DevOps Engineer (Azure DevOps / Kubernetes / DevSecOps)Location: Houston, TX (100% onsite)
Type: Contract through March 31, 2027 with posibility for extension
Hours: 40/week
Pay Rate: $60-65/hr
About the Role
Were seeking a hands-on DevOps Engineer to support a large enterprise client in Houston, TX. This role focuses on building and managing CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps, deploying containerized services with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm, and driving DevSecOps practices including vulnerability scanning and CVE remediation across hybrid (Azure and on-prem) environments.
Candidates must be local to the Houston area. Relocation candidates will not be considered. The role starts as soon as possible following a background check (about 2 weeks).
Top 3 Skills- Azure DevOps CI/CD: building and managing pipelines and self-hosted Linux agents
- Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm on Linux
- DevSecOps and CVE remediation using tools such as Mend, SonarQube, Trivy, and Qualys
Key Responsibilities- Design, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
- Manage self-hosted Linux build and release agents.
- Build and deploy containerized services using Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes.
- Support release management across Azure-hosted and on-prem environments.
- Integrate and operate security and quality tools such as Mend, SonarQube, Trivy, and Qualys.
- Investigate and remediate CVEs in Go services, containers, Linux VMs, and deployment artifacts.
- Improve software quality through bug remediation, automated tests, pytest frameworks, and release validation.
- Develop automation scripts and tooling using Go, Bash, and Python.
- Maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform.
Required Skills- Strong experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and release processes.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, and Linux environments.
- Experience managing self-hosted CI/CD agents.
- Practical knowledge of DevSecOps practices, vulnerability scanning, and CVE remediation.
- Programming or scripting experience in Go, Bash, and Python.
- Familiarity with security and code quality tools such as SonarQube, Mend, Trivy, and Qualys.
- Troubleshooting skills across build, deployment, infrastructure, and runtime issues.
Preferred Skills- Experience with pytest or other automated test frameworks.
- Experience supporting Go-based microservices.
- Experience with Azure cloud infrastructure or on-prem deployments.
- Understanding of AI code generation risks, secure prompt usage, and adversarial code review practices.