AWS Infrastructure Consultant – Terraform

Job Title: AWS Infrastructure Consultant – Terraform & Jenkins
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 8+ Years
Shift Timing: Flexibility to work in UK and US hours
Start Date: Immediate / As per notice period

Bright Tier Solutions is looking for a highly skilled AWS Infrastructure Consultant with strong experience in Terraform and Jenkins to lead infrastructure automation and CI/CD pipeline implementation for data-centric cloud applications. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of AWS cloud services, modern data platforms (Databricks, Redshift, Snowflake), and DevOps best practices.

This is a critical role supporting cloud data engineering teams in delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure and data platforms.

Infrastructure Design and Management:

Design and provision scalable, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructure on AWS using Terraform (mandatory).

Deploy and manage services such as Databricks (on AWS), Amazon Redshift, EMR, and RDS using Infrastructure-as-Code.

Maintain version-controlled, reusable infrastructure modules in alignment with IaC best practices.

DevOps and CI/CD Automation:

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins (mandatory) integrated with Git-based workflows.

Automate infrastructure provisioning, testing, and deployment processes.

Support CI/CD for data orchestration tools such as Airflow, Databricks, and Redshift.

Data Pipeline & Platform Management:

Collaborate with data engineers to build and deploy pipelines using AWS Glue, Kinesis, Lambda, S3, and Redshift.

Implement orchestration using Apache Airflow (open-source and AWS MWAA).

Ensure reliability, scalability, and security throughout the data lifecycle.

Monitoring, Logging & Optimization:

Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting tools using CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, and CloudTrail.

Perform root-cause analysis, troubleshoot issues, and optimize infrastructure and pipeline performance.

Security and Compliance:

Apply AWS security best practices across environments, including IAM, VPC, KMS, encryption, and network segmentation.

Conduct audits and implement governance policies.

Documentation & Collaboration:

Work cross-functionally with DevOps, data engineering, and cloud security teams.

Document architecture, configurations, workflows, and reusables to drive team efficiency and knowledge sharing.

Cloud & Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC):

Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, Glue, Redshift, IAM, VPC, Kinesis).

Expertise in Terraform for multi-account, multi-service AWS infrastructure.

DevOps & CI/CD:

Proficiency with Jenkins (mandatory).

Experience with GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline is a plus.

Familiarity with Docker and Amazon EKS is desirable.

Data Platform Experience:

Experience provisioning and operating platforms like Databricks, Amazon Redshift, and optionally Snowflake.

Experience building and managing data pipelines using Glue, Airflow, and Step Functions.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting:

Strong understanding of observability tools and frameworks (e.g., CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus).

Scripting & Automation:

Proficient in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

Security & Governance:

Hands-on with IAM roles/policies, VPC security, KMS encryption, and compliance controls.

Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Data Analytics Specialty.

Databricks, Redshift, or Snowflake certifications are a plus.

Experience with other IaC tools (Ansible, CloudFormation) and workflow engines (Apache Airflow, MWAA).

Exposure to big data platforms like EMR, Spark, or Hadoop.

Contribute to enterprise-scale cloud data transformation projects.

Work with modern data platforms and DevOps tooling in a dynamic environment.

Get access to certification sponsorship, ongoing training, and growth opportunities.

Join a team that values innovation, autonomy, and collaboration