DevOps Engineer / AWS / Python / Remote

This is a Remote (U.S. - CST or EST preferred) Contract-to-Hire opportunity with a large enterprise technology organization supporting complex AWS-based infrastructure environments. The team is seeking a DevOps / Infrastructure Automation Engineer with strong Python experience to help evolve and modernize a highly customized automation platform running primarily in EC2 environments. This role is contract-to-hire with strong intent to convert to full-time. The #1 feature of this opportunity is ownership and impact. This is not a surface-level DevOps role - they need a true engineer who can read, understand, and enhance a complex Python-based templating engine that programmatically generates Terraform configurations. You'll be working in a small, highly technical team where your contributions directly influence long-term modernization efforts. It's a great fit for someone who enjoys solving hard infrastructure problems, improving partially manual environments, and wants meaningful engineering work rather than ticket-based operations. Required Skills & Experience 4+ years of AWS infrastructure experience Strong production-level Python programming experience Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Experience working within EC2-based environments Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (VPC, load balancers, IP addressing) Experience maintaining and enhancing complex codebases Ability to debug and refactor code written by others Desired Skills & Experience Experience supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure Experience in hybrid legacy / modernization environments Background in automation-heavy DevOps environments Experience contributing to long-term platform migrations Strong ownership mindset and ability to work with minimal oversight What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown 35% Python 30% AWS (EC2, networking, load balancers) 20% Terraform / Infrastructure as Code 15% Automation platform enhancements Daily Responsibilities 70% Hands On Engineering 10% Architecture & Design Input 20% Team Collaboration Apply tot his job Apply To this Job