Sr. DevOps Engineer

Overview

On Site
$$75/hr on C2C or $65/hr on W2
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 13 day((s))

Skills

DevOps
Automation
Terraform
Prometheus
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Immigration
Serverless Computing
CloudFormation
CloudWatch
Amazon Web Services
information technology
workflows
Scalability
Cyber Security
Health and Human Services
Knowledge of Purchasing Processes
Outsourcing
Administrative Operations
Subcontractors Relationship Management
Safety Principles
Software Engineering
Testing Skills
Data Logging
Elk Stack
Delivery Pipeline
Information Technology Operations
Operational Excellence
Reliability of Systems

Job Details

Job Title: Sr. DevOps Engineer
Position Type: Contract
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid), 2 days remote with 3 days (Mon & Wed) required to be onsite
Interview Mode: MS Teams & In-person both

Note: Local to the Austin, TX area only (Within 50-mile radius)

Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to support and enhance the coordination between software development, IT operations, and quality assurance teams. This role focuses on automating and streamlining integration, deployment, and operational processes while enabling secure, scalable, and reliable cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The ideal candidate brings deep experience in DevOps practices, cloud infrastructure, and automation, with a strong commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience working with AWS services, including EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, and VPC.
  • 8+ years of experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline.
  • 8+ years of experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or AWS CloudFormation.
  • 8+ years of hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Strong experience with monitoring and logging tools, including CloudWatch, Prometheus, and ELK stack.
  • Proficiency in Linux system administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and version control systems (Git).
  • Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and communication skills.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

8

Required

Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, VPC).

8

Required

Proficiency in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).

8

Required

Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).

8

Required

Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

8

Required

Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, ELK stack).

8

Required

Familiarity with Linux administration, scripting (Python, Bash), and version control (Git).

8

Preferred

Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).

8

Preferred

Familiarity with performance tuning and high-availability strategies.

8

Preferred

Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven workflows.
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