DevOps Engineer III

What are we looking for in our DevOps Engineer III?

DevOps Engineer III

6+ months of contract

$75 to $85/hr on w2 (Depends on exp)

Remote

We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer (contractor) to support our CI/CD infrastructure and Kubernetes-based deployments. The team manages critical Machine Learning platform services that require high availability, performance, and scalability.

We need a contractor to help automate infrastructure processes and improve deployment pipelines through the end of FY25. Your work will significantly reduce operational burdens and enhance service reliability.

Responsibilities
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for service and client releases using ArgoCD.
• Develop a GitOps-based workflow for testing, code release, and image builds.
• Migrate services and production traffic across Kubernetes infrastructures/clusters.
• Maintain and automate security updates for Kubernetes infrastructure (e.g., API servers, node groups).

Required Skills & Experience
• 3+ years of experience in Python (or Golang).
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes (configuration, operations, application deployment).
• Experience configuring and operating ArgoCD for deployment automation.
• Strong knowledge of Git, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure (DNS, load balancing, ingress, telemetry, logging).

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting high-scale ML infrastructure (1000+ requests per second, sub-second latency).
• Strong ability to write clean, efficient code and automate DevOps workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Disqualifiers
• Weak coding ability.
• AWS-specific experience without broader cloud-native Kubernetes expertise.
• Poor communication, lack of focus, or disorganized workflow.

Location & Work Setup
• Remote (Pacific Time preferred, but not required).
• Set compensation based on Seattle market rates.

This contract role runs through FY25, with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and reliability. If you're passionate about building high-performance DevOps solutions, we’d love to hear from you!

Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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Rate/Salary: $75 to $85/hr on w2 (Depends on exp)