DevOps Engineer with Kubernetes

DevOps Engineer (AWS / GCP Kubernetes Terraform CloudFormation)

Tampa FL or Toledo OH

LOCAL needed only

12 months contract to Hire

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer with strong hands on expertise across AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have deep experience supporting containerized environments using Kubernetes building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and CloudFormation and designing reliable scalable CI/CD pipelines. This role will partner closely with engineering security and operations teams to improve platform reliability automation and delivery velocity.

Key Responsibilities

Design build and maintain scalable and highly available infrastructure in AWS and GCP

Deploy manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters (EKS GKE or self managed)

Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation

Build and support CI/CD pipelines to automate application build test and deployment processes

Containerize applications using Docker and manage deployment strategies (rolling blue/green canary)

Monitor system performance availability and reliability using cloud native and third party monitoring tools

Collaborate with development teams to improve DevOps practices and cloud architecture

Implement security best practices including IAM secrets management and policy enforcement

Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on call or incident response rotations as needed

Optimize cloud environments for performance cost and scalability

7 years of experience in a DevOps SRE or Cloud Engineering role

Strong hands on experience with AWS and/or GCP

Proven experience managing Kubernetes in production environments

Extensive experience with Terraform and CloudFormation (writing maintaining and refactoring IaC)

Solid experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitHub Actions GitLab CI Azure DevOps etc.)

Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and networking fundamentals

Proficiency in scripting (Bash Python or similar)

Experience with Docker and container orchestration best practices

Familiarity with logging monitoring and observability tools

Preferred / Nice to Have Skills

Experience with Helm and Kubernetes package management

Multi account / multi project cloud architecture experience

Experience with security automation vulnerability scanning or compliance tooling

Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles

Cloud certifications (AWS GCP Kubernetes) are a plus

Soft Skills

Strong collaboration and communication skills

Comfortable working in fast paced Agile environments

Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems

Self starter with a focus on automation and continuous improvement