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DevOps Engineer

Wilmington, NY
Permanent
Position: DevOps Engineer
Location: Wilmington, DE
Duration: 12 Months
Client: W.R. Berkley Corporation - Des Moines
Visa Restrictions: None
Sub Vending: Yes
Pay Rate: $30/Hr on C2C
Bill Rate: $40


Top Must-Haves:
DevOps
CI/CD
Ansible
Project Details:
Working on legacy platform
Creating self service capabilities

candidates need to be able to come on-site 4 days/week in Wilmington, Delaware

Job Description*
DevOps Engineer Modernization
Location: Wilmington, DE

Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to help build and mature our DevOps function as part of a larger platform modernization initiative. This role will focus on transitioning legacy applications into a modern, scalable ecosystem by creating a centralized DevOps platform with self-service capabilities for development teams.
The ideal candidate is hands-on, collaborative, and deeply experienced in modern DevOps engineeringparticularly around automation, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and on-premise environments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead efforts to build out a centralized DevOps platform supporting CI/CD automation, environment provisioning, and developer self-service.
  • Support the modernization of legacy applications by implementing modern DevOps tooling, automation frameworks, and best practices.
  • Develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines across multiple technologies and application teams.
  • Implement automation using Ansible, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code approaches.
  • Work closely with engineering, architecture, and platform teams to streamline software delivery processes.
  • Administer, enhance, and enforce best practices around GitHub repositories, branching strategies, workflows, and deployments.
  • Ensure DevOps solutions integrate seamlessly with existing on-prem infrastructure while supporting future cloud-ready architectures.
  • Troubleshoot complex pipeline, build, deployment, and environment issues across multiple development teams.
  • Contribute to documentation, governance, and DevOps standards across the organization.

Required Skills & Experience
  • GitHub (repos, actions, workflows, branching strategies)
  • Hands-on experience with DevOps engineering and CI/CD platform creation
  • Strong coding/scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
  • Ansible automation experience
  • Deep experience with on-premises environments (CI/CD, networking fundamentals, compute/storage concepts, infrastructure integration)
  • Proven experience working with legacy applications and modernizing them through automation
  • Ability to design scalable, automated DevOps architectures supporting multiple development teams

Job Type: Permanent

Job ID: 253526553