DevOps Engineer
Description
Location: Onsite – Phoenix, AZ
Position Type: Contract
Only W2
- Manage and maintain GitHub Actions including setup, self-hosted runners, autoscaling, secure environments, and workflow orchestration.
- Oversee GHES administration, including upgrades, disaster recovery planning, replication, and service optimization.
- Administer and monitor Kubernetes clusters using tools such as kubectl, Rancher, and Helm.
- Design and manage Kubernetes cluster layout, resource allocation, and persistent storage.
- Automate infrastructure deployment and management using Terraform, Ansible, and GitHub CLI.
- Develop, integrate, and maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting Java, Python, and microservices applications.
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to enhance system reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Implement and enforce DevOps security best practices, including secrets management, access control, and compliance checks.
- Monitor and optimize Kubernetes resources (pods, nodes, namespaces) to ensure efficient utilization and stability.
- Drive process improvement through automation and continuous delivery enhancements across environments.
- 7+ years of experience in DevOps engineering and CI/CD pipeline management.
- Proven hands-on expertise in GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) administration and GitHub Actions.
- Strong proficiency in Git platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, SVN).
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Advanced scripting and automation using Python, Java, and Bash.
- Familiarity with Terraform, Ansible, and GitHub REST/GraphQL APIs.
- Experience managing infrastructure in GH Cloud and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Solid understanding of CI/CD best practices, version control workflows, and environment promotion strategies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work in cross-functional agile teams.
- Experience in microservices architecture and container orchestration at scale.
- Familiarity with DevOps observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
- Background in security automation and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO, etc.).
- Prior experience leading GHES upgrade and replication initiatives.
Skills
- Agile
- Ansible
- API
- Automation
- Bash
- Bitbucket
- CI/CD
- CLI
- Cloud
- Containerization
- DevOps
- Docker
- ELK
- GCP
- Git
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab
- Grafana
- GraphQL
- Helm
- Java
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Observability
- Pipeline Management
- Process Improvement
- Prometheus
- Python
- Rancher
- Secrets Management
- SOC 2
- SVN
- Terraform
- Version Control
- Workflow Orchestration