S4 DevOps / SRE Engineer | Seattle, WA - Local Or Nearby Candidates Only | Contract | Only Independent / Non-Sponsorship visas accepted

S4 DevOps / SRE Role

Hybrid Role clarification: DevOps + SRE

Seattle, WA / Four days onsite (Local Or nearby candidates Only)

We would like someone to come on primarily as a “Devops Engineer” but also have some SRE capabilities (see image below).  This hybrid role is focused on enabling our application development by building automation and improving the health of our applications by bringing SRE best practices into effect.

Technologies

Tech – Must have’s

-             Docker - expert working with containers – Docker expertise a must

o            Docker builds, dockerfiles, docker compose

o            Container registries, kaniko, devcontainers

-             Kubernetes – expert at working with Kubernetes from the application development side

o            Certificate Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) a huge plus

o            Experience working with GitOps tooling: ArgoCD or Flux experience needed.

-             CI/CD

o            Github Actions or Azure DevOps preferred

o            Other platforms ok like Jenkins, BitBucket, AppVeyor, etc..

-             Observability

o            Application monitoring, alerting, dashboarding – Datadog preferred

o            Look for candidates with experience working with Datadog.. Or a suitable alternative...

            Grafana, loki, prometheus, open telemetry, promtail, elk

-             Linux administration(some)

o            Should be highly competent with bash, shell-scripting, and many basic linux commands

Tech – Nice-to-have's

-             App Dev -

o            Any Node.js and Typescript experience is a HUGE plus, though not fully necessary for this role

o            Go – also nice-to-have, as it could be used for ci/cd and automation tooling

o            Python – not used in our stack, but familiarity with app dev code is a big plus

-             Kubernetes Administration – cluster administration – certificated kubernetes admin(CKA) preferred

-             Advanced Linux admin – ansible experience preferred

-             Terraform – minimal experience here needed

-             Azure / AKS – We shouldn’t need to do a lot

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with SRE expertise for a hybrid role that combines automation, CI/CD, observability, and container orchestration. The ideal candidate will enable application development through automation and CI/CD pipelines while enhancing application reliability by applying SRE best practices.

Must-Have Technical Skills

• Docker (Expert Level):

  • Strong experience with Docker builds, Dockerfiles, and Docker Compose

  • Hands-on with container registries, Kaniko, and devcontainers

• Kubernetes (Expert Level):

  • Application development side expertise required

  • CKAD certification is a big plus

  • GitOps experience with ArgoCD or Flux

• CI/CD:

  • Hands-on with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps

  • Other platforms (Jenkins, BitBucket, AppVeyor, etc.) acceptable

• Observability / Monitoring:

  • Experience with Datadog (preferred)

  • Alternatives: Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Promtail, ELK

• Linux Administration:

  • Proficient in Bash/Shell scripting and core Linux commands

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Application Development:

  • Node.js & TypeScript (huge plus)

  • Go and Python familiarity

• Kubernetes Administration:

  • Cluster administration (CKA certification preferred)

• Linux Administration:

  • Advanced skills with Ansible

• Infrastructure:

  • Terraform (basic exposure required)

  • Azure / AKS (minimal involvement expected)

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work in a hybrid DevOps + SRE role

• Work with modern technologies like Kubernetes, GitOps, and Datadog

• Contribute to improving automation, reliability, and scalability of applications

Apply Now: If you are a motivated DevOps/SRE professional with the right expertise, please share your updated resume!