Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer

Trident Consulting•Lowell, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Trident Consulting is seeking a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer for one of our clients in Lowell, MA or Troy MI. The client is a global leader in business and technology services. This is an onsite contract position.

Requirements

AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitOps
Flux or Argo CD
Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS)
CNI configurations
Ingress controllers
Load balancing
CI/CD pipelines
Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
Infrastructure-as-code
Configuration-as-code
On-call rotations

Nice To Haves

Experience with Helm and managing Kubernetes via Helm charts.
Exposure to hybrid environments (cloud + on-prem).
Familiarity with secrets management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).
Experience mentoring engineers or leading DevOps initiatives.

Responsibilities

Design and manage infrastructure using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform, with a focus on Terraform module design, remote state management, and policy-as-code.
Implement GitOps practices using tools like Flux or Argo CD for declarative, version-controlled environment management and drift detection.
Take ownership of Kubernetes as a Service (KaaS) platforms, including multi-cluster lifecycle management, version upgrades, and advanced autoscaling strategies.
Troubleshoot complex traffic flows and optimize cloud networking, including CNI configurations, ingress controllers, and load balancing.
Build and support CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable deployments.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code for all environments using Terraform.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize infrastructure performance, availability, and cost.
Integrate and manage third-party tools, plug-ins, and internal scripts as needed.
Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and architecture diagrams.
Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to improving incident response processes.
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure infrastructure meets application and business needs.