Freelance Developer Operations Engineer Jobs in New Jersey

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled DevOps Engineer to support and enhance our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation,developerenablementand deployment processes across our multi-cloud SaaS platform. This role involves hands-on work in building,maintaining, and improving development and deployment workflows that serve thousands of customers worldwide. Off hours support as needed

About Us

ICIMS is a leading enterprise hiring platform that combines the scale and reliability of enterprise software with the transformative power of AI. Thousands of organizations across more than 200 countries and territories trust ICIMS to find and hire the people who shape their future and drive their business forward. Powered by insights from billions of hiring interactions, continuous AI innovation, and a highly extensible platform, ICIMS helps organizations turn talent acquisition into a competitive advantage. For more than 25 years, ICIMS has delivered end-to-end hiring solutions that improve recruiting efficiency, reducecostsand create exceptional candidate experiences.

ICIMS helps solve one of the biggest challenges businesses face today: building a workforce that can adapt, scale, and perform in an increasingly competitive and unpredictable talent market. We uniquely do that by combining enterprise-grade hiring technology, AI-poweredinsightsand automation, and connected talent experiences to help organizations improve hiring outcomes while driving measurable impact.

Responsibilities

• CI/CD Pipeline Management
• Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar tools
• Support deployment processes across multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Implement automated testing integration within deployment pipelines
• Troubleshoot and resolve build and deployment failures
• Infrastructure Automation
• Develop infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
• Automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources
• Implement container deployment strategies using Docker and Kubernetes
• Support migration from legacy deployment methods to modern practices
• Development Support
• Provide tooling and automation to improve developer productivity
• Maintain development and staging environments
• Support containerization of applications and services
• Collaborate with engineering teams on deployment requirements and optimization
• Monitoring & Operations
• Implement monitoring and alerting for deployment pipelines and infrastructure
• Support capacity planning and resource optimization efforts
• Participate in incident response for deployment-related issues
• Document procedures andmaintainrunbooks for operational tasks

Qualifications

• 5+yearsofexperiencein Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering
• 3+ years of experience inDevOps
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWSrequired, Azure preferred)
• Strong knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS)
• Proficiencywith infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or similar languages
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and branching strategies

Preferred

• Experience with Java applications and Spring Boot deployments
• Knowledge of database deployment and migration automation
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus)
• Experience with secrets management and security scanning tools
• Understanding of networking, load balancing, and CDN configurations

EEO Statement

ICIMS is a place where everyone belongs.We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.Our approach helps us to build a winning team thatrepresentsa variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at ICIMS. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Ifyou’dlike to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement and/or if you would like to requestan accommodationdue to a disability, please contact us atcareers@icims.com.

Compensation and Benefits

We accept applications for this position on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and qualified candidates may be contacted throughout the posting period.

The anticipated pay range for this position is $90,000 - $105,000 USD annually. Final compensation will be based on factors such as relevant experience, skills, education, internal equity, and market data. This range aligns with our commitment to equitable and transparent compensation practices, as required by applicable law.

Competitive health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), dependent care, short term and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance,bonding and parental leave,mindfulness resources,an open vacation policy, sick days, paid holidays,quiet hours each workday, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits and eligibility may vary by location, role, and tenure.Learn more here: https://careers.icims.com/benefits