Job Title: DevOps & Platform Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT | Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6-12 months

Pay: $65-$70/hr

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Job Description:

In this role, you'll collaborate with software engineers, solution architects, infrastructure specialists, and client stakeholders to design, automate, and optimize enterprise platforms that enable secure, reliable, and scalable application delivery.

As a trusted technical consultant, you'll leverage cutting edge technologies including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Neo4j Graph Database, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to build modern platform solutions, automate deployment pipelines, and improve engineering productivity across enterprise environments.

Responsibilities:

As a DevOps & Platform Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, automating, and supporting enterprise platforms that enable secure, reliable, and scalable software delivery. Working across development, infrastructure, and operations teams, you'll help establish best practices that improve deployment velocity, platform stability, and operational excellence.

You will:

• Design, implement, and support enterprise DevOps platforms that improve software delivery, operational excellence, and engineering productivity

• Administer and optimize enterprise Source Code Management (SCM) platforms, including Git repositories, branching strategies, version control, merge workflows, and release management

• Design, deploy, administer, and optimize **Neo4j Graph Database** environments, including installation, upgrades, clustering, performance tuning, backup/recovery, monitoring, and production support

• Develop and optimize graph data models, Cypher queries, indexes, and graph traversal strategies to support high performance, relationship driven enterprise applications

• Build reusable platform services, automation frameworks, APIs, integrations, plug ins, and microservices that streamline development and operational workflows

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using **Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD**, or similar platforms to accelerate software delivery while maintaining security and quality

• Deploy, manage, and support containerized applications using **Docker, Kubernetes, Helm**, and enterprise Kubernetes platforms such as **OpenShift, Tanzu, Rancher (RKE),** or equivalent

• Implement cloud native infrastructure on **Google Cloud Platform (preferred)** or AWS using Infrastructure as Code and DevOps automation best practices

• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using **Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef**, or similar technologies to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management

• Implement enterprise monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using technologies such as **AppDynamics, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch**, or similar platforms

• Troubleshoot complex platform, application, infrastructure, and deployment issues while driving root cause analysis and continuous improvement

• Create and maintain technical documentation, engineering standards, deployment procedures, and operational runbooks

• Collaborate with software engineers, architects, infrastructure teams, and client stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available platform solutions

• Participate in Agile delivery ceremonies, technical design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline

• 3+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or a related role

• Strong programming and scripting experience using one or more of the following: Python, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Groovy, Bash, PowerShell, YAML, Ruby

• Experience developing and supporting REST APIs, microservices, and modern build frameworks such as Maven and Gradle

• Hands on experience administering Neo4j Graph Database, including installation, upgrades, clustering, backup/recovery, performance tuning, and production support

• Strong knowledge of Cypher Query Language, graph data modeling, query optimization, and graph database best practices

• Advanced experience with Git and enterprise Source Code Management (SCM) best practices

• Proven experience designing, implementing, and supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab, or comparable DevOps platforms

• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and enterprise Kubernetes platforms such as OpenShift, Tanzu, Rancher (RKE), or equivalent

• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or AWS in cloud native enterprise environments

• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or comparable automation tools

• Experience supporting both Linux and Windows server environments

• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using AppDynamics, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, or similar technologies

• Working knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including SQL Server, MySQL, MongoDB, and database migration/versioning tools such as Liquibase

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills

• Experience working within Agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe
  
  

Desired Skills:

• Google Cloud Professional, AWS, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), Terraform, or Azure DevOps certifications

• Experience supporting highly available, mission critical production environments

• Familiarity with security automation, vulnerability management, and DevSecOps practices

• Experience mentoring junior engineers and promoting DevOps best practices across engineering teams

Must have Skills:

• Ansible

• Appdynamics

• Chef

• ELK

• Good clinical practices (GCP)

• Java

• Prometheus

• Puppet

• Python

• Splunk

• Terraform

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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