Platform Engineer III

NES Fircroft; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 124,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure and DevOps for AI, data science, and application workloads. You will implement IaC, CI/CD, and security policies, collaborating with Platform, DevOps, and DataOps teams in the AWS ecosystem.

You will automate pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and participate in cross-functional initiatives across multi-account AWS environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in the AWS ecosystem as a DevOps/Platform engineer
• 5+ years with IaC tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration
• 5+ years scripting/programming with Python, Bash, Shell
• 5+ years Linux/Unix experience
• 5+ years code repository experience (GitHub, GitLab, ADO)
• 3+ years supporting CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins)
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident-response skills
• AWS architecture certification is preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, improve, automate and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement, automate, and enforce defined Security & Compliance policies at the resource/repository level.
• Understand and support deployment automation into diverse containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Support complicated pipelines involving multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems.
• Mentor mid-level/junior engineers.

Skills

AWS DevOps

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Kubernetes

Python Bash Shell

Linux/Unix

GitHub/GitLab/ADO

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

GitHub

GitLab

ADO

ArgoCD

Jenkins

Job description

AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III

Location: Houston TX 77002

Rate: Starts at $90/hr (Flexible/Open to negotiating)

Duration: 6 months

Schedule: 5-day work week (Fully In-office)

Occasional travel to the West Houston office is preferred but not required

Overview

We are looking for a Senior (Level III) DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build and operate scalable AWS Infrastructure and related DevOps for AI, Data Science, and Application engineering workloads. You will work under minimal supervision with a cross-functional team working closely with Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, and DataOps Engineers in the AWS ecosystem. You will help drive automation initiatives utilizing IaC, SaC, and CI/CD best-practices techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, improve, automate and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement, automate, and enforce defined Security & Compliance policies at the resource/repository level.
• Understand and support deployment automation into diverse containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Support complicated pipelines involving multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems.
• Mentor mid-level/junior engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years working in the AWS ecosystem as a DevOps/Platform engineer, deep AWS expertise.
• 5+ years working with IaC tools like, Terraform or CloudFormation.
• 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration.
• 5+ years scripting/programming with industry standard languages/tools (Python, Bash, Shell).
• 5+ years Linux/Unix experience.
• 5+ years code repository experience (GitHub, GitLab, ADO).
• 3+ years supporting CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, etc).
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns.
• Excellent troubleshooting and incident-response skills.
• AWS architecture certification is preferred.

Top Responsibilities

• Initially will be tasked to help automate Compliance integrations into the CICD pipelines and our company compliance tool with Terraform.
• Automate IaC with Terraform and Python and Shell

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.