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Senior DevOps Engineer

Aurora, CO

$70/hr

We need a senior DevOps and Observability Engineer, on contract. The role covers infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, cloud operations, and observability. You own both sides: build-and-deploy ...

Parsons

DevOps Engineer

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$103K - $181K/yr

Our Space Operations directorate is passionate about making America the undisputed leader in Space ... government contract * Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Nexus, Artifactory, Jenkins, GitLab)

Peraton

DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Colorado Springs, CO · Hybrid

$112K - $179K/yr

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable ... Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance * Demonstrable experience using ...

Peraton

DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Colorado Springs, CO · Hybrid

$135K - $216K/yr

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable ... Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance * Demonstrable experience using ...

Peraton

DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Colorado Springs, CO · Hybrid

$112K - $179K/yr

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable ... Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance * Demonstrable experience using ...

Peraton

DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Colorado Springs, CO · Hybrid

$135K - $216K/yr

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable ... Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance * Demonstrable experience using ...

Peraton

DevOps Platform Engineer (AWS)

Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

$112K - $179K/yr

The DevOps Platform Engineer will build and operate the cloud and automation platforms that enable ... Contract requires TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance * Demonstrable experience using ...

Booz Allen Hamilton

DevOps Engineer, Senior

Aurora, CO · On-site

$77K - $176K/yr

DevOps Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: We're seeking a DevOps Engineer who is motivated by ... as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected ...

Northstrat

Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Aurora, CO · On-site

$53.50 - $73.50/hr

Northstrat is seeking an experienced and driven Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ... and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies ...

Northstrat

Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Aurora, CO · On-site

$53.50 - $73.50/hr

Northstrat is seeking an experienced and driven Cloud/DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ... and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies ...

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How much do contract devops jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 13, 2026, the average hourly pay for contract devops in Colorado is $63.65, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $53.32 and $73.03 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced by Contract DevOps professionals, and how can they prepare for them?

Contract DevOps professionals often face challenges such as rapidly adapting to new team dynamics, unfamiliar infrastructure setups, and varying project requirements. To succeed, it's important to be proactive in onboarding quickly—reviewing documentation, asking questions, and leveraging proven automation and monitoring tools. Staying current with industry best practices and being flexible in your workflow can help you integrate seamlessly and deliver value fast. Building strong communication channels with both developers and operations teams further ensures that you're aligned with project goals and expectations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Contract Devops position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Contract DevOps professional, you need strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, scripting (such as Python, Bash), and hands-on experience with configuration management tools, often backed by a degree in computer science or related field. Familiarity with AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and relevant certifications like AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Docker Certified Associate is highly valued. Excellent problem-solving, clear communication, and adaptability are essential soft skills for collaborating in diverse and dynamic project environments. These strengths enable efficient delivery, smooth operations, and the ability to adjust quickly to the unique requirements of each contract assignment.

What is a Contract DevOps job?

A Contract DevOps job is a temporary or project-based role where a professional manages and automates software development, deployment, and infrastructure operations. Contract DevOps engineers typically work with CI/CD pipelines, cloud services, infrastructure as code, and monitoring tools to enhance software delivery and reliability. These roles can be short-term or long-term based on the company's needs and often require strong expertise in automation, cloud platforms, and system administration. Contractors may work independently, through agencies, or as part of a larger DevOps team.

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Infographic showing various Contract Devops job openings in Colorado as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 23% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 79% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 18% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $132,395 per year, or $63.7 per hour.
Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer

Placed

Aurora, CO

$70/hr

Full-time

Posted 7 days ago

Job description

We need a senior DevOps and Observability Engineer, on contract. The role covers

infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, cloud operations, and observability. You own both sides: build-and-deploy and the observability stack.

On-call rotation is part of the job, shared across the team.

Background check required.


Required Skills

• Infrastructure as Code and configuration management: Terraform for infrastructure,

Ansible for application deployment and config

• Scripting: Bash, Python, PowerShell

• CI/CD pipelines: GitHub Actions, including integration of SAST, DAST, secret

scanning, and dependency auditing without turning every deploy into a compliance

obstacle course

• Cloud platforms: AWS and/or Azure

• Cloud cost management: Infracost with pre-commit hooks, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS

Budgets, Azure Cost Management + Billing, Azure Budgets

• Identity and access management: IAM across cloud platforms; least privilege in

practice, not just on paper

• Networking fundamentals: VNETs, VPCs, subnets, routing, and enough

troubleshooting instinct to isolate a network problem without immediately filing a

ticket

• Log management: Splunk and/or ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

• Observability and alerting: LogicMonitor

• Containerization: Docker, including writing efficient Dockerfiles and keeping images

lean; you know why bloated images are a problem and you don’t copy the internet’s

bad habits

• Version control: Git/GitHub

What You Bring

• 5 to 8 years in DevOps or platform engineering

• You build observability pipelines and alerting frameworks from scratch

• Cross-platform experience (Linux and Windows); Linux-first thinking is a plus

• You build tools, not workarounds

• You don’t need hand-holding to ship

• You’ve been on-call long enough to know the difference between an alert that

matters and one that wakes everyone up for nothing. When an incident hits, you

lead the call. Your post-mortems result in actual changes, not a doc nobody reads.

• You can connect SLO/SLA metrics to outcomes the business actually cares about

Nice to Have

• Kubernetes cluster administration

• Prometheus and/or Grafana (dashboard design and metrics pipelines)

• LogicMonitor Synthetics or similar uptime and synthetic