DevOps Engineer, Temporary

SRC, Inc • Syracuse, NY

34d • $46 - $56

About The Position

SRC, Inc. is seeking a part-time temporary DevOps Engineer to help design, build, and support the tooling and infrastructure that enable rapid, secure software delivery across its engineering teams. The role contributes to Linux administration, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and environments supporting development workloads in mission-critical contexts.

The position supports ML/AI development environments used to build, test, and deploy AI/ML tools and products, including data pipelines, GPU/accelerator provisioning, and model packaging and promotion. It also involves building reproducible infrastructure, automating workflows, instrumenting systems for observability, and implementing security, compliance, and reliability guardrails.

The engineer partners with Software, Systems, Cybersecurity, Firmware, ML, and Integration and Test stakeholders to turn requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions. The role also contributes to documentation and internal training for self-service builds, deployments, and environment provisioning. The anticipated hourly rate for this Syracuse, NY-based position is $46–$56, varying with experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, and business and organizational needs. SRC describes its benefit options as competitive; further details are available on its website.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• At least 2 years of relevant DevOps, SRE, or Build and Release engineering experience.
• Hands-on Linux administration experience, including user and service management, networking, storage, and system security.
• Experience supporting ML/AI technologies and workflows, such as MLOps, GPU-enabled environments, and model packaging or deployment.
• Experience with infrastructure management and automation tools including SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform, and Packer.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Bamboo, Jenkins, and/or GitLab, and artifact repositories such as Artifactory or Nexus.
• Proficiency in a scripting language such as Bash or Python, and version control using Git.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work independently to deliver outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with containerization and orchestration, such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building, installing, and maintaining server hardware and troubleshooting network infrastructure.
• Experience integrating security scanning or static analysis into CI/CD.
• Experience in regulated or defense environments.
• Active DoD clearance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Bamboo, Jenkins, Artifactory, and SonarQube.
• Administer and harden Linux-based systems across development, test, and production environments.
• Support ML/AI development environments, including data pipelines, GPU/accelerator provisioning, and model packaging and promotion.
• Build reproducible infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
• Develop automation scripts and utilities, such as Bash and Python, to integrate commercial and open-source tools and streamline development workflows.
• Instrument systems for observability, including logs, metrics, and traces, and implement security, compliance, and reliability guardrails.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Contribute to documentation and internal training that enable self-service builds, deployments, and environment provisioning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level