DevOps / IaC Engineer (Contract)

DevOps/IaC Engineer (Contract)

Labelbox • Remote (United States preferred)

Quick facts

• Engagement | Hourly, at‑will contractor
• Schedule | Fully remote & asynchronous (min. 15 hrs/week)
• Pay Range (US) | $25 – $100 per hour
• Start Date | Rolling — staffed as projects launch

What you’ll do

• Design and maintain cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for AI development pipelines.
  -Automate infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
  -Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
  -Identify and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks or deployment issues.
  -Summarize your troubleshooting, design, and optimization decisions clearly and concisely.

You’re a great fit if

• Fluent in English with strong writing and communication skills.
• Expertise in DevOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC): containers (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, etc.).
• 3–5 years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or SRE roles is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree (or pursuing one) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Master's or PhD preferred.
• Deep interest in AI/ML infrastructure, cloud computing, or secure system design.
• 4+ years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure roles with a focus on IaC
• Deep hands-on experience with Terraform (preferred), Pulumi, or AWS CloudFormation
• Proficiency with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred; Azure or GCP acceptable)
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, VPCs, security groups, and resource policies
• Comfortable writing modular, DRY IaC, and using state management practices responsibly

About the role

• Flexible workload — work from anywhere, on your own schedule
• High impact — your craft directly improves models used by top AI labs & Fortune 500 teams
• Clear ownership — know exactly what success looks like and have autonomy to deliver
• Growth potential — consistent high performers spearhead new programs and mentor incoming SMEs

Interview process

• Complete a screening with Zara, our AI interviewer in English, to learn more about your background and experience.
• Domain-specific Zara interview to assess your DevOps expertise, including Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and VMs.