DevOps Specialist/ Contract on W2

Vertage; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertage Inc. is seeking a seasoned DevOps Specialist in Dearborn, MI for hybrid onsite work. You will drive CI/CD pipeline development, automation, and cloud infrastructure operations in a rigorous automotive engineering setting.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Jenkins, GitHub, Linux/Windows administration, Python, and GCP, and will own deployment pipelines across multiple environments while improving release reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as DevOps Engineer, Build & Release Engineer, SRE, or related role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Excellent attention to detail and security screening readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Manage software deployments across development, testing, staging, and production.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of build, deployment, and pipeline failures.
• Automate manual processes to improve software delivery efficiency and reliability.
• Develop integrations with internal systems and tools.
• Create and maintain deployment, troubleshooting, and operational documentation.
• Implement process improvements that accelerate release cycles while maintaining security and compliance standards.
• Monitor and continuously improve build and release environments.

Skills

Linux Administration

Windows Administration

GitHub

Jenkins

Cloud Infrastructure

Python

GCP

Tools

GitLab

CircleCI

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

CloudWatch

Elastic Stack

Grafana Loki

FluentD

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Location: Dearborn, MI (Hybrid - 4 Days Onsite)

Duration: 361 Days Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Specialist to support CI/CD pipeline development, automation, and cloud infrastructure operations for a leading automotive engineering environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Jenkins, GitHub, Linux, Windows, Python, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with a proven track record of building and optimizing deployment pipelines, automating software delivery processes, and resolving complex build and release issues.

This role requires a hands-on engineer who can improve software release efficiency, enhance system reliability, and drive automation initiatives across development, testing, and production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Manage software deployments across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of build, deployment, and pipeline failures.
• Automate manual processes to improve software delivery efficiency and reliability.
• Develop integrations with internal systems and tools.
• Create and maintain deployment, troubleshooting, and operational documentation.
• Implement process improvements that accelerate release cycles while maintaining security and compliance standards.
• Monitor and continuously improve build and release environments.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Build & Release Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, or related role.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to pass required security screening.

Technical Skills

• Linux Administration: 7+ years
• Microsoft Windows Administration: 7+ years
• GitHub: 7+ years
• Jenkins: 7+ years
• Cloud Infrastructure: 5+ years
• Python Development/Scripting: 5+ years
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): 3+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure Cloud experience (3+ years).
• Experience supporting embedded software or firmware build environments.
• Team leadership or mentoring experience.
• Scripting expertise in Bash and PowerShell.
• Experience with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, or other CI/CD platforms.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, and Lens.
• Experience with log management tools including Elastic Stack, Grafana Loki, and FluentD.
• Configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Kubernetes and container orchestration experience.
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Terraform.
• Cloud DevOps certifications are highly desirable.

Preferred Background

Candidates with experience in the following industries are strongly preferred: