DevOps Specialist

Job#: 3044032

Job Description:

Hybrid On-site Dearborn MI

12+ Month Contract

$55-65/HR

DevOps Engineer

Position Description

Employees in this role are responsible for building, testing, maintaining, and optimizing the infrastructure and tools that support software/code development, deployment, and release processes. This position plays a key role in accelerating and automating the software development lifecycle through the implementation of DevOps methodologies, practices, and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Adopt and promote DevOps methodologies and best practices across the product lifecycle for various software components.
• Accelerate software releases while ensuring security, stability, and mitigation of risks associated with failed or recalled software releases.
• Improve cycle times between end-user feedback and software updates by leveraging:
  • Continuous Integration (CI)
  • Continuous Deployment (CD)
  • Continuous Feedback
• Assess existing systems and processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing enhancements.
• Utilize enterprise platforms, tools, and infrastructure to drive DevOps strategies and solutions.
• Support software releases and deployments across various environments, including:
  • Production
  • Testing
  • Sandbox
• Identify, develop, and lead automation and innovation initiatives throughout the software development lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

Skill

Required Experience

Linux

7+ Years

Microsoft Windows

7+ Years

GitHub

7+ Years

Jenkins

7+ Years

Cloud Infrastructure

5+ Years

Python

5+ Years

Google Cloud Platform or other cloud platforms

3+ Years

Required Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a relevant field (Specialist-level experience).

Preferred Skills

Skill

Preferred Experience

Azure

3+ Years

Preferred Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer or in a similar software engineering role.
• Experience with embedded systems build and development processes preferred.
• Team leadership experience highly preferred.

Technical Qualifications

Systems Engineering & Administration

Strong foundation in system engineering and administration, including:

• Linux
• Windows

Scripting Languages

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Bash
• PowerShell
• Python

Version Control & Repository Management

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Git
• GitHub
• GitLab

CI/CD Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD
• GitHub Actions
• CircleCI

Observability & Monitoring Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Datadog
• CloudWatch
• Lens

Log Management Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Elastic Stack
• Grafana Loki
• FluentD

Configuration Management Tools

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Ansible
• Chef
• Puppet

Cloud Platforms

Experience with one or more of the following:

• Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Microsoft Azure

Professional Competencies

Detail-Oriented

• Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail.
• Maintains accuracy and consistency across tasks and deliverables.

Independent Thinking & Problem Solving

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proactively identifies issues and develops effective solutions.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Additional Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Deploy updates and fixes to support continuous integration and delivery objectives.
• Develop integration solutions for internal back-end systems as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis for development, build, deployment, and production pipeline issues.
• Create and implement automation solutions to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and maintain procedures for system troubleshooting, monitoring, and maintenance.

Work Environment

Hybrid Schedule: 4 days per week onsite.

Education

Required

• Not Applicable

Protection Requirements

• Not Specified

Additional Information

This role requires a hands-on DevOps professional with strong expertise in infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and system administration. The ideal candidate will have experience driving operational excellence, improving software delivery processes, and implementing scalable solutions across complex enterprise environments.

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