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DevOps Engineer

Eliassen Group • Providence, RI • 13h ago

DevOps Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: DevOps

Industry: Government

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -102025-104124

Date Posted: 10/19/2025

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/LqL0R7

Description

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Description:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to design, build, and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines and Terraform-based cloud infrastructure across multiple environments. This role is integral to automating workflows, increasing deployment velocity, and ensuring secure, reliable delivery of containerized applications.

Location: Local to Washington D.C. (Remote)

Pay: $60 - $65 an hour

This position is a contract-to-hire opportunity, where applicants must be willing and able to work on a W2 basis and convert to full-time employment following the contract duration. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package for W2 consultants, which includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, a 401k plan with company matching, and life insurance.

Responsibilities:

Design and build reusable CI/CD pipeline templates, jobs, and stages in GitLab to support consistent deployment practices across teams.

Configure and manage GitLab Runners, environment variables, and secrets to support secure and scalable delivery processes.

Implement and maintain GitOps practices to manage version-controlled pipeline infrastructure.

Monitor pipeline performance, troubleshoot failures, and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Integrate automated testing, security scanning, code quality checks, and monitoring tools within CI/CD workflows.

Optimize pipeline stages to reduce deployment times and improve reliability.

Automate rollback, promotion, and approval processes for seamless delivery to production.

Develop and maintain Terraform modules to provision and manage secure cloud infrastructure across multiple environments.

Manage Terraform state files, remote backends, and integrate secure secrets management.

Perform Terraform code reviews, ensure best practices, and collaborate on cloud architecture decisions.

Automate build and image workflows, including documentation and rollout to ECS or container orchestration platforms.

Conduct vulnerability scans, remediate findings, and ensure compliance with security standards.

Monitor infrastructure health, troubleshoot provisioning issues, and drive root cause analysis.

Maintain detailed documentation for pipelines, infrastructure architecture, performance metrics, and operational workflows.

Track incidents, changes, and metrics to support internal auditing and compliance.

Experience Requirements:

8+ years of IT experience, including at least 2 years hands-on experience with Terraform and AWS Lambda.

Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), cloud architecture, and Git-based workflows.

Hands-on experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines.

Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python or Bash.

Experience managing and optimizing pipelines for containerized applications.

Working knowledge of artifact management and container image lifecycle.

AWS or relevant cloud certification (e.g., AWS DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect Associate).

Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated passion for automation, consistency, and quality in software delivery.

Experience with ECS or similar container orchestration platforms.

Familiarity with cloud cost optimization practices and GitLab Runner tuning.

Proven collaboration skills working with cross-functional engineering teams.

Education Requirements:

BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related technical field.

Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

Please be advised- If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please confirm that they have an Eliassen.com email address and never provide personal or financial information to anyone who is not clearly associated with Eliassen Group. If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact InfoSec@eliassen.com.

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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