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DevOps Engineer - Kansas City, KS, Denver, CO, Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MO, Nash...
Posted Today by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are looking for a DevSecOps Engineer to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, automate compliance, secu...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Kansas City, Kansas
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Senior AWS DevOps Engineer IaC, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM
Posted Today by Smart Sourcer Limited
Senior AWS DevOps Engineer IaC, Serverless, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM Rules Outside IR35A standout contract oppo...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
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- Location London
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AI Platform DevOps Engineer - Atlanta, GA, Charlotte, NC, Tampa, FL, Raleigh, NC...
Posted 1 day ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are hiring an AI Platform DevOps Engineer to support enterprise AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI pl...
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- Location Remote or Atlanta, Georgia
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Senior AWS DevOps Engineer – IaC, CDK, Terraform, Python, OIDC, IAM
Posted 1 day ago by Smart Sourcer Limited
What You’ll Be DoingYou’ll be a key contributor in designing, delivering, and supporting the cloud foundations that powe...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location City of London (EC1)
DevOps Engineer - Ansible - Sheffield (Hybrid) - 6 months Contract
Posted 2 days ago by iBSC
DevOps Engineer - AnsibleLocation: Sheffield - Hybrid, 3 days per week onsiteContract: 6 months rollingIR35: Inside IR35...
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- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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About Our DevOps Engineer Contract Roles
What does a devops engineer contractor do?
DevOps Engineer contractors are engaged to build, automate, and maintain the pipelines, platforms, and practices that enable software development teams to deliver code reliably, securely, and at pace. The work spans CI/CD pipeline development, infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, cloud platform management, monitoring and observability, and the cultural and process changes that enable development and operations teams to work more effectively together. DevOps Engineer contractors are brought in to build out a DevOps capability from scratch, to implement specific tooling or practices, to provide specialist expertise within a platform team, or to lead a DevOps transformation on a technology programme.
The technical skills expected of DevOps Engineer contractors are specific and well-defined. Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code using Terraform is a near-universal requirement, alongside strong container and orchestration skills with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps is widely expected. Cloud platform expertise on at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP is essential, as most modern DevOps work is cloud-centric. Scripting in Python or Bash for automation tasks, knowledge of monitoring and observability tooling such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog, and familiarity with GitOps practices are broadly expected at mid to senior levels. Strong software engineering principles, including clean code, version control, and peer review practices, are increasingly assumed as DevOps engineering has professionalised.
What is the market like for devops engineer contractors?
The DevOps Engineer contract market is a particularly active and well-paying segments of the UK technology contracting market. Demand is sustained by the near-universal adoption of DevOps practices across technology organisations and the ongoing need for specialist DevOps capability during platform builds, migrations, and transformations. The growth of platform engineering as a discipline, alongside the increasing complexity of Kubernetes-based infrastructure, is creating additional specialist demand within the broader DevOps market. Rates have remained strong, with experienced DevOps Engineers who combine Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud platform expertise commanding rates at the upper end of the infrastructure and engineering contracting market.
How much do devops engineer contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for devops engineer roles typically range from £550 to £950 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many devops engineer vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 500 devops engineer contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to September 2026.