Job Description

Capstone IT is helping our client find a Senior Terraform Engineer who will lead the design, development, and governance of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform in a cloud environment. This person will build and maintain reusable Terraform modules, support production infrastructure changes, integrate Terraform into CI/CD pipelines, and help establish best practices for safe, scalable cloud automation. The role also serves as a technical leader, mentoring engineers and participating in cloud architecture decisions.

This is a 6-month contract-to-full-time employee opportunity. The role is fully remote for the first 12 months, after which the candidate will be expected to relocate to Springfield, MO and work on-site. Long-term remote employment is not available, so candidates must be open to relocation as part of the position. 

Must be USC/GC/GC EAD

Top 4 Skills

1. Terraform (expert-level)
2. Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
3. CI/CD Pipeline Integration
4. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Architecture & Automation

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of overall IT experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on Terraform experience.
• Experience integrating Terraform with CI/CD pipelines.
• 4+ years of cloud platform experience (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles.

Nice to Have

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience.
• Terraform certifications.
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or similar automation tools.
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to architecture decisions.