Rate $70/hr || Need 12+ Years || DevOps Engineer

[Mary Colins]

Rate: $70/hr C2C

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Job Title: DevOps Engineer 
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA  – Onsite 3 days a week will be the first .

Duration: 6-12 months extendable 

 

Qualifications:

• Experience: 12+ years of experience in DevOps. 3+ yrs onsite exp in US is mandatory.
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Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain Kubernetes clusters (EKS, Rancher-managed) to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Manage and optimize AWS and Azure services (EC2, ECS, RDS, EKS) for performance and cost efficiency.
• Implement, monitor, and automate CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, or similar tools.
• Oversee containerization and orchestration with Docker and Rancher.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to streamline code deployment and change management processes.
• Enhance observability with Datadog, including monitoring, alerting, and performance analysis.
• Administer and optimize MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas environments, including backups, scaling, and performance tuning.
• Support hybrid cloud infrastructure (AWS + Azure) and ensure seamless interoperability.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and incident response through proactive monitoring and automation.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident postmortems, driving root cause analysis and reliability improvements.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and integrate workflows with Power Automate.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher.
• Deep understanding of AWS services (EC2, RDS, EKS, ECS) and hybrid cloud environments including Azure.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and source control (Bitbucket, Git, or similar).
• Proficiency in Datadog or similar observability platforms.
• Experience managing MongoDB / MongoDB Atlas in production environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• Familiarity with Power Automate for workflow automation.
• Knowledge of change management and incident management best practices.
• Experience supporting backend services built with Python and Node.js, and frontend services using Vue.js or React.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF).
• Exposure to SOC audits and compliance processes.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps tools such as Bandit, Safety, or Trivy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).- Highly recommended
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Strong understanding of cloud security practices and compliance frameworks.
• Prior experience in large-scale, distributed systems environments.