Devops Engineer- Seattle WA

Georgia Tek Systems

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Title: Senior DevOps & SRE Engineer (Hybrid – Seattle, WA)
We are looking for a Senior DevOps & Site Reliability Engineer with 10–12 years of proven experience to join our Seattle-based client. This is a hybrid role (4 days onsite, 1 day remote) where you will work closely with application development teams to build automation, streamline deployments, and bring SRE best practices into effect.
This role is perfect for someone with a strong DevOps background and additional SRE expertise, ready to enhance application performance, reliability, and scalability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or other CI/CD tools.
  • Manage and optimize containerization workflows with Docker (dockerfiles, builds, registries, docker compose, devcontainers, kaniko).
  • Deploy, monitor, and scale applications on Kubernetes (CKAD preferred) with GitOps practices (ArgoCD / Flux).
  • Implement observability solutions – monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding with Datadog, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, ELK.
  • Develop automation scripts and tools using Bash, Shell, Node.js, Go, or Python.
  • Collaborate with developers to improve application performance, reliability, and release cycles.
  • Apply SRE principles for incident management, error budgets, and system reliability improvements.
  • Perform Linux administration tasks, including scripting and automation (Ansible preferred).
  • Manage cloud infrastructure (Azure / AKS) with some exposure to Terraform.

Required Skills
  • 10–12 years of experience in DevOps Engineering / SRE roles.
  • Expert in Docker and Kubernetes (application-level expertise, CKAD a plus).
  • Strong background in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bitbucket, etc.).
  • Experience in application observability (Datadog or alternatives).
  • Proficient in Linux administration and bash/shell scripting.
  • Hands-on with GitOps tooling (ArgoCD / Flux).

Nice-to-Have Skills
  • Development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Go, or Python.
  • Kubernetes Administration (CKA certified preferred).
  • Advanced Linux administration with Ansible.
  • Basic knowledge of Terraform.
  • Exposure to Azure / AKS.

Role Details
  • Location: Seattle, Washington
  • Work Model: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)
  • Experience: 10–12 years
  • Visa: Open to all
  • Rate: Flexible for the right candidate

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