Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer - Contractor
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Job description
Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer - Contract Positions
We are seeking proven professionals that have 3+ years experience in our core Cloud and DevOps skill areas. In addition to technical skills, it's critical that your communication and project management skills are also very strong. The most common tools we use to collaborate and communicate internally will be Gmail, Slack, and Google Meet.
Most of our clients are small and medium sized businesses, but we do have some enterprise clients as well. A number of our engagements may have you working as part of a project team.
Please note that all our positions are 1099 contractor roles, meaning you’ll be responsible for your own taxes and benefits. While we have worked with great people all over the world, we are only able consider 100% US based staff and are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time. If you are already authorized to work in the US (e.g., a US citizen, a permanent resident or otherwise authorized to work in a 1099 contractor position) we welcome your application.
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Desired Technical Skills
AWS, GCP, Azure
Terraform, AWS CDK, or other common infra-as-code (IaC)
k8s, Helm, Docker
Python, Golang, or other common scripting language
Contract Opportunities Available
Example Full-Time Engagements
30-40 hours per week
DevOps Project Delivery, 2-6 months (our most common opportunities)
DevOps Staff Aug, 6+ months (less common opportunities)
Example Part-Time Engagements
1-2 days or 10-20 hours per week
DevOps Fractional Retainers (more common opportunities)
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DevOps Solution Consulting (less common opportunities)
Requires 5+ years experience
Requires additional screenings
Originally posted on Himalayas
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