Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Automation Architect | Remote Contract Opporunity | Fastwater Staffing

About this role

📍 Location: Fully Remote (Maryland, U.S.)
📄 Employment Type: Contract 
🚀 Start Date: Immediate
💰 Compensation: TBD -- based on skills and experience

# Important Screening Requirements

• Due to client security requirements, candidates **must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents (Green Card holders)** authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
• Must be willing to **support** and **work with a government client.**
• Must be willing to undergo **fingerprinting** as part of the onboarding process.
• Must successfully complete a **government background investigation (CJIS-type clearance)**.

# About the Role

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Automation Architect to support a confidential, established client in designing, automating, and managing scalable AWS cloud infrastructure. This role focuses on building robust CI/CD pipelines, implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), enhancing cloud automation, and improving platform reliability across enterprise environments.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), with a strong background in AWS cloud platforms, automation, and Kubernetes.

# Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated **CI/CD pipelines** for application deployment
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using **Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CDK**
• Develop automated deployment, testing, and release workflows
• Build and manage scalable AWS cloud infrastructure
• Deploy and support containerized applications using **Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Kubernetes**
• Implement observability, monitoring, and logging solutions to improve platform reliability
• Develop automation scripts using **Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell**
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve cloud automation, security, and operational efficiency

# Required Qualifications

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