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Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer - Contractor

Remote in set countriesUnited States only$135K–185KContract

Posted 7 days ago

Who can apply

United States only

Salary

$135K–185K

Per year, USD

Level

Senior

Contract

Timezone

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About the role

Senior/Principal DevOps Engineer - Contract Positions

We are seeking proven professionals that have 3+ years experience in our core Cloud and DevOps skill areas. In addition to technical skills, it's critical that your communication and project management skills are also very strong. The most common tools we use to collaborate and communicate internally will be Gmail, Slack, and Google Meet.

Most of our clients are small and medium sized businesses, but we do have some enterprise clients as well. A number of our engagements may have you working as part of a project team.

Please note that all our positions are 1099 contractor roles, meaning you’ll be responsible for your own taxes and benefits. While we have worked with great people all over the world, we are only able consider 100% US based staff and are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time. If you are already authorized to work in the US (e.g., a US citizen, a permanent resident or otherwise authorized to work in a 1099 contractor position) we welcome your application.

Thanks for reading!

Desired Technical Skills

  • AWS, GCP, Azure

  • Terraform, AWS CDK, or other common infra-as-code (IaC)

  • k8s, Helm, Docker

  • Python, Golang, or other common scripting language

Contract Opportunities Available

Example Full-Time Engagements

  • 30-40 hours per week

  • DevOps Project Delivery, 2-6 months (our most common opportunities)

  • DevOps Staff Aug, 6+ months (less common opportunities)

Example Part-Time Engagements

  • 1-2 days or 10-20 hours per week

  • DevOps Fractional Retainers (more common opportunities)

  • DevOps Solution Consulting (less common opportunities)

    • Requires 5+ years experience

    • Requires additional screenings

Originally posted on Himalayas

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Listing details & historyShow
Employer posted
18 Oct 2026
Last confirmed open
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Source
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Visa
No sponsorship
“While we have worked with great people all over the world, we are only able consider 100% US based staff and are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.”
Timezone
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“Remote — United States”

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History

  • 18 Oct · Added to Remotavia

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