Senior Devops Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer Duration: 6 months contract to hire Location: Hybrid - 4 days a week in Greenwood Village, CO; 1 day remote (Local candidates preferred) Experience: 10 years Must-Have: Development background is mandatory Major Duties and Responsibilities: CI/CD Pipeline Ownership: Evaluate and enhance existing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab Runner, Jenkins) Design and implement new CI/CD solutions Integrate automated end-to-end testing Enhance SonarQube capabilities for code quality AWS Cloud Management: Design, develop, and improve AWS environments (EC2, S3, RDS, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk, etc.) using CloudFormation and Terraform Implement industry best practices for deployment, monitoring, and alerting Design and implement enhanced production monitoring Agile Leadership: Lead feature and story grooming sessions Lead Sprint Planning Contribute to the continuous improvement of DevOps processes Collaboration and Mentorship: Partner with development and architecture teams Mentor and advise other engineering team members Required Qualifications: Problem-Solving and Creativity: Proven ability to solve problems independently and creatively develop DevOps solutions Agile Expertise: Comfortable writing and prioritizing Agile Epics, Features, and Stories DevOps Leadership: A thought leader who can drive continuous improvement AWS Proficiency: Experience designing and deploying AWS solutions CI/CD Mastery: Strong working knowledge of developing and enhancing CI/CD pipelines GitLab and Version Control: Working knowledge of branching and merging code in GitLab Cloud Networking: Understanding of AWS Virtual Private Clouds and Networking Communication and Documentation: Strong design documentation and communication skills Automation Mindset: Preference for coding automated solutions over manual processes Testing Integration: Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines Mentorship: Willingness to mentor and guide other team members Passion for DevOps: A solid understanding and enthusiasm for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Related Work Experience: 3-7 years of DevOps experience Proficient with Docker-based container deployments and Kubernetes Experience integrating tools like GitLab, Jira, Confluence, etc. Experience managing and deploying server releases to production Experience supporting, monitoring, and developing alerts for production environments Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field