DevOps Engineer (Remote)- W2 Position

Role: DevOps Engineer
Location: Remote, USA

Duration: Contract

Job Description:
Required Skills & Experience
6+ years in DevOps, Site Reliability, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering roles.
Expertise in software development design patterns.
Familiarity with Generative AI and common application integration pattern (RAG, tool calling, agentic workflows)
Good experience leading developers across multiple application workstreams in the application delivery lifecycle.
Expertise in Kubernetes administration (CKA, CKAD, or CKS certifications preferred).
Deep understanding of Linux system administration, troubleshooting, and hardening.
Solid knowledge of Docker and container orchestration.
Experience with Azure Cloud Services (AKS, Networking, Identity, Monitoring).
Good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls, VPNs).
Proficiency in Bash scripting, Python, and JavaScript (React, Node.js).
Hands-on experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions preferred, Azure DevOps or Jenkins acceptable).
Good troubleshooting skills across infrastructure, networking, and application layers.
Deep understanding of source code management with Git.
Familiarity with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).

Preferred Qualifications
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD).
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Bicep, Pulumi).
Experience supporting microservices architectures and service meshes (Istio, Linkerd).
Security knowledge (secrets management, network policies, RBAC, least privilege principles).
Experience in cloud-native SaaS environments.
Good collaboration and mentoring skills within DevOps and development teams.
Experience collaborating on performance and load testing to identify application bottlenecks