Lead DevOps Engineer – W2 only

Job Category: Technology and IT
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: USA
Salary: $70/hr
Company Name: Zeektek

Company Overview

Zeektek has been honored as the Best Staffing Firm to Temp For and Best Staffing Firm to Work For by Staffing Industry Analysts in 2025—a testament to our commitment to excellence in the talent acquisition space. We specialize in delivering high-quality technology professionals to our clients with speed, precision, and integrity.

What sets Zeektek apart is our focus on clear communication, deep candidate vetting, and a subject matter expert-driven recruiting process, particularly in IT and cybersecurity. Our thorough screening protocols ensure that clients are presented only with top-tier candidates, saving valuable time by reducing the need to sort through large volumes of resumes or conduct unproductive interviews.

We take pride in being genuine, collaborative partners throughout the entire hiring and project lifecycle. Our approach includes proactive communication, up-to-date market intelligence, and guidance on hiring best practices—ensuring every engagement is as seamless and successful as possible.

Lead Software Engineer – Contract to Hire (6 Months) | 100% Remote

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and versatile Lead Software Engineer for a 6-month contract-to-hire opportunity. This role requires a strong engineering background with deep experience building full-stack cloud-native systems on AWS, and expertise in both software development and platform/infrastructure practices.

This is a deeply technical position, ideal for a senior-level software engineer who has evolved into a hybrid role combining aspects of backend development, DevOps, and cloud architecture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Cloud-Native Development: Design, build, and deploy scalable, resilient applications using AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS Fargate, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, SNS/SQS, and RDS (Postgres, Oracle).

  • API Development: Develop robust backend APIs using Node.js and TypeScript. Experience with React is helpful for internal tools, though not essential.

  • Infrastructure as Code: Create and manage infrastructure using Terraform, including writing new modules from scratch following AWS best practices.

  • Observability and Operations: Implement and manage observability using tools like Dynatrace and Splunk, with hands-on experience in application performance monitoring (APM), logging, distributed tracing, and production system support.

  • Solution Architecture: Independently design end-to-end technical solutions based on business requirements, document using tools like Lucidchart, and guide the team through architecture reviews and implementation.

  • Migration & Replatforming: Support the migration of on-premise, container-based workloads (Docker/Kubernetes) to modern, event-driven, AWS-native serverless architectures.

  • Production Support: Take ownership of your services in production, including monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.

  • CIAM Focus: Work on core customer identity and access management (CIAM) systems including SSO, registration, login, RBAC, and audit logging APIs.

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Software Engineering Core: Strong backend development background with extensive experience in TypeScript (Node.js). Exposure to React.js is a plus.

  • Cloud Architecture Experience: Proven ability to design, develop, and deploy applications leveraging AWS-native services. Not just maintenance—end-to-end ownership of building production-ready solutions.

  • Infrastructure as Code Expertise: Ability to write new Terraform modules from scratch; not just modify existing ones.

  • Observability Knowledge: Hands-on familiarity with APM and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk, with a track record of supporting mission-critical production systems.

  • Leadership & Communication: Comfortable leading architectural discussions, mentoring junior engineers, and translating high-level product requirements into scalable technical solutions.

  • Product-Oriented Mindset: Ability to understand business requirements, break down complex features into actionable tasks, and deliver iteratively with quality and speed.

  • Replatforming Experience: Experience in transforming tightly-coupled monolithic systems into loosely-coupled, event-driven, serverless platforms is highly valued.

  • Domain Experience (CIAM): Familiarity with identity management, authentication, and access control APIs is a strong plus.

Key Project

You will play a key role in a major replatforming initiative to transition CIAM APIs from a Kubernetes-based, on-premise infrastructure to AWS-native serverless architecture. Key project responsibilities include:

  • Migrating services to serverless infrastructure

  • Refactoring APIs for event-driven communication

  • Implementing multi-region disaster recovery (warm standby) with real-time data synchronization between AWS and on-prem Oracle systems

  • Navigating complex data and connectivity migrations during the replatforming process

Job Details

  • Type: Contract to Hire (6 Months)

  • Location: 100% Remote

  • Compensation: Competitive, based on experience

  • Benefits:

    • Medical Insurance

    • Vision Insurance

    • Dental Insurance

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