Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Job Type: Contract

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our team in Irvine, CA. The ideal candidate will have experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, managing cloud environments, and supporting containerized applications. The candidate will work closely with development, QA, and infrastructure teams to improve deployment processes and system reliability.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
• Implement security best practices and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment and release processes.
• Maintain configuration management and automation tools.
• Support disaster recovery and backup strategies.

• 10+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Proficiency with Git version control.
• Experience with Linux administration.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, or Splunk.

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of security and DevSecOps practices.
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), AWS, Azure, or Terraform certifications are a plus.
• Strong troubleshooting and communication skills.