Senior AWS DevOps Architect

Title: Senior AWS DevOps Architect (Locals Only)

Location: Houston, TX (100% Onsite)

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Interview Process

· 45-minute technical interview via Microsoft Teams

· Potential second-round in-person interview

Key recruiting targets

· Terraform / IaC: Strong hands-on experience writing and developing Terraform to automate AWS infrastructure. Candidates should be able to walk through real-world implementations in detail.

· AWS Platform Engineering: 5+ years of hands-on AWS infrastructure experience, including architecture, networking, security, and provisioning.

· CI/CD: Strong experience building and automating CI/CD pipelines, particularly with GitHub/GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.

· DevSecOps / Compliance: Experience automating security and compliance requirements within CI/CD pipelines is highly valuable.

· Kubernetes: Strong hands-on container/Kubernetes experience.

· Scripting: Python, Bash, and/or Shell experience focused on infrastructure automation.

The biggest differentiator is Terraform depth. They want candidates who have actually built and automated infrastructure—not candidates who simply list Terraform on their resume or primarily maintain code written by others.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior (Level III) DevOps Architect to design, build, automate, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure supporting AI, Data Science, and application engineering workloads.

This role will work closely with Platform Engineering, DevOps, and DataOps teams to drive infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD modernization, security/compliance automation, and cloud platform engineering initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have deep AWS expertise and strong hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GitHub/GitLab, Linux, Python, and Shell scripting.

Key Responsibilities

· Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation across multi-account AWS environments.

· Build, improve, automate, and shift-left CI/CD pipelines.

· Automate compliance and security controls at the infrastructure and code repository levels.

· Develop Terraform-based automation integrating enterprise compliance requirements into CI/CD pipelines.

· Automate infrastructure and operational processes using Terraform, Python, and Shell scripting.

· Support deployments across containerized environments, Kubernetes clusters, and data platforms.

· Troubleshoot complex pipelines spanning multi-cloud, on-premises, and diverse technology platforms.

· Apply cloud networking, security, and architecture best practices.

· Respond to incidents and troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues.

· Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Required Qualifications

· 15+ years of AWS DevOps / Platform Engineering experience

· 5+ years of Terraform and/or CloudFormation

· 5+ years supporting Kubernetes and containerized environments

· 5+ years of Python, Bash, Shell, or similar scripting/programming

· 5+ years of Linux/Unix experience

· 5+ years with GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or similar code repositories

· 3+ years of CI/CD experience with tools such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar

· Strong understanding of AWS architecture, cloud networking, security, and compliance

· Strong troubleshooting and incident-response skills

· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

· AWS certification, particularly an architecture-focused certification

· Experience automating security/compliance controls within CI/CD pipelines

· Experience with multi-account AWS environments

· Experience supporting AI, Data Science, or other data-intensive workloads

· Experience with multi-cloud and hybrid/on-premises environments

Top Priorities

The immediate focus of this position will be

· Automating compliance integrations into CI/CD pipelines

· Using Terraform to integrate with enterprise compliance tooling

· Automating IaC using Terraform, Python, and Shell

· Supporting and improving AWS platform infrastructure and deployment automation

Important Information

· 100% onsite, 5 days per week

· Downtown Houston office at 1100 Louisiana

· No remote or hybrid option

· Occasional travel to the West Houston office may be required/preferred but is not a regular requirement

· Parking expenses are not reimbursable

· No vehicle required

· No DOT/PHMSA-regulated responsibilities

· Potential future conversion to permanent employment, but there are no immediate conversion plans

Pay: $70.00 - $80.00 per hour

Work Location: In person