DevOps Engineer Terraform Expert

Job Category: DevOps

Job Type: Onsite

Job Location: Des Moines Iowa

Compensation: Depends on Experience

W2: W2-Contract Only; Kindly note that applications on a C2C basis will not be considered for this role.

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with deep

Terraform expertise to support modernization of mission-critical systems. This role plays a key part in re-architecting the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) UI Tax system, leveraging cloud-native technologies, Agile methodologies, and industry best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform (TypeScript)
• Manage and optimize core AWS services (EKS, EC2, ECR, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, Cognito)
• Architect and operate Istio service mesh within EKS clusters
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring teams and guiding cloud architecture decisions
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and application deployments
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests for Infrastructure as Code
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting (CloudWatch, FluentBit, Dynatrace)
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance to ensure high availability
• Use Helm charts to package and manage Kubernetes deployments
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve performance, reliability, and scalability
• Enforce security best practices and compliance across AWS environments

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Terraform (TypeScript)
• Deep expertise in AWS and Amazon EKS
• Experience implementing service mesh (Istio) on EKS
• Solid background with AWS services: EC2, EKS, ECR, S3, Cognito, NLB
• Proven experience with Docker, containers, and microservices
• Hands-on experience creating and managing Helm charts
• Proficient in TypeScript and Python scripting
• Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions)
• Good understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS)
• Experience implementing AWS security best practices
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, etc.) required
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience on large-scale or public-sector projects preferred

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