Senior AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer - Terraform & CI/CD

job summary:
We are seeking a Senior AWS DevOps / Platform Engineer to build, automate, and support scalable cloud infrastructure for enterprise AI, Data Science, and application engineering workloads. This role will focus heavily on AWS platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CI/CD automation, Kubernetes, and integrating security and compliance controls directly into automated deployment pipelines.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of hands-on AWS DevOps or Platform Engineering experience with strong expertise in Terraform, GitHub/GitLab, Kubernetes, Linux, and scripting with Python, Bash, or Shell. You will work within a cross-functional engineering environment to improve cloud automation, strengthen CI/CD capabilities, support complex deployment pipelines, troubleshoot platform issues, and mentor other engineers.

This is a senior-level opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex cloud infrastructure and automation challenges while helping advance modern DevOps and platform engineering practices. The position is onsite five days per week in Downtown Houston.

 
location: Houston, Texas
job type: Contract
salary: $74 - 84 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors

responsibilities:
Job Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation across multi-account AWS environments.
• Build, enhance, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform, Python, and shell scripting.
• Implement, automate, and enforce security and compliance policies at the cloud resource and source-code repository levels.
• Initially focus on automating compliance integrations within CI/CD pipelines and integrating the organization's compliance tooling with Terraform.
• Support deployment automation across containerized clusters and data platforms.
• Support complex pipelines spanning cloud, multi-platform, and on-premises environments.
• Work closely with Platform Engineering, DevOps, DataOps, Data Science, AI, and application engineering teams.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, deployment, pipeline, and production issues.
• Apply cloud networking, security, architecture, and operational best practices.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and provide technical guidance.

qualifications:
Required Qualifications:

5+ years of AWS Platform Engineering, DevOps, or closely related experience.

5+ years of hands-on Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform and/or CloudFormation.

5+ years of experience supporting Kubernetes and containerized orchestration environments.

5+ years of scripting or programming experience using Python, Bash, Shell, or similar technologies.

5+ years of Linux/Unix experience.

5+ years of source-code repository experience using GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.

3+ years of hands-on CI/CD experience using tools such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar technologies.

Strong hands-on Terraform experience.

Strong understanding of AWS cloud networking, security, and architecture patterns.

Experience automating security and compliance controls within cloud infrastructure and CI/CD environments.

Strong troubleshooting and incident-response capabilities.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across engineering teams.

Ability to work onsite five days per week in Downtown Houston.

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS architecture certification.

Experience supporting AI, Data Science, data engineering, or enterprise data platform workloads.

Experience with Security as Code and automated cloud compliance.

Experience supporting multi-cloud, multi-platform, and hybrid cloud/on-premises environments.

Experience mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.

Ability to occasionally work from a West Houston office as needed.

skills:
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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on randstadusa.com.


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.