Sr Dev Ops Engineer

Request ID: 104065-1
Title: Sr Dev Ops Engineer
Locations:  Phoenix, AZ/ Dallas, TX
Duration: 6 Months
Pay Range: $40 - $45/Hour on W2/C2C (All inclusive)

Introduction

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to join our team for a 6-month project. This role involves working with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.
• 5 years of hands-on Kubernetes experience, including production AKS environments.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, networking, security, ingress controllers, and workload management.
• Strong experience with Azure services including AKS, Azure Networking, Azure Monitor, ACR, Key Vault, APIM, and Application Gateway.
• Experience with CI/CD automation, Azure DevOps, GitOps, Helm, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong knowledge of observability, incident management, disaster recovery, and operational excellence practices.
• Experience implementing enterprise security controls, vulnerability management, and cloud compliance frameworks.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
• Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry

Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Client Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400, or related).
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS).
• Experience with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience supporting regulated environments within financial services or other highly regulated industries.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage end-to-end Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) platforms for mission-critical applications.
• Optimize cluster performance through node pool design, autoscaling strategies, resource allocation, and workload tuning.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitOps practices, and Helm charts to streamline application delivery.
• Implement and maintain AKS security controls, including RBAC, Azure Entra ID (Azure AD) integration, network segmentation, and Kubernetes security best practices.
• Design and manage AKS networking using Azure CNI, Calico, ingress controllers, and Azure Application Gateway.
• Implement enterprise monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing tools.
• Lead implementation of advanced Kubernetes capabilities such as service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and platform modernization initiatives.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.