DevOps Engineer II

KellyMitchell Group; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 114,616,000 - 166,194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Employee-owned ESOP

401K plan

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer II to support and maintain cloud-based applications in a production environment from Greenwood Village, CO. The role focuses on AWS, Linux, Kubernetes, and observability, with a strong emphasis on diagnosing production issues and ensuring reliable, scalable services.

The position is onsite as a contract engagement, requiring collaboration with software and infra teams to improve reliability and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE experience.
• Hands-on AWS experience.
• Strong Linux command-line skills.
• Experience with Kubernetes and AWS EKS.
• Understanding of networking concepts.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and logging in production.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain production apps and infrastructure in AWS.
• Manage AWS EC2 and EKS environments.
• Support Kubernetes-based app environments.
• Perform Linux system administration and CLI troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot production connectivity and performance issues.
• Apply networking concepts to diagnose connectivity.
• Monitor health with observability and logging tools.
• Investigate root causes and assist with RCA.
• Assist deployment, configuration, scaling, and management of apps and infra.
• Develop reusable infrastructure code and automation.
• Collaborate with software and infra teams to improve reliability.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive ops tasks.

Skills

AWS

Linux

Kubernetes (EKS)

Networking fundamentals

Observability

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

Job description

Job Summary Our client, a leading communications provider, is seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer II to support and maintain cloud-based applications and infrastructure in a production environment. The ideal candidate has experience with AWS, Linux, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and observability, along with a solid understanding of networking and command-line troubleshooting. This role is well suited for a DevOps engineer who enjoys troubleshooting production environments, working with cloud infrastructure, and helping build and maintain reliable, scalable applications.

Contract Details

Location: Greenwood Village, CO
Employment type: Contract
Modality: Onsite

Core Responsibilities

• Support and maintain production applications and infrastructure in AWS
• Work with AWS services including EC2 and EKS
• Support and manage Kubernetes-based application environments
• Perform Linux system administration and command-line troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot application, infrastructure, and connectivity issues in production environments
• Apply fundamental networking concepts to troubleshoot infrastructure and application connectivity
• Monitor application and infrastructure health using observability, monitoring, and logging tools
• Investigate performance, availability, and production issues and assist with root cause analysis
• Support the deployment, configuration, scaling, and management of applications and infrastructure
• Develop and maintain reusable infrastructure code and automation
• Collaborate with software engineers, infrastructure teams, and other technical teams to improve application reliability and operational efficiency
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive operational and infrastructure tasks

Required Skills/Experience (Must-haves)

• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, Systems Engineering, SRE, or a related role
• Hands-on experience with AWS
• Strong Linux experience and command-line troubleshooting skills
• Experience working with AWS EC2
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or AWS EKS
• Understanding of fundamental networking concepts
• Experience troubleshooting application and infrastructure connectivity issues
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and logging in production environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills/Experience (Nice-to-Haves)

• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, and/or Datadog
• Hands-on use of Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
• Ability to create reusable infrastructure code and Terraform modules
• Familiarity with Docker and containerized applications
• Supporting Kubernetes workloads in production environments
• Working with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Scripting with Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Troubleshooting distributed applications and systems

Key Competencies & Behaviors

• Problem-Solving Mindset
• Continuous Improvement Focus
• Collaborative Team Player

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Range: The approximate pay range for this position is between $40.00 and $58.00 per hour. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

Work Environment

Location: Greenwood Village, CO
Modality: Onsite

About KellyMitchell

At KellyMitchell, our culture is world class. We’re movers and shakers! We don’t mind a bit of friendly competition, and we reward hard work with unlimited potential for growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company known for innovative solutions and unsurpassed customer service. We’re passionate about helping companies solve their biggest IT staffing & project solutions challenges. As an employee-owned, women-led organization serving Fortune 500 companies nationwide, we deliver expert service at a moment's notice.