DevOps Engineer / CI / CD

Contract opportunity in Danvers, MA — 3 days per week onsite.

About the role

Support the development and deployment of advanced medical-device software at the intersection of DevOps, embedded software, and medical technology. Focus on CI/CD, DevOps tooling, embedded development, and automation using GitLab, Jenkins, C, Python, Bash, Linux/QNX, Jira, and JAMA.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines (30 %)
• Develop embedded software in C, Python, and Bash (25 %)
• Administer Linux/QNX infrastructure (20 %)
• Automate DevOps workflows, security, and compliance tasks (15 %)
• Maintain project tooling (Jira, JAMA) (10 %)
• Perform hands-on engineering and development (40 %)
• Conduct troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and corrective action (20 %)
• Collaborate across software and embedded engineering teams (20 %)
• Architect scalable deployment solutions and improve processes (10 %)
• Provide technical mentorship and communicate with stakeholders (10 %)

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or another engineering discipline, or equivalent experience
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with GitLab and Jenkins
• Strong programming/scripting experience with C, Python, and Bash
• Experience with Linux, QNX, or other Unix-like operating systems
• Experience with DevOps tools for CI/CD, infrastructure management, logging, compliance, and security scanning
• Experience architecting scalable and reliable software deployment solutions
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to identify process gaps and implement technical improvements

Desired Qualifications

• Medical-device industry experience
• Embedded software development experience
• Experience with Jira and JAMA
• Experience migrating or managing DevOps tools and workflows
• Experience with software compliance and security scanning
• Experience working in regulated engineering environments
• Technical mentorship or leadership experience
• Experience working across multiple programming languages and frameworks
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills