W2 Only Contract Role Hybrid Our Denver based client is looking for a talented DevOps Engineer to join a fast moving, fun and exciting team. This team is responsible for operating and building/designing the main Data Lake, supporting over 28 different teams/orgs. This role will be for someone that is excited about developing new software, applications and services in the AWS ecosystem. Required Skills: • Experience leading projects and presenting designs • Architecture and design of cloud-based systems and applications • Strong infrastructure as code (Terraform Preferred) • Python, Java or comparable programming skills (Python Preferred) • Knowledge of Airflow, EMR, cloud networking • Cloud provider experience (AWS preferred) • Experience with the design of Lambda, Kafka, Kubernetes • Excellent communication skills • Customer service aptitude • IAM or like permissions model design and implementation background • Cross account designs and systems • Background working in GitLab or similar CICD • Someone that likes the work and has fun getting to build and work with us Nice to haves: • Strong background in automating Security patching for Cloud based services and services. • Experience with Container based services like docker, EKS and so on • Cost optimization by review of existing designs • A mentor that can train and collaborate with a team • Knowledge of Spark, Athena