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# DevOps Engineer - W2 contract - Hybrid at CA / TX / IL

- **Company:** CARITATECH LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), OpenID, Cloud Services, Aws Command Line Interface (CLI), Prometheus, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Deployment, Tripwire, Datadog, Cloud Platform System, Cloud Monitoring, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Software Security, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Cloudformation, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d23e7052-382d-4300-b282-1730f2aa93e9

## About the Role

* Strong experience with AWS Cloud Services
 * Infrastructure as Code: Terraform and AWS CloudFormation
 * CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Runners
 * Containerization: Docker and Kubernetes
 * Scripting: Python and Bash
 * Cloud Security: AWS IAM, OIDC, Zero Trust, and least-privilege access
 * Security Tools: GitLab SAST, Secret Detection, Amazon ECR scanning, and Trivy
 * Monitoring and Observability: Datadog and Prometheus
 * AWS networking, troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis
 * Experience with cloud automation, deployment pipelines, and production support

## Description

We are seeking an experienced DevOps / Cloud Engineer to support cloud infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, containerized applications, cloud security, monitoring, and platform reliability. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, infrastructure as code, security scanning, and cloud monitoring., * Automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS CLI.

 * Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and GitLab runners.
 * Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon ECR.
 * Implement cloud security best practices, including IAM, role-based access, OIDC authentication, Zero Trust, and least-privilege access.
 * Integrate security scanning tools such as GitLab SAST, Secret Detection, and Trivy into CI/CD pipelines.
 * Manage AWS services, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and improve platform reliability.
 * Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerting using Datadog and Prometheus.
 * Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate operational tasks and reduce manual effort.
 * Support AWS networking, including VPC, IAM, and secure application connectivity.
 * Manage cloud-based data science platforms and workloads running on Kubernetes and AWS.
 * Implement container image vulnerability scanning and enforce security checks before production deployments.
 * Support workload execution and compute infrastructure using AWS Batch and AWS-hosted HPC clusters.
 * Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, security, and operational costs.
 * Collaborate with development, data science, and security teams to improve cloud platform operations and deployment processes.