Job Title: Cloud DevOps Engineer / Architect

Location: [New Jersey Remote]

DataEconomy is seeking highly skilled Cloud DevOps Engineers / Architects with deep Terraform expertise and a proven track record in automating and operating enterprise-scale infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices. This is a critical role supporting tier 1 financial applications , with an emphasis on security , high availability , and automation at scale .

The ideal candidate will demonstrate mastery of Terratest , extensive experience in integrating with security and certificate management tools such as Ping , HashiCorp Vault , and Venafi , and a strong understanding of AWS , DevOps toolchains , and infrastructure security .

Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning on AWS. • Implement Terratest-based testing for infrastructure validation and enforce best practices. • Build and maintain secure, resilient infrastructure for financial and mission-critical applications . • Integrate infrastructure workflows with security platforms (e.g., Ping, Vault, Venafi) for certificate management and identity federation. • Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments. • Support application migration of critical financial systems to AWS cloud platforms. • Collaborate with platform, security, and networking teams to ensure compliance and operational excellence. • Provide technical leadership in driving automation, observability, and DevOps maturity.

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience • 5+ years hands-on experience with Terraform, including reusable modules, state management, and remote backends. • 7+ years of DevOps experience with tools such as Jenkins, Git, Python, Docker, and Kubernetes. • 3+ years experience working with core AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3, EKS, etc.). • 5+ years experience in networking, EKS, AWS Firewall Manager, and AFT. • 5+ years experience architecting and deploying high-availability financial trading platforms. • 3+ years implementing or supporting financial systems, with emphasis on reliability and security. • 6+ years of designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines for critical systems using modern tools. • 4+ years of experience migrating financial IT applications to AWS cloud environments. • Hands-on experience integrating with HashiCorp Vault, Venafi, and PingFederate or similar tools for certificate and secret management.

Preferred Qualifications • Experience with Terragrunt and managing IaC across multi-account AWS environments. • Familiarity with AWS Control Tower and Account Factory for Terraform (AFT). • Exposure to regulated industries (finance, healthcare) with compliance standards (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS). • Experience with infrastructure observability and tools like CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana. • Strong communication skills and experience in leading technical discussions with cross-functional teams.

Certifications (Nice to Have) • HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate / Professional • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)