DevOps Engineer (Contract Position)

Configure, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline change and release management processes, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery. Maintain and integrate tools for configuration management, build automation, continuous integration/deployment, monitoring, reporting, and alerting. Implement and operate monitoring and alerting tools to ensure system reliability and availability. Develop and maintain automation scripts for tasks such as server configuration, CI/CD workflows, and infrastructure provisioning. Participate in capacity planning and risk management, ensuring systems are prepared for growth and unforeseen challenges. Explore and adopt innovative DevOps methodologies to improve production reliability and overall system availability. Apply and enforce security practices to protect the organization’s infrastructure and data, adhering to industry standards and regulatory requirements. At least 8 years of hands-on DevOps Engineering experience, complemented by an additional 5 years or more in Software Engineering or System Administration roles. Hands-on experience with AWS services, including deployment and management of cloud infrastructure. Proficiency in containerization technologies, particularly Docker and Kubernetes, with practical experience in production deployments. Hands-on experience with Openshift is an advantage. Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation) for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure. Strong understanding of Linux server administration, with scripting proficiency in Bash. Solid knowledge of virtualization and networking concepts, including firewalls, DNS, and load balancers. Familiarity with GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux) for automating infrastructure and application deployments.