DevOps and Automation Engineer

Apex Systems; Redmond; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a hands-on DevOps & Automation Engineer to design, build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure and automation that support software development and delivery in Redmond, WA.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, scripting, deployment automation, and engineering tools, and is comfortable troubleshooting complex issues across multiple technologies. On-site role with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on DevOps, CI/CD, or build/release experience (2+ years).
• Strong Python and scripting skills; cloud experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate build, test, packaging, deployment, and release processes.
• Develop Python scripts and automation tools for workflows.
• Provision and maintain Azure cloud resources and dev environments.
• Support source control, build systems, artefact management, and releases.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code and configuration automation.
• Configure monitoring, logging, and health checks; troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve deployment workflows.

Skills

CI/CD

Python scripting

Windows/Linux

Troubleshooting

Technical communication

Education

B.S degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Job# 3056833

Job Description

DevOps & Automation Engineer

ONSITE - Redmond, WA

Pay: $42.00-$46.00

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps & Automation Engineer to design, build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure and automation that support software development and delivery.

The ideal candidate has strong experience with CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, scripting, deployment automation, and engineering tools. This person should be comfortable working across multiple technologies, troubleshooting complex technical issues, and developing practical automation that improves engineering efficiency, reliability, and developer productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate software build, test, validation, packaging, deployment, and release processes.
• Develop Python scripts and automation tools for engineering and operational workflows.
• Provision, configure, and maintain Azure cloud resources and development environments.
• Support source control, branching, build systems, artifact management, and release workflows.
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration automation.
• Manage dependencies, environment configurations, credentials, secrets, and deployment settings.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational health checks.
• Troubleshoot CI/CD, build, deployment, infrastructure, networking, configuration, and environment issues.
• Improve system reliability, deployment consistency, and engineering productivity through automation.
• Support containerized applications and deployment environments where applicable.
• Identify repetitive engineering processes and develop tools to reduce manual work.
• Collaborate with software engineers and other technical teams to improve development and deployment workflows.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Evaluate and adopt appropriate tools and technologies to improve engineering workflows.

Required Qualifications

• B.S degree
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD, or build/release engineering.
• Strong Python programming and scripting skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or another major cloud platform.
• Experience with Git and modern source-control workflows.
• Experience with CI/CD systems such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent technologies.
• Understanding of software build, test, deployment, and release processes.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure, build, deployment, and environment issues.
• Familiarity with Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Ability to independently investigate technical problems and drive them to resolution.
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Experience with Docker and containerized environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration technologies.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, or Ansible.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting systems.
• Familiarity with networking, identity and access management, certificates, secrets management, and cloud security.
• Experience supporting development, test, staging, and production environments.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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