DevOps Engineer

About the Role

Talent Groups is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer for a 12+ month W2 contract, with potential for extension. The role focuses on building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, improving system observability, and supporting cloud and application migrations.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and automation, preferably with Microsoft Azure. Experience modernizing legacy pipelines and using AI-enabled tools to improve engineering workflows is also valuable.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Manage cloud infrastructure, preferably in Microsoft Azure, using infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Modernize legacy pipelines and support cloud and application migrations.
• Troubleshoot production issues and conduct root cause analysis.
• Develop automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, and security teams to improve system reliability and software delivery.
• Use AI tools to improve automation, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), cloud engineering, or platform engineering.
• 3+ years of experience working with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments, preferably Azure.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, Ansible, or similar infrastructure automation tools.
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and production support.
• Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience supporting cloud or infrastructure migrations.
• Knowledge of SQL databases, cloud security, and identity management.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing legacy CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Knowledge of messaging platforms, event-driven architectures, or NoSQL databases.
• Experience with AI-enabled engineering tools and reusable infrastructure automation.

Location & Work Arrangement

• Based in Phoenix, Arizona 85034, or remote.
• Remote work is subject to approved-state eligibility.

Employment Type & Eligibility

• 12+ month W2 contract with potential for extension.
• Candidates must be located in an approved state.
• C2C arrangements and visa sponsorship are not available.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Talent Groups is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.