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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** Purple Wave, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $111,000.0 - $124,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Code Review, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Identity and Access Management, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Data Logging, Delivery Pipeline, Reliability of Systems, Kubernetes, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform - **Published:** June 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=07012ca867684f05 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Terraform?, Do you have a High school diploma or GED?, High school diploma or GED required. * 3+ years of experience in infrastructure or DevOps engineering. * Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure design, security, and operations. * Experience with Terraform (infrastructure as code) and Ansible (configuration management). * Experience working with Kubernetes (EKS or self-managed) in a production environment. * Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or similar. * Solid understanding of networking, IAM, monitoring, logging, and system performance tuning. * Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with distributed teams. * Candidates may be requested to complete position specific skills assessments. * Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or eligible to work in the U.S. * Requires the ability to satisfactorily complete a background check. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience supporting highly available, distributed systems. * Knowledge of container image pipelines, Helm, and GitOps practices. * Familiarity with incident response processes and infrastructure security best practices (e.g., CIS benchmarks). * Experience collaborating with teams across time zones., Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. * Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. ## Description Are you ready to help shape secure, scalable, and resilient systems in the cloud? We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer with strong hands-on technical skills and a passion for automation. In this role, you'll contribute to automation initiatives, optimize AWS environments, and help build high-performance infrastructure that powers our business. If you thrive on modern DevOps practices-and have the skills in AWS, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes to prove it-this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact. The Infrastructure Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for designing, automating, and improving secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure in AWS. This US-based remote position reports to the Infrastructure Engineering Manager and works closely with infrastructure engineers across our distributed team. This role focuses on execution excellence and collaboration to elevate infrastructure reliability, performance, and security using modern DevOps practices., Contribute to infrastructure automation initiatives using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines. + Contribute hands-on to cloud resource optimization, and system reliability improvements. + Support the adoption and ongoing improvement of Kubernetes environments, including cluster operations, monitoring, and scaling. * Collaboration * + Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions within the infrastructure team. + Share knowledge and best practices in cloud infrastructure, automation, and operational excellence with teammates. + Collaborate closely with the Infrastructure Engineering Manager to align on priorities, standards, and delivery timelines. + Work with Systems, Security, and Product Development teams to ensure performance, resilience, and compliance requirements are met. * Operations & Continuous Improvement * + Help define and improve monitoring, logging, and alerting to support proactive incident detection and response. + Contribute to infrastructure documentation, operational runbooks, and technical standards. + Evaluate new tools, technologies, and patterns, and recommend improvements to infrastructure reliability and efficiency. + Participate in on-call or incident response activities as needed. * Undertake additional assigned duties as requested. ## Related Videos - [Terraform for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/3-terraform-for-developers) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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