13+ Years AWS DevOps Engineer- Locals Only

Job Title: 13+ Years AWS DevOps Engineer- W2 Nature of Contract: Hybrid - Locals only Location: Location: Houston, TX (day 1 onboarding onsite / in-office presence required 3x/week) Contract Duration: 12+ Months JOB DETAILS: Job Responsibilities: • Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available AWS infrastructure using Terraform. • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including development, operations, and business stakeholders. • Optimize AWS environments for performance, cost, and regulatory compliance within the Energy domain. • Ensure high standards of security and compliance based on best practices and industry standards. • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues in production and non-production environments. • Manage CI/CD pipelines and support containerized workloads using ECS, EKS, and Docker. • Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure designs and operational processes. Required Skills: • 5+ years of experience in AWS cloud engineering and architecture. • Strong expertise in Terraform for IaC. • Proficient in AWS services: VPC, EC2, IAM, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, Lambda, ECS/EKS, etc. • Experience in the Energy/Utilities sector with understanding of common data models and compliance workflows. • Proficient in CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Code Pipeline). • Scripting experience with Python, Bash, or equivalent. • Strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. • Knowledge of cloud security and cost optimization best practices. • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills. Preferred Skills: • AWS Certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or DevOps Engineer). • Familiarity with energy standards like NERC CIP, IEC 61850, OpenADR. • Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack). • Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud infrastructure environments.