SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER / CLOUD AUTOMATION ARCHITECT | REMOTE CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY [ FASTWATER STAFFING ]

📍 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