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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Horizontal Talent - **Location:** Arlington, VA, United States - **Salary:** $118,560.0 - $191,360.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Design Documents, Disaster Recovery, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Runbook, Zabbix, Grafana, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Hashicorp, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace - **Published:** August 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59343509-aws-devops-engineer ## About the Role * Hands-on AWS DevOps experience with strong knowledge of cloud-native delivery practices. * Practical experience with observability tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, Amazon Managed Grafana, and AWS X-Ray. * Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments, especially EKS, and familiarity with ECS. * Working knowledge of OpenTelemetry standards and deployment of ADOT collectors in AWS environments. * Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform. * Strong understanding of AWS security and access controls, including IAM and Secrets Manager. * Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation for review and audit purposes. * Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Experience in a regulated enterprise environment, preferably financial services. * Ability to work onsite in a hybrid schedule and participate in interview and onboarding requirements as needed. Preferred Skills * AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional certification. * AWS Solutions Architect certification or equivalent AWS credentials. * HashiCorp Terraform Associate or CKA certification. * Experience with Splunk, Zabbix, or Dynatrace. * Exposure to AWS services such as EventBridge, Systems Manager, SNS/SQS, Lambda, Kinesis, or OpenSearch. * Familiarity with operational resilience concepts such as RTO/RPO and multi-region disaster recovery. * Experience supporting governance, risk, compliance, and audit documentation in enterprise environments. * Python or Bash scripting experience for automation and operational support. Horizontal Talent is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming environment where everyone can contribute and thrive. We value diverse perspectives and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. ## Description We're looking for an experienced AWS DevOps Engineer to support an embedded AWS environment and help drive reliable, scalable, and well-documented delivery for a regulated enterprise setting. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional technical teams on observability, automation, infrastructure-as-code, and operational readiness. Responsibilities * Build and support automation, CI/CD workflows, infrastructure-as-code, and operational runbooks for AWS-based delivery. * Partner as an embedded AWS subject matter expert to provide hands-on implementation support across engineering and platform teams. * Design and maintain monitoring and observability solutions using tools such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and X-Ray. * Deploy and configure observability components for EKS and ECS environments, including dashboards, alerts, logs, and tracing. * Support OpenTelemetry implementation and help integrate tracing, metrics, and logs across AWS services. * Contribute to secure and repeatable cloud infrastructure using CloudFormation, Terraform, and related automation tools. * Create clear technical documentation, including design documents, runbooks, architecture decisions, and validation evidence. * Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, security, operations, SRE, and delivery teams to support audit-ready execution. * Help ensure solutions align with regulated financial services expectations, including operational resilience and change-control practices. ## Related Videos - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [30 powerful AWS hacks in just 30 minutes: Boost your developer productivity](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1624-30-powerful-aws-hacks-in-just-30-minutes-boost-your-developer-productivity) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [Keycloak case study: Making users happy with service level indicators and observability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1599-keycloak-case-study-making-users-happy-with-service-level-indicators-and-observability) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)