DevOps engineer - Jersey City, NJ

Job Role: DevOps Engineer
Location: Jersey City, NJ/ New York, NY/ Wilmington, DE/ Chicago, IL/ Atlanta, GA
Long Term Contract
Looking for W2 Candidates. No C2C

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, containerization, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and production support. The candidate will work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to streamline software delivery processes and enhance platform reliability, scalability, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Manage and support cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and security using modern observability tools.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve deployment processes and application reliability.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, and application issues.
• Implement security best practices across cloud and DevOps environments.
• Support production releases and participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.

Required Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform).
• Expertise in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or other IaC tools.
• Experience with Linux/Unix administration.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Git and version control systems.
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud architecture principles.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of serverless technologies.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with security scanning and compliance tools.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments.