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Job ID: JOB_ID_7777

Role: AWS Engineer (Strong Chef Engineering)

We are sourcing an AWS Engineer with strong Chef Engineering skills for a client in Dallas, TX. This is a fully onsite position with a duration of 12+ Months Contract. Candidates must be in the office 5 days a week and should be local to Dallas or adjacent states.

Must Have:

  • Recent 5+ yrs experience in engineering/development using Chef, terraform and Ansible
  • Recent 2-3 yrs experience in engineering/development using Python, bash
  • Overall AWS 7+ yrs – with Linux skills

Chef Engineering (Cookbooks + Policy):

  • Develop and maintain Chef cookbooks/recipes to enforce OS baseline configuration.
  • Write/test Chef code (Ruby DSL) with appropriate structure, attributes, templates, and data bags.
  • Maintain Chef policy (Policyfiles / environments / roles depending on org standards).
  • Implement idempotent, reusable patterns; handle secrets appropriately (vault/secret stores).
  • Automate onboarding of new Linux builds to Chef (bootstrap, node configuration, compliance).

Golden Image / AMI / Cloud Image Engineering (Monthly cadence):

  • Own monthly golden image lifecycle: base image updates, patching, hardening updates, validate against functional/security requirements, versioning/tagging and deprecation of old images.
  • Build/maintain AWS AMIs for multiple accounts/regions (share/copy/permissions).
  • Build/maintain Azure managed images / Shared Image Gallery versions (publish/replicate).
  • Ensure images include required agents (monitoring, security, EDR, vulnerability scanning, SSM/Azure extensions as required).
  • Maintain image documentation and release notes per monthly release.

Terraform (AWS + Azure):

  • Develop and maintain Terraform modules: AWS (EC2 launch templates, ASGs, IAM instance profiles, security groups, EBS settings, tagging standards), Azure (resource groups, VM/VMSS, managed identities, NIC/NSG, image references via SIG).
  • Create reusable modules with variables/outputs, versioning, and secure defaults.
  • Integrate Terraform deployments with CI/CD pipelines, remote state, and approvals.

Automation / CI/CD / Quality:

  • Integrate image builds and IaC workflows into pipelines (e.g., Jenkins/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps as applicable).
  • Implement testing and validation: Chef unit/integration tests (Test Kitchen/InSpec where used), image validation (boot, package checks, agent health, compliance checks), Terraform linting/format/validate, policy controls (if used).

Special Requirements

Fully Onsite. Candidate needs to be in the office 5 Days every week. Local or candidates from adjacent states only.

Compensation & Location

Salary: $50 – $55 per year

Location: Dallas, TX

Recruiter / Company – Contact Information

Email: l@empowerprofessionals.com

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