CI/CD & Automation Engineer

Akkodis is seeking a CI/CD & Automation Engineer for a Contract job with a client in Redmond, WA. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in CI/CD pipeline development, Python automation, Azure cloud services, DevOps practices, and infrastructure automation, along with the ability to support data processing and AI/ML workflows.

Rate Range: $45/hour to $50/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

CI/CD & Automation Engineer Job Responsibilities Include:

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms to support automated code validation, testing, packaging, and deployment.

• Build reusable pipeline templates and establish standardized build, release, and deployment processes across multiple projects and repositories.

• Develop maintainable Python automation tools, scripts, command-line utilities, and reusable modules to streamline engineering and operational workflows.

• Integrate automated testing, code quality checks, dependency scanning, security validation, smoke tests, rollback procedures, and deployment approvals throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

• Automate environment setup and deployment processes using Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or related deployment technologies.

• Support OCR processing, AI/ML workflows, dataset preparation, model evaluation processes, and operational data pipelines through automation and monitoring solutions.

• Troubleshoot build failures, deployment issues, infrastructure challenges, and automation errors while conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term corrective actions.

• Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and health check capabilities across pipelines, applications, and infrastructure environments.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Demonstrated experience in DevOps, CI/CD Engineering, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related software delivery functions.

• Strong Python programming experience, including application development, API integrations, automation frameworks, error handling, testing, and debugging.

• Hands-on experience building and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or comparable technologies.

• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure services including compute, storage, identity and access management, networking, and container platforms.

• Strong knowledge of Git, source control workflows, pull requests, YAML configurations, and software development lifecycle best practices.

• Experience with Docker containerization and Python dependency/environment management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Azure Machine Learning, AI/ML platforms, OCR solutions, batch processing frameworks, or large-scale data workflows.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), workflow orchestration platforms, and self-hosted build agents.

• Experience supporting model evaluation pipelines, machine learning artifact management, GPU-enabled workloads, or AI deployment processes.

• Knowledge of pytest, Python packaging, dependency management, software supply chain security, and vulnerability management practices.

• Experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Grafana, Prometheus, or other enterprise monitoring and observability platforms.

• PowerShell and Bash scripting experience in addition to Python development expertise.

• Experience supporting both Windows and Linux operating environments.

Expected Deliverables:

• Reusable and automated CI/CD pipelines and deployment templates.

• Well-documented Python automation tools supporting engineering and operational efficiency.

• Reproducible environments, version-controlled infrastructure, and reliable deployment processes.

• Monitoring frameworks, alerting capabilities, recovery procedures, and operational dashboards.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Sameer.Dubey@akkodisgroup.com

Pay Details: $45.00 to $55.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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