

Cloud Automation & DevOps Engineer | DR/Failover Strategy | W2 Contract
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This role is for a Cloud Automation & DevOps Engineer on a W2 contract, remote, focusing on Python automation and DevOps tools. Key skills include AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Requires experience in financial services, DR strategies, and hybrid environments.
π - Country
United States
π± - Currency
$ USD
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π° - Day rate
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ποΈ - Date discovered
August 7, 2025
π - Project duration
Unknown
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ποΈ - Location type
Remote
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π - Contract type
W2 Contractor
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π - Security clearance
Yes
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π - Location detailed
United States
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π§ - Skills detailed
#Terraform #Jenkins #Unit Testing #Virtualization #Ansible #Cloud #Java #Kafka (Apache Kafka) #GitHub #Code Reviews #Strategy #Data Replication #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Compliance #Maven #Vault #Disaster Recovery #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Deployment #Replication #Python #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #SonarQube #Continuous Deployment #DevOps #Security #Migration #Artifactory #Agile #Kubernetes #Scala #Documentation #Scripting #Snowflake #Data Governance #Automation
Role description
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Job Description Below:-
Position: DevOps Python Automation Engineer
Location: Remote
β’ Seeking an Automation/DevOps Engineer with Python/scripting expertise.
β’ The customer is required by regulators to demonstrate the ability to run all clearing and risk systems through an internal datacenter (βOn-Premβ) and to switch all production functionality running through On-Prem within the predefined SLA.
β’ The newly developed clearing and risk systems take advantage of scalability, ease of provision, and the reduced cost offered by cloud services (AWS) and the cloud offered Multi-Region as a Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy.
β’ The ideal candidate will have experience in Python and other scripting languages in application development, combined with integration with DevOps Tools and services.
β’ This role involves designing and building applications, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and contributing to high-quality code delivery.
Responsibilities:
β’ As an Automation/DevOps Engineer, set up a CI/CD pipeline and automation for application deployment in Kubernetes
β’ Python F/S developer who is experienced in both Frontend and backend (50%/50% would be optimal)
β’ Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient applications
β’ Implement and maintain seamless integration between services and DevOps Tools
β’ Work with the DevOps team to automate the deployment of the DR strategy.
β’ Automation of data replication between the Cloud and the failover environment is required between all applications and shared services CI/CD deployment tools
β’ Continuously improve the processes and the DevOps team using thoughtful, calculated approaches to identify opportunities and challenge those around you to strive for perfection
β’ Set up IaC pipelines using TFE and Ansible to automate the Infra deployments
β’ Work closely with the Platform Engineering Team, the Infra Team, and project managers to align project deliverables with business requirements.
β’ Work in the DevOps team, to build new shared infrastructure services for an on-premises failover environment: S3, Confluent Kafka, Data Store
β’ Ideate solutions to complex technical challenges; code, test, troubleshoot, debug, and document the solutions you develop.
β’ Use an agile software development model to produce well-designed programs, scripts, and tools required to provision, configure, and monitor new shared infrastructure services for an on-premises failover environment
Must have:
β’ We need someone who's good at setting up automation using Python for Automation along with DevOps tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, Confluent CFK, Kubernetes, Vault, SonarQube, GitHub, Terraform, Ansible, Rancher, and Harness.
β’ Plus, he/she should know how to diagnose and debug complex issues across applications, collaborating with teams to ensure efficient resolution.
β’ And it'd be great if he/she has experience with AWS services and on-prem as a hybrid environment.
β’ Code Quality: Ensure high standards of code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices.
β’ Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in applications and optimize integration with the Snowflake backend.
β’ Documentation: Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including code comments, technical specifications, and user guides.
β’ Security Compliance: Ensure that all development practices adhere to security standards and data governance policies, particularly in the financial services industry.
β’ Specializing in Cloud Infrastructure Modernization, virtualization, data center setup, DR & BC Strategies, and DevOps
β’ Experience in on-premises data center operations, AWS-hosted data center, and operations management
β’ Hands-on experience with migration tools
β’ Experience with continuous deployment tools, techniques, and automation frameworks β especially Terraform Enterprise and Ansible.
β’ Hands-on experience writing testable scripts using Python or other languages.
β’ Worked on projects involving deployment and management of micro services, and hybrid cloud/on-prem infrastructure
β’ Intermediate working knowledge of development tools like Maven/Gradle, Java, and distributed message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis, etc.