DevOps Engineer (GitLab CI/CD & AWS Infrastructure)

DevOps Engineer – GitLab CI/CD & AWS Infrastructure

Location: Princeton, NJ

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire (initial contract is until the end of the year)

Industry: Medical Device Manufacturing

Pay Rate: $40–$45 per hour (W2)

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to own, maintain, and continuously improve our software delivery platform centered around GitLab CI/CD hosted on our website. The role includes AWS infrastructure automation, Terraform-based IaC, and management of multiple deployment environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, maintain, and enhance GitLab CI/CD pipelines on our website.
• Design scalable, reusable, and secure CI/CD pipeline templates.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform on AWS.
• Manage development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Automate build, test, release, and deployment processes.
• Monitor and optimize pipeline reliability, performance, and security.
• Apply DevOps best practices to improve developer productivity and deployment quality.
• Collaborate with software architects, developers, and QA teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong hands-on experience with GitLab CI/CD.
• Experience administering and supporting our website’s repositories and pipelines.
• Strong Terraform and AWS expertise.
• Deep understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Experience managing multiple deployment environments.
• Knowledge of DevOps methodologies, automation, monitoring, and release management.
• Python or Bash scripting experience.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SW360 software component governance.
• Knowledge of Python package management and Poetry.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with software artifact and dependency management.

Success Criteria:

• Serve as primary owner of the GitLab CI/CD ecosystem.
• Improve deployment reliability, security, and efficiency.
• Establish robust Terraform-based AWS infrastructure practices.
• Enable faster and more predictable software delivery.