DevOps Engineer

We are currently searching for a
DevOps Engineer
to support our client located in the
Naples, Florida
area for a temp-to-hire position. This is a
hybrid position
, and the selected person will need to work onsite.

The DevOps Engineer will lead the CI/CD transformation and establish modern automation practices across our engineering organization. They will be responsible for building robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, migrating legacy manual and Jenkins-based deployment processes to fully automated workflows, and establishing DevOps best practices for cloud-native applications on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for new and existing applications.
• Lead the migration of manual deployment processes, Jenkins-based workflows, and Azure DevOps Pipelines and releases to automated GitHub Actions pipelines.
• Implement automated build, test, and deployment processes for .NET and Java applications, React front-ends, and cloud infrastructure.
• Integrate automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end tests) into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement automated security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning) as part of the build process.
• Design and implement deployment strategies including blue-green deployments, canary releases, and rolling updates.
• Automate Infrastructure as Code deployments using AWS CDK and CloudFormation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish best practices for GitOps and version control workflows.
• Configure and manage deployment to multiple environments (dev, test, UAT, production) across AWS services including Lambda, ECS, EKS, EC2, and serverless architectures.
• Implement secrets management and secure credential handling in CI/CD workflows using AWS Secrets Manager and Parameter Store.
• Automate compliance validation and security checks in deployment pipelines (PCI-DSS, SOC2 requirements).

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• 5 years+ of experience in DevOps, release engineering, or related roles
• Demonstrated expertise in building and managing production CI/CD pipelines in enterprise or SaaS environments
• Proven track record of implementing automation and improving deployment processes
• Experience with multiple CI/CD platforms and migration projects
• Proficient with GitHub Actions, including workflows, actions, runners, and secrets management
• Strong experience with Jenkins and ability to migrate complex Jenkins pipelines to modern CI/CD platforms
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and understanding of migration strategies
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation

Preferred

• AWS certifications strongly preferred (DevOps Engineer Professional, Solutions Architect, or similar)
• Experience in the FinTech industry or financial services sector
• Experience in regulated environments (PCI-DSS, SOC2, HIPAA)
• Certification in DevOps practices (AWS DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer)
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools beyond AWS CDK
• Background in software development