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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Global Soft Systems - **Location:** Richmond, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Apache Tomcat, Automation of Tests, Configuration Management, Databases, Software Debugging, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Oracle (Applications), Windows PowerShell, Proprietary Software, Software Vulnerability Management, SSL Certificate Management, System Availability, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Database Migration, Cloudwatch, Actimize, New Relic (SaaS), Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker - **Published:** July 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9ffef586-9d70-4f4d-9b84-67d0d90238dc ## About the Role AWS Operational Experience: Deep familiarity with managing and supporting existing infrastructure across core AWS services: Security & Identity: Secrets Manager (with automated rotation), KMS, IAM, ELB. Compute & Serverless: EC2, Lambda. Storage & Databases: S3, RDS, DMS (Database Migration Service). Monitoring: CloudWatch. Code Literacy: Ability to read and debug Powershell and/or Python code to diagnose application errors, analyze stack traces, or modify automation scripts. Vulnerability Management: Proven track record of interpreting security scan results and executing rapid patching across systems, applications, and Docker containers. Configuration Management & IaC: Hands-on experience maintaining and updating existing Chef cookbooks and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks. Observability Tools: Strong experience troubleshooting live production issues using New Relic and AWS CloudWatch logs/dashboards. Version Control: Proficiency with GitHub for maintaining configuration code and following standard enterprise pull-request/approval workflows. Preferred Skills (Nice to Haves): Recent client Experience: Highly preferred. Prior experience navigating client internal compliance frameworks, enterprise security initiatives, and delivery processes is a massive advantage. Third-Party Software Support: Experience managing and maintaining vendor-provided applications (specifically Actimize or similar financial crime/compliance platforms, Tomcat, Oracle) is highly valued. AWS Certifications: Active AWS certifications, such as AWS Certified Security - Specialty or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer. ## Description client is seeking an experienced Cloud DevOps Engineer to join our team as a non-associate contractor. This position is strictly focused on operations, maintenance, and enterprise compliance for an existing, critical third-party application deployed within our AWS environment. The core mission is to keep this existing application running smoothly, optimize its infrastructure, and ensure it remains 100% compliant with client rigorous enterprise security standards and initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong operational mindset, thriving in environments that require rapid vulnerability remediation, robust secrets management, and meticulous adherence to financial sector compliance. Day-to-Day Responsibilities: As a contract engineer on our team, your daily responsibilities will center on operational excellence and risk mitigation: Application & Infrastructure Maintenance: Ensuring the high availability, stability, and optimal performance of the existing third-party application hosted on AWS. Compliance & Enterprise Initiatives: Actively managing and executing compliance mandates driven by client enterprise initiatives. This includes updating infrastructure and configuration templates to meet evolving corporate security policies. Vulnerability Remediation: Identifying, prioritizing, and patching vulnerabilities within the application ecosystem, container images, and underlying OS layers. Secrets & Certificate Management: Maintaining and troubleshooting automated secrets rotation policies using AWS Secrets Manager to ensure zero downtime during credential cycles. Environment Configuration: Managing and updating existing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Chef cookbooks to support patches, upgrades, and configuration changes. 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