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DevOps Engineer jobs in Houston, TX
DevOps engineers build the pipelines, infrastructure, and automation that let teams ship software quickly and safely. The work centers on CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and reliability.
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$36–$92/hr
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A global IT consulting firm is seeking a candidate with hands-on Azure experience to work with a team in Houston. The project aims to accelerate the setup of a minimum viable cloud in Azure, starting as soon as possible.…
First Citizens Bank is seeking a Senior DevOps/ Platform Engineer to own end-to-end automation, cloud provisioning, and secure CI/CD pipelines. You will lead IaC efforts with Terraform and Ansible, implement container or…
platforms and analytics solutions using Azure Databricks Drive data engineering best practices mentor team members and collaborate with... ...engineers and junior team members Drive CICD automation and DevOps best practi…
headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Job Title: AWS DevOps/ Platform Engineer III Location: Houston TX 77002 Duration: 6 Months Job Type: Temporary Assign…
Role: Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer – Trading Client: Elite FinTech Compensation: $130,000 - $200,000 Location: Houston Overview My client are seeking a knowledgeable Platform Engineer to work on their low latency…
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per year Requirements: Over 5 years of experience in data engineering or platform engineering, with a minimum of 2-3 years specifically... ...Spark Unity GameDev AWS Azure Cloud DevOps GitHub LESS More: We are a dynamic…
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Role: Platform Engineer / DevOps Engineer – Trading Client: Elite FinTech Salary: $130,000-$200,000 + Bonus Location: Houston Overview My client are seeking a knowledgeable Platform Engineer to work on their low latency…
We are seeking an experienced DevOps / Platform Engineer with deep expertise in AWS services, Terraform, Python, and HPC infrastructure. This role will work closely with the Chief Geologist on high-impact projects that d…
Join the ECI Group's Professional Technical Services Network as an DevOps Engineer. This is a Houston based a six-month contract role. NOTE: No visa sponsorships are available at this time for this position. Role Overvie…
Job Description: The DevOps Engineer designs and manages database architecture, CI/CD pipeline infrastructure, and on-premises platform services across all Business Units. This role owns advanced performance optimization…
Job Description Job Description DevOps and Azure infrastructure: Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Hands-on experience with Terraform. DevOps and Azure infrastructure: Azure Networking Understanding: Ability to understand an…
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What devops engineers earn in Houston
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$50 | $74k–$103k |
| Mid level | $50–$71 | $103k–$147k |
| Senior | $68–$92 | $142k–$191k |
Adjusted for the Houston market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
AWS, GCP, or AzureKubernetes and DockerTerraform or other IaCCI/CD pipelinesLinux and shell scriptingPython or GoMonitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)Incident responseCost optimization
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Walk me through a CI/CD pipeline you built or improved.
Cover the stages, what you automated, and the measurable result — faster deploys, fewer failed releases. Numbers make this answer.
A deploy just took production down. What do you do?
Roll back first, diagnose second, communicate throughout. Then talk about prevention: canaries, health checks, smaller changes.
How do you manage infrastructure as code, and why does it matter?
Explain reproducibility, review, and drift prevention with a tool like Terraform. Mention how you handle state and secrets — that is where real experience shows.
How would you reduce a team's cloud bill?
Start with visibility (tagging, cost reports), then rightsizing, reserved capacity, and killing orphaned resources. A real example with a dollar figure is ideal.
How do you decide what to monitor and alert on?
Alert on symptoms users feel, not every metric. Talk about SLOs and reducing alert fatigue — mature answers focus on fewer, better alerts.
How do you roll out a risky infrastructure change?
Describe staging environments, incremental rollout, rollback plans, and communicating with affected teams before you touch anything.
How do you handle secrets in pipelines and applications?
Name a secrets manager, rotation, and least privilege, and the anti-pattern you are avoiding: credentials in code or CI variables sprayed everywhere.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For devops engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Lead with measurable operational wins: deploy frequency, mean time to recovery, uptime, or cloud cost reductions.
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Name your infrastructure stack precisely — 'Kubernetes on EKS with Terraform and GitHub Actions' beats 'cloud technologies'.
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Certifications (AWS, CKA) still move the needle in this field; list current ones near the top.
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Describe scale: number of services, clusters, or engineers your platform supported.
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Mention incident and on-call experience — teams hiring DevOps are usually buying calm under pressure.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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