DevOps Engineer – GitLab CI/CD & AWS Infrastructure (Terraform)

Job Title: DevOps Engineer – GitLab CI/CD & AWS Infrastructure (Terraform)

Location: Princeton, NJ 08540 (Onsite)

Contract Duration: 4 Months Contract with possibility of Extension

**Shift Structure: First Shift 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday**

Pay Rate: $40.00 - $44.00/hr on W2

Job Description: Our client is a global powerhouse in industrial automation, smart infrastructure, and digital transformation, is seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join their Central Technology team in Princeton, NJ. In this key platform engineering role, you will take ownership of the enterprise software delivery ecosystem centered around GitLab CI/CD (hosted on code.siemens.com). You will architect scalable, reusable CI/CD pipeline templates, manage multi-tier environments (Dev, Test, Staging, Prod), automate cloud provisioning using Terraform (IaC) on AWS , and streamline build/release workflows in close partnership with software architects and developers.

Key Responsibilities:

• GitLab CI/CD Pipeline Ownership: Design, build, and optimize scalable, reusable, and secure GitLab CI/CD pipeline templates and automation workflows across development repositories.
• Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop, maintain, and provision enterprise AWS cloud infrastructure using Terraform to ensure consistent, repeatable environments.
• Environment & Release Management: Manage and monitor multi-stage deployments across development, test, staging, and production environments to ensure high availability and zero downtime.
• Build & Test Automation: Automate testing, packaging, artifact versioning, and continuous delivery pipelines utilizing Python and Bash scripting .
• DevOps Security & Optimization: Monitor pipeline reliability, audit access controls, integrate DevSecOps best practices, and improve developer productivity across cross-functional engineering pods.
• Cross-Functional Teaming: Collaborate with software engineering teams, QA leads, and solution architects to troubleshoot pipeline failures and standardize delivery practices.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• GitLab CI/CD Expertise: Strong, hands-on experience designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise GitLab CI/CD pipelines and shared runner configurations.
• AWS & Terraform Mastery: Proven experience building and provisioning cloud resources on AWS using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) .
• Scripting Proficiency: Solid hands-on scripting capabilities in Python and/or Bash for workflow automation and operational tooling.
• Release & Environment Management: Practical background managing multi-stage deployment environments (Dev/QA/Staging/Prod) and release management workflows.
• Troubleshooting: Strong analytical problem-solving skills to diagnose build failures, network bottlenecks, and cloud configuration drifts.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical industry experience.

Stand-Out Skills (Preferred):

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration ( Docker, Kubernetes ).
• Familiarity with SW360 software component governance and open-source license compliance.
• Experience with Python dependency/package management tools like Poetry .
• Knowledge of DevSecOps automated vulnerability scanning tools (SAST/DAST) integrated into CI/CD.

Actual Skills Required:

1. Enterprise GitLab CI/CD Pipeline Architecture & Template Design
2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
3. AWS Cloud Infrastructure Administration & Automation
4. Python and Bash Scripting for Build & Release Automation
5. Multi-Environment Deployment & Pipeline Troubleshooting

Recruiter Email ID: [email protected]