Austin, TX
DevOps Engineer - Solicitation# 529601585
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

Works with IT developers to facilitate better coordination among operations, development, and testing functions by automating and streamlining integration and deployment processes. DevOps aims at coupling a tighter alignment between IT operations and businesses.
Skilled DevOps Engineer to design and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, enabling scalable, secure, and automated application delivery. This role will focus on building robust CI/CD pipelines, automation, and operational excellence for modern cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures leveraging AWS services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to optimize workflows and enforce best practices.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve system scalability.

Position will be 2 days remote with 3 days (Mon & Wed) required to be onsite. Program will only allow candidates who are LOCAL TO THE AUSTIN AREA ONLY (Within 50-mile radius). **Subject to change per the hiring team**
 

Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.
Actual Years Experience	Years Experience Needed	Required/ Preferred	Skills/Experience
	8	Required	Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC).
	8	Required	Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
	8	Required	Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
	8	Required	Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
	8	Required	Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK stack).
	8	Required	Familiarity with Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and version control (Git).
	8	Preferred	Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
	8	Preferred	Familiarity with performance tuning and high-availability strategies.
	8	Preferred	Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven workflows.

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