Senior DevOps Engineer

Role: Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Plano, TX (Remote)

Type: Contract

Position Description:

• Seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in GitHub, Azure DevOps (ADO), CI/CD and cloud deployment automation.
• The role will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable, secure and reusable DevOps pipelines and engineering automation across application and cloud environments.
• Requires a hands-on engineer who can independently troubleshoot complex deployment issues and work effectively across development, cloud, infrastructure and security teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps/Azure Pipelines.
• Automate application build, testing, security scanning, packaging, release and deployment processes.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, ARM and/or CloudFormation.
• Build and manage deployment automation across Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/AKS/EKS.
• Establish and manage Git branching strategies, repository standards, pull-request workflows and release processes.
• Integrate automated testing, code-quality checks and DevSecOps/security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement secure secrets, credentials and certificate management within automated deployment processes.
• Establish monitoring, logging, alerting and observability capabilities for applications and deployment pipelines.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Bash and/or Python.
• Troubleshoot complex build, deployment, environment and production issues.
• Create reusable pipeline templates, engineering standards, deployment procedures and operational documentation/runbooks.

Basic Qualifications:

• 8+ years Senior-level experience in DevOps, platform engineering or cloud engineering.
• 8+ years Strong hands-on expertise with GitHub/GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• 8+ years Strong experience designing and implementing end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.
• 8+ years Experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms and automated cloud deployments.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform/Bicep/CloudFormation or similar IaC technologies.
• 3-5 years Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, preferably AKS and/or EKS.
• Strong scripting/automation skills using PowerShell, Bash and/or Python.
• Good understanding of DevSecOps, IAM, secrets management, vulnerability scanning and cloud security.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and technical documentation skills.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal guidance, take ownership and deliver effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent real-world experience