DevOps - Cloud Engineer
Newark, New Jersey, United States
DevOps - Cloud Engineer
Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite - NY/NJ Metro Area Type: Full-time / Direct hire role Industry: Financial Services / Enterprise Technology US Citizen / Green card holders Only
Are you an experienced DevOps or Cloud Engineer who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments? We're partnering with an investment management firm that's undergoing significant digital transformation. This is a high-impact opportunity to work cross-functionally with development, infrastructure, and business teams to modernize their cloud platforms and drive DevOps automation across mission-critical systems.
You'll play a key role in designing scalable infrastructure, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and supporting the application lifecycle for internal enterprise systems across functions like Portfolio Management, Compliance, Finance, Risk, and Data Governance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with engineering teams to support application development and deployment within a robust cloud-first ecosystem (AWS/Azure).
- Identify and implement self-service tools to accelerate CI/CD workflows and improve engineering productivity.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and software deployment using modern IaC frameworks.
- Contribute to DevOps best practices across build automation, source control, containerization, and monitoring.
- Use scripting and programming (Python, Shell, Groovy) to build internal tools and support cloud integrations.
- Engage with Agile/Scrum teams and participate in daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning.
Tech Stack & Tools You'll Work With:
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (primary), Azure (a plus)
- IaC & Deployment: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
- Languages & Scripting: Python, Shell, Groovy, Java, JavaScript
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
- Build Tools: Maven, Gradle
- Package Managers & Artifacts: pip, npm, Artifactory, ECR, Nexus
- Project Tools: Jira, Confluence
- Application Domains: Infrastructure-as-Code, Configuration-as-Code, Application Security (SAST, DAST, SCA)
What We're Looking For:
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Platform Engineering roles.
- Hands-on expertise deploying and managing cloud-based applications (especially in AWS).
- Solid understanding of source control branching strategies, code merging, and conflict resolution.
- Strong documentation and communication skills to interface with both engineers and business stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently or within Agile development teams.
Nice to Have:
- AWS or Azure Certifications
- Financial services or enterprise tech experience
- Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tooling
- Familiarity with security-focused tooling (SAST, DAST, xSPM)
Interested? Apply today to explore this opportunity with a top-tier enterprise tech team making serious investments in cloud and DevOps innovation.