Senior DevOps Engineer
St. Louis, MO (hybrid 3 days per week in office with 2 days remote)
Candidates local to St. Louis only
1+ year contract
Pay : $70-$85 / hr W2
No C2C or third parties please
We are partnering with a leading enterprise organization to hire a Senior DevOps Engineer for a hybrid role based in St. Louis, MO . This engineer will play a critical role in delivering secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure and platform services that support both internal teams and external customers.
You will work across development, operations, and cloud engineering teams to drive automation, enhance deployment processes, and ensure the reliability and performance of large-scale distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and operate large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems in a DevOps environment
- Collaborate with development and operations teams to deliver highly available and cost-effective infrastructure
- Troubleshoot issues, resolve tickets, and execute scripts in partnership with cloud operations
- Develop tools and automation for incident auto-remediation, monitoring, and alerting
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, cloud CLIs, and SDKs aligned with security and engineering standards
- Participate in a follow-the-sun, 24 / 7 operational support rotation as part of an incident first-responder team
Key Skills & Competencies
DevOps Practices : Ability to design, code, test, automate, and maintain scripts and tools following modern DevOps / SRE standardsSystems Thinking : Understanding of system integrations, dependencies, and strategies for improving uptime and resilienceOperational Excellence : Strong organizational and analytical skills with a focus on measuring system performance and driving continuous improvementTroubleshooting : Methodical approach to identifying, diagnosing, and resolving issues; strong problem-solving skillsTechnical Communication : Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to stakeholdersExperience & Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)5+ years of experience in DevOps Engineering3+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud platformsExperience monitoring application and infrastructure availability and performanceProficiency in scripting / programming languages such as Python, Bash, Java, Go, JavaScript, or Node.jsStrong understanding of systems, storage, networking, security, and databasesExperience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation / orchestration toolsFamiliarity with CI / CD processes and toolingCloud certification strongly preferred