About the Company
Effectual is a global consulting and software company specializing in enterprise-grade cloud-based telecom and technology solutions. Established in 1994 and headquartered in New Jersey, the company supports over 200 clients worldwide, including Fortune 500 enterprises and public sector organizations. With 30+ U.S. service delivery centers and nine global delivery hubs in India, Canada, and the UK, Effectual provides expertise in cloud services, software development, AI & machine learning, cybersecurity, and workforce solutions. Recognized as a 12-time Inc. 5000 honoree, the company is also a certified Minority- and Woman-Owned Business, committed to diversity, inclusion, and innovation.
About the Role
Effectual is seeking an experienced Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract-to-hire position. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and supporting AWS-based infrastructure to power enterprise-grade solutions. The engineer will collaborate closely with digital enterprise architects, cloud engineers, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient platforms. This fully remote role requires availability during Central U.S. business hours (UTC-6).
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and maintain large-scale microservices on Kubernetes (including AWS EKS).
- Implement and manage service mesh solutions such as Istio, Linkerd, or Consul.
- Design and maintain Helm Charts and Custom Resource Definitions.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, or GitLab CI.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
- Develop scripts and automation using Python, Go, Ruby, Java, .NET, C++, or similar languages.
- Support cloud migrations from on-premises systems to AWS.
- Conduct system performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting with Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
- Collaborate with developers to improve AWS architecture and deployment practices.
- Provide incident response, root cause analysis, and operational support for production systems.
- Contribute to architectural designs, documentation, and project governance.
Required Skills
- 4–7 years of experience in DevOps, SRE, or cloud infrastructure roles.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.
- Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and architecture.
- Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or CodePipeline).
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
- Hands-on knowledge of Docker and Linux systems.
- Experience in scripting/programming (Python, Bash, Ruby, Go, Java, .NET, C++, etc.).
- Understanding of microservices, distributed systems, and Agile practices.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and time management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, Data Analytics).
- Experience with GitOps workflows (Git, ArgoCD, app-of-apps patterns).
- Knowledge of static/dynamic code analysis and testing tools (SonarQube, Selenium).
- Familiarity with Kubernetes service mesh (Istio, Linkerd).
- Advanced knowledge of AWS networking and routing.
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Contributions to open-source projects.