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Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (Kubernetes / Helm / AWS) Location: Remote (U.S.; Austin, TX time zone preferred) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and run cloud-hosted platforms for a digital health SaaS organization. You will own Helm charts, containers, IaC, and CI/CD for multi-cloud SaaS—not a ticket-only ops seat. Python/Go/TypeScript APIs, Kubernetes/OpenShift, AWS CDK/Lambda/ECS, and Terraform are in scope. What You’ll Do: • Develop and maintain cloud-native REST APIs in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript. • Build and harden Docker images (security, cost, deployability). • Author and version Helm charts for Kubernetes / OpenShift (values, upgrades, rollback). • Build and improve CI/CD (deploy, test, monitor, roll back). • Monitor performance and scale; fix bottlenecks (caching, concurrency, HPA, resource limits). • Build serverless SaaS pieces with AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate. • Use readiness/liveness probes, resource requests/limits, and namespace isolation. • Manage in-cluster PostgreSQL, Kafka, Grafana, and Elasticsearch via Helm or Operators. • Partner with security and infrastructure on logging, monitoring, and audit. • Troubleshoot prod/staging; document architecture and deploy procedures. Required Qualifications: • 7+ years cloud development or infrastructure engineering. • SaaS and multi-cloud delivery. • Docker plus Kubernetes and/or OpenShift. • Helm charts you have written and maintained. • APIs (REST or GraphQL) in Python and/or TypeScript. • CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. • Terraform for non-trivial environments. • AWS and/or Azure (Boto3 and AWS CDK preferred). • Monitoring/logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch/Loki. • Bachelor’s in CS/SWE or equivalent. • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: • GitOps. • OpenShift. • Healthcare / digital health SaaS. • HashiCorp stack beyond Terraform. Benefits: • Healthcare insurance (employee-only). • Dental insurance. • Vision insurance. • 401(k). • Paid time off. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients. To apply, submit your resume highlighting Helm, Kubernetes/OpenShift, AWS CDK or Terraform, and SaaS CI/CD you owned. Pay: $41 - $43 per hour

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Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (Kubernetes / Helm / AWS)
Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)
Develop and maintain cloud-native REST APIs in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
Build and harden Docker images (security, cost, deployability).
Author and version Helm charts for Kubernetes / OpenShift (values, upgrades, rollback).
Build and improve CI/CD (deploy, test, monitor, roll back).
Monitor performance and scale; fix bottlenecks (caching, concurrency, HPA, resource limits).
Build serverless SaaS pieces with AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate.
Use readiness/liveness probes, resource requests/limits, and namespace isolation.
Manage in-cluster PostgreSQL, Kafka, Grafana, and Elasticsearch via Helm or Operators.
Partner with security and infrastructure on logging, monitoring, and audit.
Troubleshoot prod/staging; document architecture and deploy procedures.
7+ years cloud development or infrastructure engineering.
SaaS and multi-cloud delivery.
Docker plus Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
Helm charts you have written and maintained.
APIs (REST or GraphQL) in Python and/or TypeScript.
CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
Terraform for non-trivial environments.
Monitoring/logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch/Loki.

Nice-to-haves

Location: Remote (U.S.; Austin, TX time zone preferred)
AWS and/or Azure (Boto3 and AWS CDK preferred).
Healthcare / digital health SaaS.
HashiCorp stack beyond Terraform.

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Dental

Vision

401(K)

Paid Time Off