DevOps Engineer

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionApply now: DevOps Engineer, location is Hybrid. The start date is ASAP for this contract position.Job Title: DevOps EngineerLocation-Type: Hybrid (Austin, TX – Tuesday through Thursday Onsite)Start Date Is: ASAP / Targeting July 2026Duration: 12 Month Contract (Potential Conversion After 6 Months)Compensation Range: $60/hr – $70/hr W2Benefits:Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, 401KMust be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.Job Description:Seeking a highly technical DevOps Engineer to design, build, and maintain large-scale infrastructure automation across multi-cloud environments. This role requires deep Ansible expertise, hands-on Terraform experience, strong Linux administration skills, and the ability to automate infrastructure delivery pipelines in highly secure cloud environments.Day-to-Day Responsibilities:Design, build, and maintain infrastructure automation using Ansible Roles, Ansible Galaxy, and TerraformManage and support large-scale Ansible environments consisting of 100 instancesDevelop modular, role-based automation rather than simple playbook executionUse Terraform to provision infrastructure and integrate deployments into Ansible automation workflowsSupport end-to-end infrastructure delivery pipelines across AWS, Azure, and GCP environmentsPerform Linux administration, networking, firewall management, and troubleshootingCollaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable infrastructure solutionsMaintain infrastructure-as-code repositories and manage code changes through GitLab workflowsBuild and maintain CI/CD automation processesCreate and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooksImplement monitoring, logging, configuration management, and security best practicesLeverage automation and emerging technologies to improve engineering efficiencyMinimum Requirements:5 years of DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, or Cloud Engineering experience5 years of hands-on Ansible experience using Ansible Roles and Ansible GalaxyExperience coding Ansible Roles and Playbooks in enterprise-scale environments (100 instances)5 years of hands-on Terraform experienceExperience building and maintaining Terraform modules in production environmentsExperience using Terraform to provision infrastructure and integrate deployments into Ansible workflowsMulti-cloud experience across at least two of the following: AWS, Azure, or GCPStrong Linux administration experienceStrong networking knowledge including routing, subnetting, firewalls, authentication, and cloud connectivityExperience with Python and/or Bash scriptingExperience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code best practicesUnderstanding of SDLC and software engineering principlesExperience working in secure or highly regulated environmentsPreferred Qualifications:Kubernetes experienceDocker experienceAI or Generative AI project experienceHashiCorp Vault experienceCloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)Terraform certificationsServiceNow or ITIL experienceExperience supporting large-scale distributed systems