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# Backend DevOps Engineer

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment
- **Location:** Danvers, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), JIRA, Bash Shell, Unix, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Jama (Software), Software Troubleshooting, Backend, Gitlab, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/backend-devops-engineer-danvers-ma--0bcaf6e5-f917-44e5-a6d4-c022d3a48166

## About the Role

· 6+ years of DevOps / Software Engineering experience
· Strong C programming experience; working knowledge of Python and Bash
· Hands-on CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
· Experience with GitLab and Jenkins
· Strong Linux, QNX, or Unix-like operating system experience
· Infrastructure and cloud services experience
· Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and communication skills

Desired Skills & Experience

· Medical device industry experience
· Enterprise platform or infrastructure migration experience
· Embedded software development experience
· Experience with Jira and JAMA
· Experience integrating platforms, services, and development environments

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

· 40% CI/CD & DevOps
· 25% C/Python/Bash
· 20% Infrastructure & Cloud
· 15% Platform Migration

Daily Responsibilities

· 50% Hands-On Engineering
· 30% Team Collaboration
· 20% Troubleshooting & Process Improvement

## Description

A leading medical technology company is seeking a Senior DevOps / Embedded Software Engineer for a contract opportunity in Danvers, MA. This is a 3-day onsite role supporting CI/CD, embedded software, infrastructure, and enterprise platform migration using GitLab, Jenkins, C, Python, Bash, and Linux/QNX.This is a great opportunity to work closely with software engineers on a major technology migration within a medical device environment. The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on engineer who can understand code, maintain pipelines, troubleshoot infrastructure, and hit the ground running.Contract Duration: 6-12 Months with possible extensions Required Skills & Experience· 6+ years of DevOps / Software Engineering experience · Strong C programming experience; working knowledge of Python and Bash · Hands-on CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance · Experience with GitLab and Jenkins · Strong Linux, QNX, or Unix-like operating system experience · Infrastructure and cloud services experience · Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and communication skillsDesired Skills & Experience· Medical device industry experience · Enterprise platform or infrastructure migration experience · Embedded software development experience · Experience with Jira and JAMA · Experience integrating platforms, services, and development environmentsWhat You Will Be DoingTech Breakdown· 40% CI/CD & DevOps · 25% C/Python/Bash · 20% Infrastructure & Cloud · 15% Platform MigrationDaily Responsibilities· 50% Hands-On Engineering · 30% Team Collaboration · 20% Troubleshooting & Process Improvement