DevOps Engineer Terraform Expert

Job Category: Dev Ops Terraform Expert

Job Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Des Moines, Iowa

Compensation: Depends on Experience

W2: W2-Contract Only;
Kindly note that applications on a C2C basis will not be considered for this role.

Eligible Visa: GC, GC-EAD, H4 EAD, L2S, U.S. Citizen (USC)

This position is open only to candidates authorized to work in the United States under the following visa categories: H4-EAD, Green Card Holder, GC-EAD, U.S. Citizen, L2s, L2-EAD and J2-EAD. No other visa types are eligible for this role.

We are seeking a Senior Dev Ops Engineer with deep Terraform expertise to support modernization of mission‑critical systems. This role plays a key part in re‑architecting the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) UI Tax system, leveraging cloud‑native technologies, Agile methodologies, and industry best practices.

• Design, build, and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform (Type Script)
• Manage and optimize core AWS services (EKS, EC2, ECR, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, Cloud Front, Cognito)
• Architect and operate Istio service mesh within EKS clusters
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring teams and guiding cloud architecture decisions
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure and application deployments
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests for Infrastructure as Code
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting (Cloud Watch, Fluent Bit, Dynatrace)
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize performance to ensure high availability
• Use Helm charts to package and manage Kubernetes deployments
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve performance, reliability, and scalability
• Enforce security best practices and compliance across AWS environments

• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform (Type Script)
• Deep expertise in AWS and Amazon EKS
• Experience implementing service mesh (Istio) on EKS
• Solid background with AWS services: EC2, EKS, ECR, S3, Cognito, NLB
• Proven experience with Docker, containers, and microservices
• Hands‑on experience creating and managing Helm charts
• Proficient in Type Script and Python scripting
• Strong experience building CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Hub, Git Hub Actions)
• Good understanding of the AWS Well‑Architected Framework
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS)
• Experience implementing AWS security best practices
• Experience with configuration management and orchestration tools
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Dev Ops Engineer, etc.) required
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience on large‑scale or public‑sector projects preferred