Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Horizontal Talent · Richmond, VA · 1 wk ago
HybridContract
About the role
Join a high-impact Cloud/DevOps Engineering team focused on building and improving infrastructure automation, deployment pipelines, and cloud-native solutions. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with engineers, architects, and business partners on scalable delivery practices that support modern application development.
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform
- Build and improve GitLab-based CI/CD pipelines and repository structures
- Support automation and scripting efforts using Bash
- Manage IAM, secrets handling, and secure access patterns across environments
- Work with ECS and containerized deployments to support application delivery
- Collaborate with developers and technical teams to review merge requests and improve deployment practices
- Contribute to cloud strategy, operational reliability, and best practices within an Agile team
- Participate in planning and execution of cloud and hybrid cloud initiatives
- Document technical approaches, implementation details, and support materials as needed
- Partner with cross-functional teams to help deliver resilient and efficient cloud solutions
Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code
- Experience building and supporting GitLab pipelines and repository workflows
- Proficiency in Bash scripting
- Working knowledge of IAM and secrets management
- Experience with ECS and cloud deployment patterns
- Ability to collaborate effectively within Agile teams
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
- Comfort working in environments that value operational reliability and continuous improvement
- Must be a U.S. citizen and able to complete fingerprinting and an extensive background check
Preferred Skills
- Experience with container image building and container orchestration
- Exposure to multi-account cloud governance and landing zone concepts
- Familiarity with GitLab branching strategies
- Experience with multi-region or blue/green deployment approaches
- Knowledge of FinOps or cost-conscious cloud practices
- Background supporting on-premises to cloud migration efforts
- Experience working as an embedded engineer within an application development team
- Experience mentoring others and sharing technical best practices