Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Genesis10 is currently seeking an Infrastructure Engineer for a contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Chandler, AZ. This is a 12+ month contract opportunity.

This role focuses on provisioning and managing cloud-native streaming services using Infrastructure as Code. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with platforms like Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, and AWS Kinesis, utilizing Terraform for automation and management of the Kafka ecosystem.

Requirements:

• Hands-on experience provisioning and managing cloud-native streaming services Amazon MSK, Azure Event Hubs, and AWS Kinesis Data Streams (KDS) using Terraform modules and providers
• Strong understanding of Kafka ecosystem components (brokers, zookeepers/quorum controllers, topics, partitions, ACLs) and ability to map them to managed cloud services like MSK, Event Hub namespaces, and KDS streams
• Expertise designing scalable, secure event-streaming architectures across cloud platforms, including network integration (VPC/subnet design, PrivateLink, firewall/SecGrp rules) using Infrastructure as Code
• Skilled in implementing Terraform-based automation for Kafka cluster lifecycle management cluster creation, versioning, encryption settings, monitoring configuration, and access control policies
• Experience managing IAM, RBAC, and resource policies for streaming platforms (MSK IAM auth, Event Hub RBAC roles, Kinesis resource policies) using reusable Terraform modules
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native observability stacks such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and MSK s built-in monitoring and incorporating them into Terraform deployments for end-to-end logging/metrics
• Ability to operationalize streaming infrastructure by automating topic creation, schema registry integration, and consumer/producer configuration using Terraform, Ansible, or Python-based tooling
• Demonstrated experience building CI/CD pipelines to continuously deploy changes to MSK, Event Hubs, and KDS, incorporating Terraform plan/apply automation and policy-as-code guardrails
• Proficient in optimizing MSK, Event Hub, and KDS configurations for performance, cost, and fault tolerance including scaling decisions, partitioning strategies, and retention tuning

Pay range: $60.42 - $68.42 per hour

Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position.

If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply!

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10:

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.