DevOps Engineer - Backend embedded systems

No 3rd parties will be considered

We have a 20+ year relationship with our Fortune 100 Life Sciences client

Hybrid: 2-3 days on site

Will consider remote

6-12 month renewable contract

This is a BACKEND embedded systems role, NOT FRONTEND, NOT CLOUD OR INFRASTRUCTURE, in a highly regulated industry

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines and workflows to streamline product development.

Architect and develop solutions that overcome technical limitations, ensuring scalable and reliable deployment processes.

Lead migration and management of DevOps tools such as GitLab and Jenkins.

Support embedded software development activities.

Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.

Identify gaps in current processes, recommend improvements, and execute solutions to boost efficiency.

Collaborate across multiple projects, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements and technologies.

Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, collaborate to resolve issues, and implement corrective action.

Integrates company Credo and Leadership Imperatives into team goals and decision-making.

Qualifications

B.S / M.S. in computer science, math, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or an engineering field, or equivalent work experience.

Strong experience with modern DevOps tools, including CI/CD, infrastructure management, project management, logging, and compliance security scanning.

Proficiency with GitLab, Jenkins, Jira, and JAMA.

Robust experience with C, Python, and Bash.

Experience in the medical device industry is strongly preferred.

Proven ability to architect and implement pipelines, workflows, and software systems.

Self-motivated and proactive, capable of working independently without minimal supervision.

Excellent team leader with strong collaboration skills, capable of engaging with stakeholders and management effectively.

Capable of managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Experience with a variety of languages and frameworks, demonstrating versatility and technical breadth.

Comfortable with rapidly learning and adapting to new languages, frameworks, and technologies as needed, showcasing strong learning agility.

Strong operating system experience, such as Linux, QNX, or other Unix-like systems.

Ability to identify gaps in processes and articulate improvements to tools and processes to address.

BACKEND embedded systems

NOT FRONTEND, NOT CLOUD OR INFRASTRUCTURE