Senior DevOps & Release Engineer; AWS​/Terraform

Job Title:
Senior Dev Ops & Release Engineer (AWS/Terraform)

📍 Atlanta, GA 30030 (Hybrid — 2 days onsite)

Local to Atlanta, GA Area Only

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Dev Ops & Release Engineer to lead cloud configuration, automation, and release operations across Georgia’s AWS environments. This role ensures secure, compliant, and highly available statewide platforms through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), automated patching, backup strategy, and certificate management.

You will collaborate with Dev Ops, Infrastructure, and Security teams to deliver reliable, well-governed cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AWS configuration standards and governance.
• Build and manage Terraform-based IaC modules for provisioning and automation (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ACM).
• Manage multi‑environment consistency across Dev, Test, Stage, and Prod.

Release Engineering

• Support CI/CD pipelines using AWS Code Commit, Code Build, Code Deploy, and Code Pipeline.
• Execute deployments, rollbacks, configuration updates, and environment validation.

Backup, Patching & Compliance

• Design automated AWS backup strategies aligned with state retention requirements.
• Implement automated patching workflows for cloud infrastructure.
• Perform periodic audits of patch levels, configuration baselines, backups, and certificate compliance.

Security & Certificate Management

• Oversee SSL/TLS certificate installation, renewal, rotation, and validation.
• Ensure secure communication across all AWS-hosted services.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Maintain clear documentation for IaC modules, standards, and environment changes.
• Train and mentor teams on Terraform, AWS best practices, backup and patching automation, and certificate governance.

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and diagnostic skills.
• Ability to simplify complex problems and drive automation improvements.
• Organizational discipline and attention to detail.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable in fast‑paced environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in configuration management with:
• Terraform & IaC expertise
• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, ACM)
• SSL/TLS certificate management & security standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, Power Shell).
• AWS and/or Terraform certifications.
• Government or public-sector experience.
• Familiarity with Agile methods and project tools.
• Exposure to organizational change management (OCM).

Regards,

Ashish Lal | Talent Acquisition Manager

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