DevOps Engineer (Remote)

**Role:** DevOps Engineer (Remote) **Location:** Remote **Payout:** $30 \- $170/hour **Role Overview** We are hiring a DevOps Engineer to own infrastructure, CI/CD, and reliability for a high\-growth engineering team. In this role, you will design and operate production systems including Kubernetes clusters, cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, and security tooling. The ideal candidate is automation\-first, observability\-heavy, and security\-aware. **Key Responsibilities** \- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. \- Architect and scale Kubernetes clusters, cloud infrastructure, and networking. \- Build or operate security tooling, detection\-as\-code, and vulnerability management. \- Write Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi to codify infrastructure. \- Own uptime, observability, alerting, and incident response. \- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve release velocity and safety. **Required Skills \& Qualifications** \- 3\+ years in DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering. \- Deep experience on AWS, GCP, or Azure. \- Kubernetes in production environments. \- Scripting in Python, Go, or Bash. \- Understanding of CI/CD, automation, and deployment workflows. \- Strong problem\-solving and incident response skills. **Preferred Qualifications** \- Security certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, or AWS Security Specialty. \- Observability stack experience (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry). \- Service mesh (Istio, Linkerd) or Nomad experience. \- GPU cluster or ML training infrastructure background. \- Experience with Zero Trust architecture or infrastructure hardening. **What We Offer** \- Remote and flexible work environment. \- Competitive pay with contract and full\-time options. \- Opportunity to work on impactful infrastructure and automation projects. \- Modern DevOps toolchain and engineering culture. \- Learning opportunities across cloud, security, and reliability. **Equal Opportunity Employer** We hire based on skills and expertise. All qualified candidates are welcome regardless of background, experience, or prior employment history. Applications are reviewed solely on demonstrated technical ability and qualifications.