Senior DevOps Engineer (Terraform/Ansible)

Job Description

Job Description

Contract Details
- Work Mode: Hybrid (on-site 3–4 days/week; may increase based on project needs)
- Location: Austin, TX
- Schedule: 40 hours/week
- Duration: Target start May 4, 2026 - November 7, 2026 (targeted conversion contract to hire after 6 months)
- Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizen only (no dual citizenship)

About the Opportunity
Join a cloud infrastructure engineering team focused on automation-first delivery across multi-cloud environments. You will design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, drive consistency through CI/CD, and collaborate with product teams to deliver secure, reliable platforms. This role emphasizes deep Terraform and Ansible expertise, strong Linux skills, and a security-first mindset. Experience leveraging generative AI to improve efficiency is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code automation using Terraform and Ansible.
• Translate complex requirements into well-scoped technical plans, tasks, and documentation.
• Use GitLab (multi-repo) to manage infrastructure and create/merge change requests.
• Deploy and operate containerized services using Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Implement monitoring, configuration management, and logging across multi-tenant, multi-cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot connectivity, traffic flow, and infrastructure issues across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Produce SOPs, knowledge base articles, technical bulletins, and customer-ready documentation.
• Operate with a security-first mindset and uphold best practices.
• Leverage generative AI tools (within security boundaries) to improve accuracy and efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• 5 years of hands-on Terraform experience (production-grade, at scale).
• 5 years of Ansible automation (roles/galaxy) for configuration management.
• 5 years in cloud infrastructure/DevOps roles.
• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP core services (compute, storage, networking, IAM, DNS).
• Strong Linux administration and troubleshooting.
• Scripting with Python and Bash; experience with CI/CD (e.g., GitLab).
• Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, routing, DNS, subnetting).
• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• U.S. Citizen only (no dual citizenship).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying generative AI/AI tooling to engineering workflows.
• RBAC/identity management, logging/monitoring in cloud environments.
• HashiCorp Vault and/or ServiceNow experience.
• Experience in regulated or government-aligned environments.
• Terraform or major cloud provider certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).

Work Environment
Hybrid in Austin, TX with on-site presence 3–4 days per week (may increase as needed). Collaborative, documentation-driven culture with strong focus on security and reliability.

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