Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer

100% Remote. Our client is looking for a Platform Engineer.

Rate: $78 - $98/hr (W2).

Type: Contract.
Workplace: Remote.

Experience: Willing to work on a W2 basis. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and life insurance.

• Acts as SME and advisor, not just executor.
• Communicates recommendations tactfully.
• Comfortable working in a proof-of-concept environment rather than full overhaul.
• Review and rebuild CI/CD pipelines (multi-stage YAML pipelines in Azure Dev Ops).
• Address environmental consistency issues across development, UAT, and production environments.
• Integrate QA earlier in the pipeline (tests executed during pull request process).
• Evaluate and improve Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi stacks; Terraform experience acceptable but Pulumi strongly preferred).
• Optional:
  Advise on containerization strategy (future goal).

Tech Stack & Skills

• Azure Dev Ops (multi-stage YAML pipelines).
• Pulumi (primary IaC tool);
  Terraform acceptable.
• Pulumi (C#/.NET) as primary IaC tool;
  Terraform acceptable.
• C#/.NET proficiency for Pulumi-based IaC.
• Strong Dev Ops disciplines and CI/CD best practices.
• Familiarity with Git Hub Actions (future migration, not in current scope).
• Ability to work collaboratively with developers and architects.

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (, ) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position.

All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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