Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Princeton, NJ

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Pay Rate: $80.00–$90.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Dev Ops Engineer to support the design, implementation, automation, and ongoing management of scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines within an AWS environment. The successful candidate will bring strong hands‑on expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, Dev Ops, and CI/CD
, along with experience using infrastructure‑as‑code and automation technologies such as Terraform and Python
. This individual will play a key role in improving the scalability, reliability, security, and operational efficiency of cloud‑based applications and services. Exposure to Data Ops, Apache Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, Python
, and scripting/automation would be considered an asset.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise applications and services.
• Develop and manage Kubernetes clusters using AWS EKS, including scaling, upgrades, security, monitoring, and ongoing cluster administration.
• Build and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration processes using Python, Terraform
  , and other scripting/automation technologies.
• Develop reusable and modular Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates using Terraform.
• Apply best practices for Terraform version control, modularization, reusability, and deployment.
• Containerize applications using Docker and maintain Dockerfiles and Docker Compose configurations where required.
• Configure and manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, Cloud Formation
  , and related cloud services.
• Design, implement, and enhance CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar platforms.
• Integrate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management into automated CI/CD workflows.
• Implement monitoring and alerting using tools such as AWS Cloud Watch, Prometheus
  , or comparable monitoring platforms.
• Develop and support centralized logging solutions using technologies such as Cloud Watch Logs, ELK Stack, Splunk
  , or similar platforms.
• Apply cloud security and compliance best practices, including least‑privilege access, encryption, identity management, and secure network configuration.
• Manage IAM roles and policies, encryption keys, security groups, and other AWS security controls.
• Support compliance requirements and security standards such as CIS benchmarks, GDPR, HIPAA
  , and related frameworks.
• Optimize cloud environments for performance, scalability, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Monitor cloud utilization and spending and identify opportunities for cost optimization through rightsizing, auto‑scaling, and AWS cost management tools.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, deployment, networking, and cloud platform issues.
• Collaborate with engineering, development, data, security, and other technology teams to support reliable application delivery.
• Participate in rotational support shifts as required.

• Strong hands‑on experience with Kubernetes
  , preferably within AWS EKS.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud architecture and services
  , including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, and Cloud Formation.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, AWS Code Pipeline, or similar technologies.
• Experience with Terraform or comparable Infrastructure‑as‑Code technologies.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application environments.
• Experienc…