DevOps Engineer

Role: DevOps Engineer (Java-focused)
Location: Richfield, MN (Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite, local candidates only)
Duration: Contract (through end of September, potential extension)

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Interview Process:

1st round: 20–30 min (HM screening) 
2nd round: Technical panel (Java coding + DevOps concepts)

Please share strong candidates who are truly hands-on with the technologies listed (not just high-level exposure).

Core / Master Skill:

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes (must-have, non-negotiable) 
Must Have Skills:

Kubernetes (5+ years)
DevOps recent experience (terraform)
Helm Charts (4+ years) 
AWS (5+ years) 
Java / Spring Boot (5+ years) 
API Security 
Nice to Have:

GitOps / CI-CD (GitHub Actions) 
Infrastructure as Code ( CloudFormation) 
Observability tools 
API Gateway experience 
Role Overview:
This is a DevOps-heavy role within an enterprise API platform team, but the candidate must also have a solid Java development background (roughly 50/50 DevOps + Development). The engineer will be responsible for building, deploying, and supporting platform services with a strong focus on automation, scalability, and security.