DevOps Engineer- W2

Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Eden Prairie, MN/ Remote 
Job Type : Contract -W2

Job Summary :

• Required skills and attributes 8+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related field. 
• Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Python automation, Linux administration, and vulnerability remediation.
• Expertise in Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, image optimization, container registries, and container security.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Git, Terraform, and Ansible.
• Knowledge of Linux hardening, patching, package management, CVE remediation, and security scanning.
• Strong ownership, problem-solving, automation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Preferred skills and attributes Experience managing enterprise Golden Images at scale.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Azure, and Azure Container Registry.
• Experience with SBOMs, image signing, software supply-chain security, and CIS benchmarks.
• Familiarity with Cosign, Notary, Open Policy Agent, Kyverno, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, or Azure Monitor. 
• Experience in policy-as-code, cloud security, and vulnerability exception management.
• AI Skills: All contractor resources are expected to demonstrate baseline proficiency in enterprise-approved AI tools as part of their day-to-day responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities Design, build, secure, optimize, and maintain Docker-based Golden Images.
• Analyze and remediate operating-system, application, library, and container vulnerabilities.
• Develop Python tooling to automate image generation, validation, patching, testing, and compliance reporting.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for image scanning, promotion, publishing, and release management.
• Manage Linux hardening, patching, dependencies, performance, and image lifecycle standards.