Senior DevOps Engineer, AWS/Windows

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. Create, modify, and maintain AWS infrastructure and services in Terraform .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $123,250 - $166,750 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AWS infrastructure management using Terraform, including CI/CD pipeline development and automation. Proficient in troubleshooting Windows Server and IIS environments hosting .NET applications while ensuring security and compliance standards are met.

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AWS Infrastructure ManagementTerraform Module DevelopmentCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentWindows Server AdministrationPowerShell Scripting

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Hard Skills

TerraformAWS EC2AWS VPCAWS IAMAWS S3AWS Elastic Load BalancingAWS Route 53AWS Systems ManagerCloudWatch MonitoringPowerShell

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationIndependent Problem Solving

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsAWS CodeBuildAmazon ECSAWS WAFDatadog

Certifications & Qualifications

HashiCorp Terraform AssociateAWS Certified DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalAWS Solutions Architect

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure-as-CodeCI/CDApplication MigrationContainerizationService-Level Objectives

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudEC2PythonRaySQLTerraform.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create, modify, and maintain AWS infrastructure and services in Terraform
Write Terraform modules and configurations and manage state across environments
Deliver infrastructure changes through GitHub Actions and AWS CodeBuild pipelines
Build and maintain AWS environments hosting Windows Server and IIS applications running .NET
Manage EC2, load balancers, AWS WAF, Route 53, IAM, and TLS certificates in Terraform
Migrate on-premises Windows applications into AWS
Move suitable applications into containers on Amazon ECS
Automate certificate renewal, service account credential rotation, patching, and service restarts using Terraform, PowerShell, and AWS Systems Manager
Create self-service operational options for application owners where possible
Troubleshoot IIS, .NET, networking, and AWS service issues and fix root causes in code
Build and tune Amazon CloudWatch monitoring, including metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards, and Windows CloudWatch agents
Set service-level objectives and alerts
Work with the security team to remediate vulnerabilities and apply hardening standards
Review teammates’ Terraform and pipeline changes and help establish infrastructure-as-code and deployment standards
Work with application owners, software developers, and security teams
Own work from design through operations
Occasionally perform after-hours planned maintenance or troubleshoot service-impacting outages

Requirements

What you’ll need

BA/BS and 7+ years of related IT experience, or equivalent experience
3+ years of hands-on DevOps or cloud engineering in AWS supporting production workloads
3+ years using Terraform to create, modify, and automate AWS infrastructure, including writing modules, safely changing existing configurations, and managing remote state
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, or similar tools
Experience with Git branching and pull request workflows
Hands-on experience with AWS EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Elastic Load Balancing, Route 53, and Systems Manager
Experience implementing Amazon CloudWatch monitoring, including metrics, logs, alarms, dashboards, and the CloudWatch agent on Windows servers
3+ years supporting Windows Server and IIS environments hosting .NET applications, including deployment, configuration, TLS certificates, and troubleshooting
Strong PowerShell scripting skills
Working knowledge of Python or Bash
Ability to work independently on complex problems and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Must be able to obtain and maintain an NIH Public Trust
US citizenship is not required
Preferred: experience migrating Windows and .NET applications from on-premises infrastructure to AWS
Preferred: experience containerizing applications and running them on Amazon ECS
Preferred: experience with Application and Network Load Balancers, AWS WAF, CloudFront, and Route 53 routing policies
Preferred: experience with AWS Secrets Manager or Parameter Store and AWS Certificate Manager
Preferred: patch and configuration automation using SSM Patch Manager and State Manager, or PowerShell DSC
Preferred: Datadog experience, including dashboards, SLO design, and alert tuning
Preferred: experience with CloudTrail, EventBridge, AWS X-Ray, or CloudWatch Synthetics
Preferred: familiarity with Amazon RDS for SQL Server
Preferred: HashiCorp Terraform Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, or AWS Solutions Architect certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contributions and company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Paid vacation, sick, personal, holiday, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
10 paid holidays per year
Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees
Short- and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance
Remote work option