Job Title: Sr. DevOps Engineer Company Name: Peterson Technology Partners Job Url: https://www.ptechpartners.com/job/?rn=105670&src=jobright&jr_id=69990d6881476f6176b182cb Job Description: Job Description Job Description: Our client is looking for a Sr. DevOps Engineer.   Location: Remote anywhere in USA but must be able to work core AZ/PST hours  Work Scope/What the CW will do: Maintain, Upgrade, Administrate, and Troubleshoot our Software Delivery Platform and all its components Evaluate how we can leverage free logging and tracing tools to provide a great experience to our developers and save money Discover tools and solutions to reduce complexity in pipelines and application deployments Troubleshoot issues related to Kubernetes and developer apps running in Kubernetes and working quickly to resolve them and communicate with teams. Improve the software delivery platform. This includes finding improvements that could be made and generally keeping things up to date. Be available for work off hours and on weekends Work rapid response tickets in Jira as they come in from development teams Create/update Jira tasks Current related tech Stack: NO CLOUD, environment runs on Linux (Rocky 9), Nutanix, Kubernetes, Buildkite Pipelines, Istio Service Mesh, OPA Auth, GitHub SC, Hashicorp Vault, Datadog Logging and Traces, F5 Load Balancer Required: Min High School Diploma and 6 + years of progressive experience in DevOps Engineering in an increasingly challenging environment Experience working in small teams and ,or mature start-up Orgs that has given them ability to leadand implement process or tools improvements Must have Technical Qualifications: Senior level DevOps Engineer/Architect (willing to do hands on-Individual contributor role) Ability to dig into complex problems in a microservices environment. container platforms such as Kubernetes Virtualization technologies such as Nutanix, Linux KVM etc. Server configuration tools such as ansible Infra as code tools such as terraform Kubernetes deployment tools such asHelm Scripting with a language such as python Secrets/Certificate Management (HashiCorp Vault, SSL, PKI, etc.) Bigip F5 – Network ingress and app security Pipeline/Workflow (Buildkite, etc.) Source Control – GitHub Experience troubleshooting application errors, whether apps built in-house or app we use as part of our infrastructure Soft skills : Articulate, personable, can lead with diplomacy and tact    Any preferred experiences/ skills : Experience with OPA, DataDog, MuleSoft, Kafka Salary/Rate: $80-$100/HR (depends on experience level). This is a contract position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/ week. About the Company Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience. For more than 28 years, PTP has operated as one of the top IT staffing and recruiting firms in the USA—built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence. Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to: Helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible Matching professionals with the right IT jobs and career opportunities As part of that commitment, we believe in providing clear information about how our hiring technologies work and how your data is used. The following section outlines our AI-assisted interview process and your rights as a candidate. AI-Assisted Interview Experience (Pete & Gabi – Rebecca) To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools to support parts of the interview process. This includes our proprietary AI platform Pete & Gabi, which includes AI recruiter Rebecca. These AI hiring tools help us: Transcribe interviews Summarize candidate responses Generate job-related insights Streamline communication and scheduling Please note that: The AI does NOT make hiring decisions; all decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners. The AI does not evaluate facial expressions, emotions, or physical traits; it is used only to support fairness, consistency, and efficiency. If you prefer a non-AI interview format, we will gladly provide an alternative