DevOps Engineer (Contractor)

Abacus Insights; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Unlimited vacation

Ownership stake

Health insurance

Company social events

Job summary

Abacus Insights seeks a contract DevOps Engineer to join the team responsible for building secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure, and advancing CI/CD practices.

You will design, implement, and maintain infrastructure, containerized environments with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, and self-hosted), and develop pipelines in GitLab/Jenkins/Travis while improving monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk. Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of development experience working on complex systems.
• Strong cloud experience, AWS preferred.
• Experience implementing CI/CD and IaC practices.
• Solid understanding of Linux systems administration and networking.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure.
• Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines and IaC workflows.
• Develop and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS).
• Implement monitoring/observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to deliver robust deployment platforms.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

AWS

Azure

Linux

Terraform

GitLab/Jenkins/Travis

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Travis

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Terraform

Bash

Job description

• This is a contract role
• The DevOps Team focuses on improving the telemetry around and availability of Abacus’ product offerings while contributing to the sustainability of engineering practice throughout the organization
• As the “engineers behind the engineers,” we are responsible for a diverse set of tasks from across the DevOps spectrum
• We work in many contexts, using many tools and technologies to remove obstacles and keep the rest of the engineering organization moving as efficiently and effectively as possible. We are a small, nimble team making an outsized impact
• Build and maintain secure, scalable, HIPAA- and HITRUST-compliant infrastructure on multiple cloud platforms (AWS and Azure)
• Design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure
• Contribute to DevOps architecture best practices and help shape our approach to CI/CD and infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and security teams to design robust infrastructure solutions
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Python-based scripts to automate testing, validation, and deployment workflows
• Build and manage containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, and self-hosted)
• Implement monitoring and observability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk
• Support the design, implementation, and adoption of our custom Python- and Cloud-based deployment platform with an eye toward continuous delivery
• Promote best practices both within the team and within the larger organization

Benefits

• 401k: Save for your retirement with confidence, leveraging our company-sponsored plan
• Vacation: Recharge with unlimited paid time off
• Ownership: Become not only an employee but an owner of a company on a mission to imrpvoe healthcare
• Health Insurance: From Day 1, maintain peace of mind with our healthcare insurance coverage for you and your family
• Fun: Bond with your fellow teammates during company-sponsored social events

Keen attention to detailExperience implementing a CI/CD system using an industry-standard platform such as GitLab, Jenkins, or TravisKnowledge of containerization, specifically Docker and KubernetesBachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or other relevant field4+ years of development experience, including work on complex systemsStrong cloud experience, AWS preferredA team-first attitude, always looking to improve yourself and those around youSolid understanding of Linux systems administration and networkingKnowledge of best practices as related to designing and building efficient, maintainable, testable, portable applicationsFluent command of the tools of the trade, including Bash, Python, or TerraformExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal