DevOps Engineer / Architect

Location: Hybrid Cupertino (Bay Area), Austin, TX San Diego, CA 3 days a week Tuesday thru Thursday Duration: 12–18 Month Contract Role Overview We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Architect with strong hands-on expertise in cloud automation and platform engineering. This role is ideal for a well-rounded systems engineer who combines architectural thinking with practical implementation. You will play a key role in designing, automating, and operating scalable infrastructure across cloud platforms, Kubernetes environments, and backend systems. The position focuses on modernizing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), enabling Kubernetes adoption, and building secure, resilient systems using an automation-first mindset. Key Responsibilities Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure supporting Kubernetes adoption Develop and maintain standardized Terragrunt directory structures across accounts, regions, and environments Refactor and migrate legacy Terraform stacks, ensuring minimal downtime and reduced configuration drift Architect cross-account and cross-cloud deployments with secure RBAC and least-privilege access models Implement DRY principles using Terragrunt wrappers and reusable modules Manage Kubernetes configurations using tools such as Helm, Kustomize, Tanka, and Jsonnet Collaborate with DevOps and development teams to standardize infrastructure and deployment processes Automate infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD workflows Required Skills & Experience Strong experience with Kubernetes across cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure Hands-on expertise in Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices Experience with GitOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines (preferably Jenkins and GitHub Actions) Programming/scripting experience in Python , Golang , or similar Experience with security tools like HashiCorp Vault and cloud security policies Familiarity with configuration management tools (Ansible preferred) Experience integrating automation tools (Slack bots, Jira workflows, etc.) Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Excellent communication skills in a global, distributed team environment Nice to Have Experience with tools such as Kong, Jenkins (advanced), NetScaler (Citrix), Route 53 Monitoring & observability tools like Grafana Artifact repositories such as Nexus or Artifactory Exposure to multi-region and multi-cloud architectures Familiarity with Temporal/Cadence and HashiCorp Consul What You’ll Bring A strong ownership mindset with the ability to design and implement end-to-end solutions Passion for automation, scalability, and cloud-native technologies Ability to work independently in a fully remote, fast-paced environment #J-18808-Ljbffr MM International, LLC