DevOps Engineer
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Salary:
$82.39 to $91.55 an hour
Start Date:
03.07.2025
Our client is a leading technology company known for its innovative solutions across multiple domains, including Machine Learning platforms, data systems, and cloud-based services. With a focus on cutting-edge technologies and a commitment to high-quality services, the team within the MLPT Polymer Group supports a wide range of Machine Learning platform products and Data Platform systems. The group is focused on building reliable, scalable, and performant internal tools that play a critical role in their operational efficiency.
We are currently seeking an experienced contractor to assist with the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes, infrastructure, and support of these internal production tools. As part of a lean team, you will work to ensure high uptime, performance, and scalability for services, alongside infrastructure support for smooth, zero-downtime operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement CI/CD processes for service and client releases with ArgoCD.
- Support the GitOps-based process to manage testing, code release, and image building.
- Migrate services and manage production network traffic across Kubernetes infrastructures/clusters.
- Ensure Kubernetes infrastructure is secure and up to date (e.g., managing API server and node updates).
- Provide operational support for cloud-based service infrastructure including DNS, load balancing, ingress, and telemetry/logging.
Technical Skills & Experience:
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Python.
- 3-5 years of experience working with Kubernetes.
- Expertise in ArgoCD for managed service deployment automation.
- Proficiency in GitOps, Git, GitHub, and setting up CI/CD pipelines.
- Operational experience with cloud-based service infrastructure (DNS, load balancing, ingress, telemetry/logging).
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic team, building the tools and infrastructure that support high availability and sub-second latency for our client’s platform services. Your contributions will be critical to enabling a seamless, zero-downtime experience for internal customers.
If you have a strong background in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and Kubernetes, we encourage you to apply!
Client Description
Our client, a leader in consumer electronics, is one of the greatest, most innovative, world-changing companies ever created! More like a cluster of start-ups versus a large company, they are single-handedly credited with creating some of the most impactful products of this generation.
Working alongside some of the brightest and most talented people, the work you do here will add up to something big that could not be done anywhere else. There is no doubt that your best work will be brought out achieving some hefty goals at a heroic pace.
One thing we know is that you WILL NOT ever be bored.
Here are some more things you can expect:
- Wi-fi equipped shuttle service
- Free parking
- Onsite cafeteria
WORKING WITH AQUENT: long-term assignments with Aquent gets you access to some pretty cool things:
– You’re paid weekly
– Subsidized health (including term life and LTD) and dental benefits after your first four weeks of work (averaging at least 20 hrs/wk)
– Access to Fidelity 401(k)
– Access to FSA Program
– Direct deposit for your pay check
– Access to our Talent Rewards Program (we reward for referrals!)
– Access to free online courses via Aquent’s Gymnasium, to help you develop your skills: http://gymnasium.aquent.com/
– Access to free online courses via Lynda.com
– Aquent support: your Aquent Agent checks in with you during the course of your assignment to make sure you’re happy and progressing according to your expectations (we’re also there to be looking for new opportunities for you when you’re close to wrapping up)