Job Title:
DevOps Engineer
Location:
100% Remote
Onsite Requirements:
Remote
Compensation Range:
Contract: $70 - $80/hour
Conversion Salary:$95,000 – $105,000
Benefits:
Benefits available upon conversion to full-time employment.
Introduction
Our client in the insurance industry is seeking a talented DevOps Engineer to join their growing Infrastructure team on a contract-to-hire basis. This role is ideal for an engineer passionate about automation, cloud technologies, and CI/CD best practices who enjoys improving software delivery, operational efficiency, and platform reliability. You'll collaborate with development, architecture, and operations teams to build and maintain enterprise-scale DevSecOps solutions in a highly collaborative environment.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise build and release infrastructure along with CI/CD pipelines.
- Apply DevOps and DevSecOps best practices to improve software delivery, security, and operational reliability.
- Partner with Architects and Infrastructure teams to design deployment pipelines leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, EKS, serverless, and other cloud technologies.
- Build and automate software deployments, testing, monitoring, security scanning, and operational workflows.
- Troubleshoot DevSecOps platform issues and collaborate across multiple application and infrastructure teams to resolve complex problems.
- Recommend architectural and process improvements that increase scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
- Review and continuously optimize existing deployment and release processes.
- Support Release Management activities across multiple environments.
- Participate in an on-call rotation supporting production systems.
- Promote DevOps culture and automation throughout the software development lifecycle.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Must-have qualifications that candidates must meet to be considered.
- Hands-on administration experience with the JFrog Suite, including Artifactory and Xray.
- Previous experience as a DevOps Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).
- Strong experience building and managing enterprise CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
- Experience with software build and deployment technologies including Maven, NPM, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, QuickBuild, JBoss, and IIS.
- Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, or similar platforms.
- Strong scripting skills with PowerShell, Bash, and Groovy; familiarity with Batch, C#, or Java is a plus.
- Experience integrating applications through APIs and troubleshooting integration issues.
- Strong knowledge of source control platforms including Git, GitHub, Azure DevOps, and TFVC.
- Experience with software development tools such as Visual Studio or Eclipse.
- Experience working with relational databases including Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2.
- Working knowledge of Windows IIS, Red Hat Linux, and JBoss environments.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently and collaboratively.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Nice-to-have skills that would make a candidate more competitive but are not required.
- Experience serving in multiple technical roles such as Developer, Tester, Architect, Security Analyst, or Infrastructure Administrator.
- Experience with configuration management tools including Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
- Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Nagios, or Prometheus.
- Familiarity with binary repository managers such as Sonatype Nexus.
- Experience implementing automated unit testing frameworks such as JUnit or NUnit.
- Knowledge of secure software development and DevSecOps best practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise cloud environments using Azure or AWS.
Additional Information
- Industry: Insurance
- Engagement: 3-Month Contract-to-Hire
- Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Location: 100% Remote
- Interview Process: One panel interview (occasionally a second interview if comparing finalists)
- Background Check: Required
- Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders only (No H-1B sponsorship or transfers)
Why Join?
- Stable, long-term projects with contract-to-hire potential.
- Supportive team that values and treats consultants well.
- Opportunity to work with modern DevOps technologies in a collaborative, enterprise environment.
- Fully remote work with exposure to cloud, automation, and enterprise-scale infrastructure initiatives.
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