Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Automation Architect

Location: Fully Remote (Maryland, U.S.) Type: Contract Start: Immediate Compensation: TBD — based on skills and experience Important Screening Requirements This position requires eligibility to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship. (Green Card holder) Candidates must be willing to undergo fingerprinting and a government background investigation (CJIS-type clearance process). About the Role We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer / Cloud Automation Architect to design, automate, and optimize cloud infrastructure and deployment processes. This is a highly hands-on role focused on automation, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and cloud-native operations. Key Responsibilities Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK Build and optimize automated deployment and testing workflows Develop observability, monitoring, and logging solutions Support containerized workloads using ECS and EKS/Kubernetes Create automation scripts using Python, Bash, and PowerShell Drive operational excellence and cloud platform reliability Required Qualifications 5+ years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or related experience Strong experience with AWS cloud environments Hands-on expertise with Terraform, CloudFormation, and/or AWS CDK Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, and container platforms Strong scripting and automation skills Preferred Qualifications AWS Professional-level certification Experience leading cloud automation initiatives Deep knowledge of observability and monitoring platforms Apply for this position