AWS DevOps Engineer

A contract role with our direct client, hired by CloudSkill Consulting LLC.

Job at a glance

Job ID:
CS-85118
Where:
Mount Laurel, NJ
Work setup:
Hybrid 2d
Job type:
Contract · 12+ months
Pay setup:
Contract (W2 / C2C)
Pay range:
$135,000 to $170,000 a year
Experience:
5+ years
Hired by:
CloudSkill Consulting LLC, for our direct client

In short

You will help move apps to the cloud and give many teams one standard way to build and release software.

What you will do

  • Build and run pipelines (automatic build, test and release steps).
  • Set up AWS cloud resources with code, using Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Keep systems secure and monitored, and support on-call work.

What you need

  • 5+ years of experience.
  • A work authorization that matches the line under "Who can apply" below.
  • Able to work hybrid in Mount Laurel, NJ (Hybrid 2d).
  • Open to a 12+ month contract, on W2 or C2C.

Full job details

The project

Project: Cloud migration and CI/CD standardization across multiple application delivery teams.

Duties

  • Build and maintain pipelines in Jenkins and GitLab CI with automated scan and deploy stages
  • Provision infrastructure with Terraform and CloudFormation across AWS accounts
  • Manage EKS clusters, Helm charts, and blue-green/canary deployment strategies
  • Enforce secrets management, IAM least-privilege policies, and audit logging
  • Drive observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk; own on-call runbooks

Who can apply

Open to US citizens, green card holders, and EAD, OPT and STEM OPT holders. H-1B transfer may be possible, case by case. It is never guaranteed.

US citizen:
a citizen of the United States.
Green card holder:
a U.S. permanent resident.
EAD:
Employment Authorization Document, a U.S. work permit card.
OPT:
Optional Practical Training: work time for F-1 students linked to their studies.
STEM OPT:
a longer OPT period for students with certain science, technology, engineering or math degrees.
H-1B transfer:
for people already on H-1B who want to move to a new employer. Decided case by case and never guaranteed.

CloudSkill Consulting LLC works with OPT and STEM OPT students and is E-Verified. We help our own hires with STEM OPT extensions where they qualify, and sponsor work visas like H-1B where applicable (case by case, never guaranteed).

Curious how CloudSkill Consulting LLC works with OPT and STEM OPT candidates? Learn more.

Words in this job, made simple

AWS:
Amazon Web Services, Amazon's cloud platform.
DevOps:
ways to build, test and release software quickly and safely with automation.
Contract:
a job for a set time, not a permanent job. These jobs are 12+ months.
W2:
you work as an employee of CloudSkill Consulting LLC, and taxes come out of your pay.
C2C:
corp-to-corp: you work through your own company, and CloudSkill Consulting LLC pays that company.
Onsite:
you work in person at the client site. "Onsite 5d" means 5 days a week at the client site.
Hybrid:
you work some days at the client site and some days from home. "Hybrid 3d" means 3 days a week at the client site; "Hybrid 2d" means 2.
Remote:
you work from home. "100% Remote" and "Remote (US)" mean fully from home, from within the US.

How to apply

Press the button below. It opens an email to info@cloudskillconsulting.com with the job ID in the subject. Please attach your resume.

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