Locations: Columbus, OH or Nashville, TN  (both locations would be for onsite work)
Duration: Contract
Job Description: 
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.
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.
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Software Engineer

Onsite Contract Position for DevOps Engineer with Terraform (14+ Years Exp) in Columbus, OH or Nashville, TN (USC & Green Card Only)
