Job Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (12+ Years Experience)

Location: Lansing, Michigan (Hybrid/Onsite)
Job Type: W2 Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer with 12+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise DevOps solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud platforms, CI/CD automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, monitoring, security, and configuration management. This role requires close collaboration with development, QA, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available applications.

Required Experience

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with at least 8+ years in DevOps and Cloud Engineering.
• Strong experience building and maintaining enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure cloud platforms.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps environments.
• Strong scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and production support skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines for application deployment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.
• Build secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
• Automate build, deployment, testing, and release processes.
• Collaborate with software development, QA, infrastructure, and security teams.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
• Implement configuration management and environment automation.
• Perform production deployments, release management, and incident resolution.
• Develop automation scripts for system administration and operational tasks.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, networking, and deployment issues.
• Maintain disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
• Create technical documentation, deployment guides, and operational runbooks.
• Participate in on-call support and production incident management.

Required Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure
• AWS EC2
• ECS
• EKS
• Lambda
• S3
• IAM
• RDS
• VPC
• CloudFormation
• Azure Virtual Machines
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure DevOps
• Azure Storage
• Azure Virtual Network

CI/CD Tools

• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI/CD
• Azure DevOps Pipelines
• CircleCI
• Bamboo
• TeamCity

Containerization & Orchestration

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• OpenShift
• Helm
• Rancher
• Docker Compose

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Terraform
• AWS CloudFormation
• Azure Bicep
• ARM Templates
• Pulumi

Configuration Management

• Ansible
• Puppet
• Chef
• SaltStack

Version Control

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Bitbucket

Scripting & Programming

• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• Shell Scripting
• YAML
• Groovy
• JSON

Monitoring & Logging

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
• Splunk
• Datadog
• New Relic
• CloudWatch
• Azure Monitor

Security & DevSecOps

• SonarQube
• Snyk
• Trivy
• Aqua Security
• HashiCorp Vault
• AWS Secrets Manager
• IAM
• RBAC
• OAuth
• SSL/TLS
• Vulnerability Scanning

Artifact & Repository Management

• Nexus Repository
• JFrog Artifactory
• Docker Hub
• Amazon ECR
• Azure Container Registry (ACR)

Networking

• TCP/IP
• DNS
• Load Balancers
• VPN
• SSL
• HTTP/HTTPS
• NGINX
• Apache
• Ingress Controllers

Databases

• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle
• Microsoft SQL Server
• MongoDB
• Redis

Operating Systems

• Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS)
• Windows Server

Agile & ITSM Tools

• Jira
• Confluence
• ServiceNow
• Azure Boards

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• One or more of the following certifications:
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Docker Certified Associate
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to lead DevOps initiatives and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.