Senior DevOps Engineer

Links Technology Solutions, Inc.; Englewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Links Technology Solutions, Inc. in Englewood, CO is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and optimize scalable deployment environments across cloud, on‑prem, and edge.

Responsible for CI/CD, virtualization, containerization, automation, and reliable software delivery. The role emphasizes collaboration with multiple teams, deployment standardization, and continuous improvement of DevOps tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• 8+ years of DevOps or related professional experience.
• Hands-on virtualization experience with RHEL KVM and VMware technologies.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift and related container ecosystems.
• Experience delivering reliable, consistent development systems and environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for cloud, on‑prem, and hybrid deployments.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management for consistent environments.
• Standardize deployment workflows for repeatable releases across product requirements.
• Monitor and improve performance/reliability of distributed systems and integrations.
• Collaborate with development, QA, security, product, and operations teams.
• Support microservices and container-based deployments.
• Develop best-practice documentation for environments, deployment, and releases.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Virtualization

Containerization

Automation

Release engineering

Team collaboration

Independent work

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

RHEL KVM

VMware

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

GitHub

Ansible

Job description

**TITLE: SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER** **Location:** Englewood, CO (Hybrid role) **Pay Rate:** $88 per hour **Duration:** 8+ month contract **Summary:** Our aerospace and defense client is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, automate, and optimize highly scalable deployment environments. This role will focus on CI/CD, virtualization, containerization, infrastructure automation, and reliable software delivery across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and edge environments. **Description – Senior DevOps Engineer:*** Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines supporting cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment environments.* Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to create consistent and reliable environments.* Standardize and optimize deployment workflows to support repeatable release processes across varying product and customer requirements.* Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance and reliability of distributed systems and complex integrations.* Design and manage infrastructure solutions using virtualization, containerization, and orchestration technologies.* Collaborate with development, QA, security, product, and operations teams to align deployment strategies with architectural and security requirements.* Support microservices and container-based application deployments.* Drive continuous improvement of DevOps tooling, deployment processes, and release operations.* Develop best-practice documentation for environment configuration, deployment, and release processes.* Coordinate release readiness activities and maintain configuration control across development environments.* Mentor software and systems engineers on DevOps methodologies and best practices.* Work as part of a larger software development team to rapidly deliver operational capabilities.**Qualifications – Senior DevOps Engineer:*** Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.* 8+ years of DevOps or related professional experience.* A higher-level relevant degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement.* Candidates without a degree must have a minimum of 12 years of related experience.* Hands-on virtualization experience with **RHEL KVM and VMware technologies**.* Hands-on experience with **Docker, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift** and related container ecosystems.* Experience establishing virtualization and containerization environments for edge deployments or standalone compute systems.* Demonstrated experience implementing microservices and container-based architectures.* Experience with developer and source-control tools such as GitHub.* Strong knowledge of release engineering and CI/CD pipelines.* Experience delivering reliable, consistent development systems and environments.* Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing effectively to both small and large teams.* Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.* Aerospace and defense industry experience, including multiple security domains and air-gapped systems, is preferred.* Advanced Ansible experience, including developing and maintaining playbooks, is preferred.* VMware, Red Hat, OpenShift, and Kubernetes certifications such as VCP, RHCSA, CKAD, or CKA are preferred.* Experience with release readiness, configuration control, process documentation, and technical training is preferred.* Ability to work on a computer for extended periods and communicate frequently with team members and stakeholders.* Ability to lift up to 10 lbs. occasionally.* Ability to travel occasionally as required.**Benefits:*** Pay rate: $88 per hour* Available health, life, vision, and dental insurance* 401(k) matching