Lead DevOps Engineer (contract)

***This is a possible conversion to full time***

Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced technology professional to join our dynamic team in a hybrid capacity, supporting operations across our Memphis, Dallas, or McLean office locations. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering next-generation cloud platforms, DevOps solutions, and automation strategies that drive consistency, reliability, and scalability across the enterprise. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional development teams to establish best practices, guide architectural decisions, and ensure the seamless delivery of mission-critical software across Agile environments. This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking engineer who thrives at the intersection of innovation, infrastructure, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Architect next-generation cloud platforms and automation solutions to support enterprise-wide technology goals.
• Devise and continuously evolve code-driven automation strategies that ensure environment consistency across development, testing, and production.
• Build long-term automation solutions using scripting and programming languages such as Groovy, Shell, Python, Terraform, or Java/JavaScript.
• Provide technical leadership and implementation guidance for UI, APIs, and microservices.
• Collaborate with development teams to guide best practices, design patterns, and operational standards.
• Evaluate new architectural concepts and recommend improvements from an infrastructure and security perspective.
• Support reliability engineering efforts and participate in on-call rotations for mission-critical and revenue-impacting cloud services.
• Design and implement enterprise DevOps architectures, reference patterns, and tooling strategies.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD tools and pipelines across the organization, with GitLab preferred.
• Enable seamless, secure, and highly available software builds and deployments across Agile teams.
• Configure, tune, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters, with EKS preferred.
• Maintain containerized applications using Docker or similar technologies.
• Travel up to 10% as required by business needs.

Skills:

• Strong proficiency in scripting and programming, including Bash, and ideally Python or Terraform.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD tooling, with hands-on experience in GitLab or Bamboo.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and develop automation frameworks supporting Continuous Delivery.
• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes administration, including EKS cluster configuration and operations.
• Solid experience working within AWS cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, Agile methodologies, and software delivery best practices.
• Ability to assess infrastructure and security considerations within architectural design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively guide and influence cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting reliability engineering efforts and participating in on-call rotations.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in technology or a related field is required.
• 4+ years of experience with CI tools such as GitLab (preferred) or Bamboo.
• 4 +years of experience architecting and developing automation to support Continuous Delivery.
• 3+ years of experience administering Kubernetes.
• 3+ years of experience working on AWS cloud platforms.
• 1+ or more years of lead experience is preferred.

This is a rare opportunity to make a meaningful impact at scale, working on enterprise-level cloud and DevOps infrastructure that powers mission-critical services for a globally recognized organization. You will have the chance to shape architectural direction, mentor teams, and drive innovation in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. If you are passionate about building resilient, automated, and forward-looking technology solutions, this role offers the challenge, visibility, and growth potential to take your career to the next level.

Pay Rate Range

60 - 72 USD hourly