Job Description
***No C2C or 3rd Party candidates. W2 Only
***Must be local to the Denver Metro Area
Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Pay Rate: $85-90/hr (W2 Only) (possible flex for highly qualified candidates)
Duration:12 month contract - possible 6-month extension (possible conversion)
Location: Greenwood Village, CO. Hybrid - Onsite 3 days/week
Type of background :
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of cloud computing principles with a focus on AWS services.
- Experience and certification in AWS solutions architect or AWS DevOps engineer.
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automating infrastructure tasks.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning and management.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment) pipelines and tools such as AzureDevOps Pipeline, Github Actions, Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills in cloud infrastructure and networking environments.
Top 3-5 Skills Needed:
- Knowledge of AWS Services: proficiency in various AWS services such as EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, and others is essential for deploying and managing infrastructure in AWS Cloud.
- DevOps Tools: familiarity with popular DevOps tools like Terraform is necessary to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
- Scripting and Programming: proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, enables the creation of custom automation scripts and development of infrastructure-as-code solutions.
- Networking Concepts: understanding of networking concepts, including VPC, subnets, security groups, load balancers, and VPNs, facilitates the design and implementation of reliable and scalable network architectures.