We are seeking a Mid-Level DevOps Engineer with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) experience to contribute to the transition of Crew Management Applications to a web-based SaaS model hosted on AWS. The successful candidate will work under the guidance of a Senior DevOps Engineer, supporting critical system reliability, automation, and monitoring tasks while actively contributing to the successful implementation of key deliverables.
DevOps Engineer must be US Citizen due to the nature of the work!
location: Englewood, Colorado
job type: Contract
salary: $81 - 82 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
Required Skills - DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Kubernetes, AWS EKS
Job Duties - Support Key Deliverables: Assist in implementing metrics collection, developing dashboards, conducting reliability audits, and creating runbooks as outlined in the project goals.
- Collaboration: Work closely with the Senior DevOps Engineer, development teams, and support teams to ensure seamless operations and effective communication between stakeholders.
- CI/CD and Automation: Contribute to the development and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and automation scripts to support efficient and consistent deployments.
- Observability Implementation: Assist in configuring and maintaining monitoring solutions using OpenTelemetry and Grafana to enhance system visibility.
- Production Support: Participate in 24/7 Tier II production support on a rotational basis, addressing technical escalations and contributing to system stability.
- Documentation: Collaborate in the preparation of technical documentation, including runbooks, playbooks, and training materials for Tier I and II support teams.
- Dashboards and Metrics: Support the development of Grafana dashboards for monitoring services, including Kubernetes platform components and internally developed services.
- Issue Investigation: Assist in identifying and resolving issues reported from lower-tier support teams, ensuring timely resolution and minimizing customer impact.
- Game Day Scenarios: Participate in the execution of Game Day scenarios to prepare for potential system failures and improve operational readiness.
- Reliability Contributions: Work on tasks related to reliability audits, including submitting merge requests for simpler issues and escalating more complex problems to senior team members.
- NOTE - After an introductory period, the resources will each take a one week rotation per month to be on call after hours, weekends and holidays (24/7/365), with up to 6 hours of potential on-call work during their rotation, paid at an overtime rate for time worked.
Job Requirements - Experience: 3-5 years in DevOps, SRE, or related roles with a focus on cloud-hosted, microservices-based environments.
- Technologies: Familiarity with Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Terraform, ArgoCD, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana.
- DevOps Practices: Basic understanding of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles.
- Incident Management: Experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues in production environments.
- Collaboration: Ability to work effectively as part of a team under the direction of senior engineers.
- Documentation: Basic skills in technical writing, including the ability to contribute to incident runbooks and operational playbooks.
- On-Call Readiness: Willingness to participate in 24/7 rotational production support as required.
Desired Skills & Experience - Exposure to GitOps practices and tools like GitLab.
- Experience contributing to dashboards and monitoring systems for production environments.
- Familiarity with automated remediation processes and system optimization practices.
- Background in supporting SaaS environments or cloud migrations.
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Education: Bachelors
skills:
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At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
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