DevOps Engineer

Role name: DevOps Engineer
Work site: Columbus, OH or Nashville, TN (both locations would be for onsite work)

Role Overview
The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, automating, deploying, and operating cloud infrastructure and application platforms using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), with Terraform as a core toolset. This role partners with development, security, and operations teams to improve deployment velocity, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency across environments.
The role is hands on and plays a key part in platform engineering, cloud modernization, and DevOps transformation initiatives.
Job location: Columbus, OH or Nashville, TN (both locations would be for on site work)

Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Create reusable, versioned Terraform modules for shared infrastructure components.
• Manage Terraform state, workspaces, backends, and secrets securely.
• Enforce infrastructure standards, naming conventions, and tagging strategies.
• Support multi environment (dev/test/prod) and multi account/subscription deployments.
Cloud Infrastructure & Platforms
• Provision and manage infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Deploy and maintain compute, storage, networking, IAM, and platform services.
• Support Kubernetes and containerized workloads (EKS/AKS/GKE or equivalent).
• Optimize infrastructure for performance, scalability, availability, and cost.
CI/CD & Automation
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and configuration management.
• Integrate infrastructure pipelines with code repositories and approval workflows.
• Promote GitOps and automation-first practices.
Monitoring, Reliability & Operations
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Datadog, or similar.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvements.
• Implement resiliency patterns (auto scaling, failover, backup, DR).
• Tune systems for stability and operational excellence.
Security & Compliance
• Implement infrastructure security best practices:
o IAM least privilege access
o Secrets management
o Network segmentation
• Integrate security scanning and policy checks into CI/CD pipelines.
• Support compliance, audit, and governance requirements.
Collaboration & Enablement
• Partner with development teams to enable self service infrastructure and pipelines.
• Collaborate with security and architecture teams on platform design.
• Document patterns, runbooks, and best practices.
• Promote DevOps culture and continuous improvement across teams.

Required Qualifications
DevOps & Terraform Experience
• 4-8 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering.
• 3 years of hands-on Terraform experience in production environments.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code concepts and lifecycle management.
• Experience managing Terraform modules, state, and remote backends.
Cloud & Platform Skills
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (at least one).
• Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, compute, storage, and load balancing.
• Experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
CI/CD & Tooling
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Git-based workflow experience.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef, or similar).
Scripting & Automation
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Ability to automate repetitive tasks and operational workflows.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Terraform Cloud or Terraform Enterprise.
• Exposure to GitOps tools (Argo CD, Flux).
• Experience with policy-as-code (OPA, Sentinel).
• Knowledge of cloud cost optimization (FinOps).
• Cloud or DevOps certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, HashiCorp).

Soft Skills
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work across development, security, and operations teams.
• Clear communication and documentation skills.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments.