Devops Engineer Contract Jobs in Utah (NOW HIRING)

Zions Bancorporation's Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking a DevOps Engineer with a strong interest in DevSecOps practices, cloud-native platforms, and containerization. This role is ideal for an engineer who is eager to learn, proactive in solving problems, and motivated to grow into a technical leader while contributing to the reliability, security, and scalability of our platform ecosystem. This DevOps Engineer will work closely with development, security, and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, container platforms, and internal applications across an array of tech stacks, while helping to establish and follow platform best practices.

As a DevOps Engineer, you will:

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using modern DevSecOps practices, including Git-based workflows, artifact management, security controls integration, and containerized workloads (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Develop automation solutions using scripting languages or AI platforms to automate operational tasks to improve platform reliability and efficiency
• Provide platform and DevOps support for a an array of applications, including deployments, upgrades, configuration management, and environment maintenance
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across storage, networking, load balancers, firewalls, and security groups, analyzing logs and metrics to identify root causes and recommend solutions
• Document platform best practices, promote operational standards, and support incident response and problem resolution efforts

Desired Skills and Experience

• 5-6 years of experience in Platform engineering, DevOps, SRE, or system administration
• Experience building, deploying, maintaining, and scaling Java SpringBoot and/or Liferay applications
• Experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) systems, such as AppDynamics or Grafana
• Experience integrating with observability and monitoring/logging tools, such as Splunk
• Must know containers, k8s, and Helm
• Exposure to Kubernetes distributions; prefer RKE experience, but similar experience with other distributions such as OpenShift acceptable
• Experience with Azure DevOps pipelines and deployments or similar (Jenkins, GitLab)
• General cloud knowledge required, GCP experience preferred
• Understand the Container Storage Interface and implemented applications, preferably Portworx CSI (PX-CSI)
• Basic understanding of: Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls) and Load balancing (application and network)
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Exposure to API gateways and API management platforms
• Understanding of security fundamentals (certificates, TLS, secrets management)
• Eager to learn and grow technically in a fast-paced environment
• Proactive and self-motivated, willing to take ownership of problems
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams
• Interest in building reliable, secure, and scalable platforms

Visa Sponsorship:
This position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

Location:

Zions Technology Center - 7860 South Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company's primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.

At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.

Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.

Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.

Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.

LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.

Benefits: 

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE! 
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products