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

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.