanding of cloud monitoring, logging, observability, and security practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience within the financial services industry.
• Experience working with multiple public cloud providers.
• Experience supporting enterprise technology and infrastructure teams.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.
• Experience with AWS services, serverless architecture, and automation workflows.

Technical Skills

Primary Skill: HashiCorp Terraform

Additional Skills: Terraform Enterprise (TFE), Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps, GitOps, Python, Bash, AWS, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI/CD, Cloud Networking, Kubernetes, Docker, Monitoring and Observability.