Devops Engineer

Employment Eligibility Statement Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (Green Card holders) . Sponsorship is not available at this time.Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines . All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Job Title: Devops Engineer Location: Eden Prairie, MN/ Remote Mode : Contract (6+ Months) Rate - $41/hr. on W2/Danta Technologies payroll USC/GC only 1. Requred skills and attributes 8+ years in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Security, or a related field. Strong hands-on experience with Docker, Python automation, Linux administration, and vulnerability remediation. Expertise in Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, image optimization, container registries, and container security. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Git, Terraform, and Ansible. Knowledge of Linux hardening, patching, package management, CVE remediation, and security scanning. Strong ownership, problem-solving, automation, and cross-functional collaboration skills. 2. Preferred skills and attributes Experience managing enterprise Golden Images at scale. Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, Azure, and Azure Container Registry. Experience with SBOMs, image signing, software supply-chain security, and CIS benchmarks. Familiarity with Cosign, Notary, Open Policy Agent, Kyverno, Bash, Prometheus, Grafana, or Azure Monitor. Experience in policy-as-code, cloud security, and vulnerability exception management. 3. Primary responsibilities Design, build, secure, optimize, and maintain Docker-based Golden Images. Analyze and remediate operating-system, application, library, and container vulnerabilities. Develop Python tooling to automate image generation, validation, patching, testing, and compliance reporting. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for image scanning, promotion, publishing, and release management. Manage Linux hardening, patching, dependencies, performance, and image lifecycle standards. 4. Preferred prior experience and domain expertise Enterprise Golden Image, container platform, DevOps, or infrastructure-security engineering. Linux operating systems, vulnerability management, security hardening, and software supply-chain security. Secure image lifecycle management in a large, regulated, or compliance-driven enterprise. Collaboration across Platform Engineering, Security, Cloud Infrastructure, and Application Development teams. Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law. The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.