About the DevOps Engineer Role at Robert Half

Join Robert Half's dynamic technology team as a DevOps Engineer (also suited for Site Reliability Engineers or Platform Engineers) in the heart of New York City. In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of building, automating, and maintaining cutting-edge infrastructure that spans both on-premise data centers and major cloud platforms like AWS and GCP. As a leader in technology staffing and consulting, Robert Half is seeking passionate professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments to ensure our clients' platforms are reliable, scalable, and secure. With a salary starting at $175,000, this position offers an exciting opportunity to work on modern Kubernetes-based systems, leverage automation tools, and drive DevSecOps initiatives. If you're excited about GitOps, observability, and hybrid cloud strategies, this DevOps Engineer job in New York, NY, is your next career milestone.

Key Responsibilities

As a DevOps Engineer, your day-to-day will involve hands-on contributions to infrastructure reliability and efficiency. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy production-grade systems and respond to incidents with precision.

Infrastructure Automation and Management

• Architect and automate infrastructure using Terraform for cloud resources on AWS and GCP, and Ansible for configuration management.
• Deploy, scale, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, integrating OpenShift where needed, and manage Proxmox for on-premise virtualization.
• Containerize applications with Docker or Podman, handling internal image registries and security scanning.

CI/CD and GitOps Implementation

• Design robust CI/CD pipelines, prioritizing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD (preferred) or Flux to enable declarative deployments.
• Integrate security tools like SonarQube, SAST, and CVE scanners into pipelines for a DevSecOps-first approach.

Monitoring, Incident Response, and Reliability

• Set up and maintain observability stacks with Prometheus for metrics collection and Grafana for dashboards, including Grafana Cloud/Alloy.
• Lead incident management using tools like Rootly, Opsgenie, or PagerDuty, ensuring minimal downtime during on-call rotations.
• Script complex automations in Python to streamline operations and reduce toil across hybrid environments.

Expect to participate in on-call duties while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and blameless postmortems.

Required Qualifications

To excel as our DevOps Engineer, you'll bring a blend of technical depth and practical experience. Robert Half values candidates who can hit the ground running in high-stakes settings.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 3–5+ years in SRE, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Administration in dynamic, fast-paced teams.
• Core Technical Skills: Expert-level Kubernetes (deployment, management, troubleshooting); strong Python scripting; Docker/Podman proficiency; Ansible and Terraform mastery (Puppet a plus).
• DevOps Tools: CI/CD expertise, ArgoCD/Flux for GitOps, Grafana/Prometheus monitoring, incident tools (PagerDuty/Opsgenie/Rootly).
• Security & Infrastructure: DevSecOps practices (SonarQube, SAST, CVE scanning); hybrid experience with on-premise (Kubernetes, Proxmox) and cloud (AWS, GCP).

A security-first mindset and passion for automation are non-negotiable. Familiarity with Grafana Cloud or OpenShift will set you apart.

Why Join Us at Robert Half?

Robert Half offers more than just a job—it's a launchpad for your career in New York’s thriving tech scene. Enjoy a competitive $175,000 base salary, comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, generous PTO, and professional development stipends for certifications like CKAD or AWS DevOps. Work in a collaborative environment with flexible hybrid options in New York, NY, United States, surrounded by innovative minds tackling real-world challenges. Our commitment to work-life balance includes on-call compensation, and you'll gain exposure to enterprise-scale infrastructure that blends on-premise stability with cloud agility. Be part of a team that's shaping the future of reliable platforms. Apply today and elevate your DevOps career with Robert Half!

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