Senior AWS DevOps Engineer: Kubernetes & Terraform

Hydrogen Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrogen Group is seeking a senior-level AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III in Houston, TX to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure and DevOps processes for AI, Data Science, and application workloads across pipeline, storage, and processing operations.

The role emphasizes IaC, CI/CD, Kubernetes (EKS), security, and multi-cloud/on‑prem deployments, with mentorship of engineers and occasional travel to the West Houston office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in the AWS ecosystem as a DevOps/Platform Engineer.
• 5+ years with IaC tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation, with hands-on depth.
• 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration (must-have).
• 5+ years scripting with Python, Bash, or Shell; Linux/Unix experience.
• 5+ years of code repository experience (GitHub, GitLab, ADO).
• 3+ years supporting CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins).
• AWS architecture certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, improve, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines using GitHub-based workflows.
• Automate deployment of AWS resources such as EKS, S3, and Lambda via code-driven provisioning.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot workloads on Kubernetes (EKS); service mesh is a plus.
• Enforce security and compliance policies at resource and repository level; API integration in future.
• Integrate pipelines and cloud environments with third-party IAM tools.
• Support deployment automation across containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Support pipelines spanning multi-cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises systems.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers; communicate clearly with internal stakeholders.
• Occasional travel to the West Houston office.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Shell scripting

Kubernetes

EKS

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Jenkins

GitHub

GitLab

ADO

Security & IAM

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

EKS

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Jenkins

GitHub

GitLab

ADO

Job description

Hydrogen Group is seeking a senior-level AWS DevOps/Platform Engineer III in Houston, TX to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure and DevOps processes for AI, Data Science, and application workloads across pipeline, storage, and processing operations.

The role emphasizes IaC, CI/CD, Kubernetes (EKS), security, and multi-cloud/on‑prem deployments, with mentorship of engineers and occasional travel to the West Houston office.