Senior Automation Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer

• Job Title: Senior Automation Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer
• Location: Hybrid Reston, VA
• Tax Term (W2, C2C): W2
• Job Type (Permanent/Contract): Contract
• Duration: 6 Months

Description:

Experienced engineer responsible for supporting and modernizing enterprise automation platforms, AWS infrastructure, DevOps pipelines, and AI-driven engineering solutions across federated teams. The resource will provide administration, support, enhancement, and modernization services for enterprise automation and DevOps platforms. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Appian, Blue Prism, AWS infrastructure, CI/CD modernization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), production support, and AI-powered engineering initiatives.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Administer and support Appian Cloud and Blue Prism platforms.
• Manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, Lambda, EFS, and FSx, along with overall platform operations.
• Lead CI/CD modernization initiatives, including migration from Jenkins and UCD to GitLab and Terraform.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Provide L2/L3 production support, incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis.
• Manage releases, deployments, change requests, and ServiceNow workflows.
• Drive AI-powered engineering initiatives using GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, and Generative AI.
• Develop automation solutions for operational processes, compliance, governance, and operational excellence.
• Support multiple federated application teams by providing platform services, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with business, security, infrastructure, and development teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Perform vulnerability assessments, remediation coordination, and compliance support.
• Enhance platform reliability, monitoring, documentation, and governance.

Required Skills:

• 12 16 years of experience in Automation Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Appian Administration and Blue Prism RPA.
• Hands-on AWS infrastructure experience (EC2, Lambda, EFS, FSx).
• Expertise in GitLab, Jenkins, Terraform, and UrbanCode Deploy (UCD).
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, and modernization.
• Experience with production support, incident management, release management, and change management.
• Knowledge of ServiceNow workflows.
• Experience with GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and Generative AI tools.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, vulnerability management, and governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications:

• 12 16 years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale automation and DevOps platforms.
• Experience working in hybrid cloud environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to support multiple technology platforms and federated teams.
• Preferred Appian, Blue Prism, and AWS Certifications.