DevOps Engineer; Python Focused

Join an established technology services company as a Dev Ops / Infrastructure Automation Engineer in a contract‑to‑hire role with strong intent to convert to full‑time employment. This remote position (U.S.

-based, CST or EST preferred) focuses on supporting and evolving a complex infrastructure templating and automation platform for legacy enterprise infrastructure running primarily on AWS EC2‑based environments. You'll work on a highly technical, hands‑on role automating infrastructure provisioning, maintaining and enhancing a complex Python‑based templating engine, and generating Terraform configurations programmatically. This position supports hybrid legacy and modern AWS environments with an ongoing long‑term migration toward modernized platforms.

Contract compensation ranges from $100 to $140 per hour, with conversion salary ranging from $100,000 to $160,000 base.

• 4+ years of experience working with AWS infrastructure
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS including EC2, networking, load balancers, and IP addressing
• Strong hands‑on experience with Terraform
• Infrastructure automation experience in real‑world production environments
• Strong Python programming background with experience maintaining non‑trivial production codebase
• Ability to write clean, structured, maintainable Python code
• Comfortable reviewing and modifying complex existing systems
• Experience writing substantial code, not just small scripts
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals including load balancers and IP addressing
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read, understand, and enhance large, complex internal codebases
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools like Copilot but able to explain and defend design decisions
• Able to understand and refactor code written by others
• Self‑directed with ability to take initiative and operate with minimal oversight
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder (no sponsorship available)
• Located in CST or EST time zones (MST considered case by case)
• Available for occasional 8:00 AM EST meetings
• Available for some evening meetings due to international team collaboration

• Experience working in hybrid legacy and modernization environments
• Experience supporting enterprise‑scale infrastructure
• Familiarity with long‑running platform migrations
• Experience in partially automated data center buildouts
• Background supporting EC2‑based legacy enterprise systems
• Experience with complex infrastructure templating systems
• Strong software engineering principles and practices
• Experience with code reviews and collaborative development
• Understanding of infrastructure as code best practices

• 40% Python Development (building and maintaining templating engine, automation systems)
• 30% Terraform and Infrastructure Automation (generating configurations, provisioning)
• 20% AWS Infrastructure Management (EC2, networking, load balancers, modernization)
• 10% Collaboration and Architecture (cross‑functional work, improvement initiatives)

• 60% Hands‑On Development (writing Python code, maintaining automation platform)
• 25% Infrastructure Automation (Terraform generation, AWS provisioning, buildouts)
• 15% Collaboration and Planning (team coordination, architecture discussions, code reviews)

Posted By:
Kaejen Surat