Title: Senior Devops developer with .Net/Angular Location: Richmond, VA (Onsite/local) Position Type: W2 contract... .../CD pipelines, and working closely with development and cloud engineering teams. The successful cand…
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DevOps Engineer jobs in Richmond, VA
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–$93/hr
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$126k
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reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards Cloud DevOps Support CICD pipeline implementation and deployment... ...Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or related field Experience…
$179.4k - $204.7k
Overview Lead Software Engineer, DevOps Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex business problems in a fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive , and iterative delivery envir…
We are looking for an experienced Oracle OCI Cloud Engineer to manage, optimize, and modernize high-availability enterprise environments... ...ORDS, WebLogic Server 14 / Fusion Middleware Automation & DevOps Scripting: L…
$90k - $125k
agencies, a list that spans across the country. Job Description The Opportunity: CapTech is seeking a SaaS platform engineer to play a hands-on role in the engineering, administration, and evolution of our enterprise app…
$131.3k - $149.8k
Overview Senior Platform Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex technical... ...Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting DevOps tools with eme…
$3,600 per month
Description Are you passionate about building systems that let other engineers move fast? Join Kinsale Insurance, a leading excess and surplus (E&S) lines carrier headquartered in Richmond, VA, as a DevOps Engineer on ou…
$164.8k - $188.1k
Overview Lead Platform Engineer Do you love building and pioneering in the technology space? Do you enjoy solving complex technical... ...Engineers who are passionate about creating and supporting DevOps tools with emerg…
Lead DevOps Engineer (AWS Certified, Angular JS, Java, People Management) in Richmond, VA Angular JS, AWS, Azure, DevOps Engineer, Java, Jenkins, SOAP, Web Services Location: Virginia Job Function: DevOps Operations Date…
Description Senior Kafka Administrator/Kong Administrator with DevOps Experience Remote-Contract to Hire Our client is... ...time platforms. Your role will be crucial in supporting our data engineering and application te…
DevOps Engineer (AWS, Chef, Java, Linux, GIT, Scripting) in Richmond, VA AWS, DevOps Engineer, Java, Jenkins, Linux, Python, Shell Location: Virginia Job Function: DevOps Operations Date Of Job Posting: 01-22-2018 DevOps…
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What devops engineers earn in Richmond
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$50 | $74k–$104k |
| Mid level | $50–$71 | $104k–$148k |
| Senior | $69–$93 | $144k–$193k |
Adjusted for the Richmond 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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