**Title: SDE III
Rate:**
$65-$70/hour
Location:
Hybrid - Onsite Tuesdays and Wednesdays in
Arlington, TX
; 3 days remote
Duration:
6-month
Contract-to-Hire
Work Authorization:
US Citizen, Green Card holder, or authorized to work in the U.S.
About This Role
The
Engineer III
will play a key role in building, maintaining, and optimizing large-scale software systems that support enterprise operations. This individual will bridge development and operations—combining strong
software engineering fundamentals
with deep knowledge of
DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and automation practices
.
The ideal candidate will have
a background in software development
(C#, .NET, or Java) and be able to review, fix, and improve code while driving technical excellence and process improvements across teams.
This is a
hands-on, technically focused leadership role
suited for candidates who enjoy both engineering execution and guiding best practices across a collaborative team environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor engineering teams to ensure applications are
highly available, reliable, and performant
at scale.
- Leverage prior
software development experience
to review and fix code, establish standards, and guide best practices across teams.
- Partner with architecture and development teams to ensure
operability, measurability, and manageability
are built into all solutions.
- Collaborate with product owners and managers to establish and track
Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
and define improvement plans when targets are missed.
- Lead
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
for production issues within software, CI/CD pipelines, or DevOps processes.
- Design and implement
automation solutions
that improve uptime, reliability, and system resilience.
- Actively drive adoption of DevOps, SRE, and SDLC best practices across teams.
- Contribute to
observability and monitoring standards
, ensuring robust visibility into system health.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support
continuous improvement
in deployment, performance, and scalability.
- Participate in an
on-call rotation
for escalations and system monitoring as needed.
Required Knowledge and Skills
Development & Programming:
- Hands-on coding experience in
C#/.NET
,
Java
, or
Python
.
- Strong understanding of
SDLC
,
code quality standards
, and
best practices
for maintainability and performance.
DevOps & CI/CD:
- Proven experience with
Azure DevOps
,
Jenkins
,
Octopus Deploy
,
Terraform
,
ARM templates
,
YAML pipelines
, and
GitHub Actions
.
- Expertise in
build and release engineering
, version control, and
infrastructure as code (IaC)
.
Observability & Monitoring:
- Experience with
Splunk
,
Azure Application Insights
,
Prometheus
,
Grafana
, or similar tools for monitoring and metrics.
- Strong understanding of
logging
,
alerting
, and
tracing
best practices.
Cloud & Containerization:
- Hands-on experience with
Azure Cloud Services
,
Docker
, and
Kubernetes (AKS)
.
- Working knowledge of networking concepts,
Azure DNS
,
API Manager
, and
Application Gateway
.
Scripting & Automation:
- Proficiency in
PowerShell
,
Bash
, or other scripting languages for automation and system management.
Databases:
- Exposure to
Oracle
,
SQL Server
, and
NoSQL
systems (CosmosDB preferred).
Qualifications
- 5-7 years
of hands-on software development and test automation experience.
- 5-7 years
of cloud (Azure preferred) and DevOps experience.
- Proven ability to
understand, troubleshoot, and improve codebases
in .NET or Java.
- Demonstrated success in
CI/CD pipeline design
,
observability
, and
system reliability engineering
.
- High School Diploma or Associate Degree required.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (Computer Science, Engineering, or IT) strongly preferred.
- Master’s Degree in a related field is a plus.
Soft Skills & Attributes
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across development, operations, and architecture teams.
- Analytical thinker with a problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.
- Self-driven and proactive in identifying improvements and driving initiatives forward.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment and collaborate effectively with onshore/offshore teams.
Our Benefits Package Includes:
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) retirement plan
- …and much more!
About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business goals and culture. Our services include a variety of professional, project, and talent-based solutions.
By focusing on excellence and people-first partnerships, we deliver the right solutions to the right opportunities.
Learn more at inspyrsolutions.com.
INSPYR Solutions
is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination of any kind.
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