Job description
Project overview
Outstanding contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a DevOps Engineer with Python and Linux in Charlotte, NC, Irving TX, Chandler AZ, Minneapolis MN, Raleigh NC W2 only (hybrid 3 days on-site).
A strong, experienced DevOps / Systems / Python Engineer who understands infrastructure, troubleshooting, and how to build practical tooling quickly. AI expertise is not required. They want someone technically mature who can learn/use AI as part of the environment without treating every problem as an AI problem.
Project details
12+ Months with possible extensions and/or Conversation to Fulltime
Required Skills & Experience
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o Strong systems understanding, not simply deploying applications
o Troubleshooting in Linux environments
o Understanding how infrastructure/components interact
o Building environments and tooling
o Automation
o Diagnosing complex technical problems
o Python is highly relevant, although they did not call it an absolute requirement.
o PostgreSQL was specifically mentioned as representative of their relatively straightforward tech stack.
o Look for candidates who have actually developed internal tools, automation, utilities, scripts, platforms, or solutions.
o They want someone comfortable in a fast-moving environment who can get something functional and move on rather than endlessly perfecting it.
o Can isolate whether an issue comes from their own code/design versus an external system.
o Understands how to approach a new technical problem methodically.
o Good fundamental CS/system intuition, including concepts such as time/space complexity and scale.
o Can speak directly with people, understand the actual problem, gather requirements and determine the simplest appropriate solution.
o Shouldn't immediately assume a new technology or AI is the answer.
o Can still move quickly despite approvals, processes and red tape.
o Strong communication and knows how to adjust communication depending on the audience.
What You Will Be Doing
- Linux / UNIX — very important
- DevOps / systems engineering — primary target
- Python / development
- Build tooling quickly
- Strong troubleshooting mentality
- Solution architecture / requirements
- Large-enterprise navigation
- Work closely with AI researchers and developers to gather project requirements and align on objectives.
- A strong, experienced DevOps / Systems / Python Engineer who understands infrastructure, troubleshooting, and how to build practical tooling quickly.
- AI expertise is not required.
- They want someone technically mature who can learn/use AI as part of the environment without treating every problem as an AI problem.
- Conduct in-depth research to find and curate relevant data sources to support prompt development.
- Keep abreast of the latest trends and developments in NLP and AI technologies.
- Start: flexible
- Remote: hybrid
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, US
- Rate: 76-86 EUR/h
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