Automation & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Automation & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer in Doral, FL. Summary: Our client has an amazing opportunity for a Cloud Engineer. The Cloud Engineer will be part of a team who will design, code, test and deploy enterprise level cloud infrastructure services and nodes used to support the development and operations of our clients cutting edge collaboration tool microservices. This environment is large, running thousands of servers and has clusters that are running on Cassandra with 1,000 nodes. Key Tasks:

• AWS IaC Project Completion: Implement and manage complex cloud infrastructure projects using Terraformand Ansible for provisioning and configuration management of AWS resources (e.g., EC2, VPC, IAM, and managed services like RDS and Elasticache)
• End-to-End Automation Delivery: Execute the design, development, and implementation of robust automation using Python to manage, operate, and troubleshoot infrastructure and applications across critical platforms in AWS
• CI/CD Pipeline Development: Build, and optimize advanced CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins to automate infrastructure deployment, continuous testing, and incident management workflows
• Platform Scaling & Reliability: Deliver solutions to enhance the availability, performance, and stability of critical distributed systems, translating complex architectural plans into scalable, automated deployments within the AWS cloud footprint
• AWS API & SDK Integration: Leverage expertise in Python SDKs (Boto3) and IaC frameworks to integrate seamlessly with various AWS services deployment and management tasks
• Security & Compliance Integration: Implement cloud-based solutions strictly aligned with FedRAMP security and compliance standards
• Documentation & Knowledge Transfer: Provide clear, comprehensive documentation and conduct necessary knowledge transfer for all deployed automation scripts and IaC modules upon project completion
• Hands-on experience with Terraform (resource provisioning) and Ansible (configuration management)
• Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Practical experience automating operations for distributed data platforms (e.g., Kafka, Cassandra, RDS, Elasticache)
• Expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines, specifically with Jenkins
• Expert proficiency in Python for infrastructure scripting and API integration (e.g., Boto3)
• A highly proficient individual contributor with a proven track record of successful project delivery
• Proven ability to execute, deliver, and document complex technical projects autonomously