Contract Professionals, Inc. · 1 day ago
Senior Advanced DevOps Engineer
Boulder, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expContract Professionals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Advanced DevOps Engineer to play a key role in designing, automating, deploying, and sustaining secure, production-grade cloud and container-based platforms. The role involves guiding platform architecture, driving automation, and supporting deployments across classified environments.
ConsultingHuman Resources
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, automate, deploy, and maintain container orchestration platforms
Build and manage automated infrastructure services including IAM, networking, security, logging, monitoring, and deployment pipelines
Support cloud platform implementations through architecture guidance, best practices, migrations, and troubleshooting
Plan and execute major platform upgrades and enhancements
Support production systems in virtualized and cloud environments using automation
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and configuration management solutions
Collaborate with internal teams and platform consumers to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure operations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or related STEM field plus 8+ years of experience (or Master's degree plus 6+ years)
Strong experience in DevOps, cloud, and automation supporting production systems
Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Rancher)
Experience with CI/CD tools and automation frameworks (GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, etc.)
Familiarity with public, private, or hybrid cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OpenStack, RHOSP)
Solid understanding of software development lifecycle and DevOps best practices
Strong communication skills and ability to work in collaborative teams
Active DoD Top Secret clearance required at time of hire
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information
U.S. citizenship is required
Preferred
Agile experience preferred
Security best practices (STIGs, RMF, hardening, certificates, encryption, patching)
Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service technologies
Cloud resource management in AWS and/or Azure
Experience with open-source infrastructure components (NGINX, RabbitMQ, Redis, Elasticsearch)
Networking and web technologies including load balancers, firewalls, and REST APIs
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Consistent support
Long-term career stability
Company
Contract Professionals, Inc.
Contract Professionals is a staffing and recruiting company that provides aerospace, automotive, and defense staffing services.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase