DevOps Engineer – CI/CD & Cloud Automation

Job Title: DevOps Engineer – CI/CD & Cloud Automation

Location: Des Moines, IA (Hybrid)
Experience: 5–10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experiencedDevOps Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and automated CI/CD pipelines across On-Premises, Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in infrastructure automation, cloud-native technologies, containerization, platform engineering, and DevSecOps practices.

This role will work closely with Development, Infrastructure, Security, and Operations teams to accelerate software delivery, improve reliability, and establish modern DevOps practices across enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise CI/CD pipelines for application and infrastructure deployments.
• Automate build, test, release, and deployment processes across on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Manage source code repositories and branching strategies using Git-based workflows.
• Implement deployment methodologies including Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Deployments.
• Develop reusable pipeline templates and DevOps standards.

Cloud & Infrastructure Automation

• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, or similar technologies.
• Automate provisioning and configuration management across AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premises environments.
• Support hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud architecture initiatives.
• Manage cloud networking, identity integration, and security controls.

Containerization & Kubernetes

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Administer Kubernetes platforms such as AKS, EKS, GKE, OpenShift, or Rancher.
• Implement container security, image management, and lifecycle governance.
• Support microservices-based architectures.

DevSecOps & Security

• Integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines, including SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and cloud governance standards.
• Implement secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or GCP Secret Manager.
• Support vulnerability remediation and security automation initiatives.

Monitoring & Reliability Engineering

• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions.
• Configure centralized dashboards, alerting, and performance management.
• Support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to improve platform stability and availability.
• Perform root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.

Required Technical Skills

CI/CD Tools

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Azure DevOps
• Bitbucket Pipelines
• TeamCity (Preferred)

Version Control

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Bitbucket

Cloud Platforms

• Microsoft Azure
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• ARM Templates
• Bicep
• Ansible
• Puppet or Chef (Preferred)

Container & Orchestration

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AKS
• EKS
• GKE
• OpenShift (Preferred)

Scripting & Automation

• PowerShell
• Bash/Shell
• Python
• YAML
• JSON

Monitoring & Logging

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• Splunk
• ELK Stack
• Azure Monitor
• CloudWatch
• GCP Operations Suite

Security & DevSecOps

• SonarQube
• Checkmarx
• Veracode
• Snyk
• Prisma Cloud
• HashiCorp Vault

Preferred Certifications

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
• Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• Certified Jenkins Engineer