Position Type: Full-time Location Type: Onsite Clearance Required: Active TS w/ SCI eligibility
Waypoint’s client is seeking a DevOps Engineer with a strong specialization in Terraform will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable infrastructure solutions using Terraform, ensuring efficient deployment and management of resources across various cloud environments. A deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices is essential for this role.
Responsibilities:
While your primary focus will be on Terraform, we also value a strong working knowledge of Ansible to automate configuration management and streamline operational tasks. You will collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance.
Design and implement cloud infrastructure using Terraform and HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL).
Automate provisioning, scaling, and management of infrastructure to ensure reliability and efficiency.
Collaborate with development and operations teams to support cloud initiatives and streamline deployment processes.
Monitor cloud environments, perform regular maintenance, and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
Implement and enforce best practices for cloud security, compliance, and risk management.
Conduct ongoing security testing and code reviews to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
Contribute to architectural designs, technical documentation, and provide engineering solutions for improved security.
Stay current with new tools, technologies, and industry best practices, and advise teams on secure coding practices.
Integrate Terraform with Ansible to automate the provisioning and configuration of infrastructure, ensuring a seamless and consistent infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployment process across cloud and on-prem environments.
Use Terraform to manage and provision infrastructure resources (e.g., compute, storage, networking) and leverage Ansible for post-provisioning configuration management, including application deployments and security hardening.
Collaborate with engineering teams to design end-to-end automation workflows that combine Terraform's infrastructure provisioning with Ansible’s configuration management, ensuring scalable, repeatable, and secure deployments.
Requirements:
Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf software products
Must have a current DoD 8570.1-M IAT Level III certification
Education Required
Salary Range
Requires 5 to 8 years with BS/BA or 3 to 5 years with MS/MA or 0 to 2 years with PhD.
$170-176
*Waypoint Human Capital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.