DevOps Specialist Jobs

DevOps Specialist jobs are open from junior to staff and principal levels across fintech, healthtech, enterprise software, and cloud services, with specializations in CI/CD pipeline engineering, infrastructure as code, and site reliability. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.

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Overview

Open roles71
Top stateTexas
Top employerAmazon
Top cityIrving, TX
Work type40% On-site
Top industryTechnology

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Development Operations Specialist
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Development Operations Specialist
MaineHealth
Brunswick, Maine
Administrative & Office Support
Business Operations
Project Management
$66k.2 - $89k.6/yr
Bachelor's degree in business
10,000+

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Business Development Technology & Operations Specialist
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Business Development Technology & Operations Specialist
McDermott Will & Schulte
Chicago, Illinois
Cloud & DevOps
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Technical Program Management
$156k - $199k/yr
1,001-5,000

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Engineering & Operations Development Specialist
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Engineering & Operations Development Specialist
Corning
Kennebunk, Maine
Factory & Production Work
Manufacturing Operations
Quality Control
$82k - $112k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Operations Training & Development Specialist (Bilingual)
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Operations Training & Development Specialist (Bilingual)
Darnel Group
Monroe, North Carolina
Compensation & Benefits
Human Resources
Human Resources (HR) — Generalist
Learning & Development
$63k - $68k/yr
On-Site
High school diploma or GED
201-500

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DevOps and Production Support Specialist for the Division of HPD Tech
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DevOps and Production Support Specialist for the Division of HPD Tech
New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development
New York, New York
Customer Service
Customer Support
Project Management
Bachelor's degree
201-500

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DevOps Specialist Job Market

Who's Hiring

Amazon4 open roles
Lockheed Martin4 open roles
Braze2 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in DevOps specialist jobs.

  • Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Proficiency with container orchestration tools, particularly Kubernetes and Docker
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI
  • Infrastructure as code skills with Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation
  • Scripting ability in Python, Bash, or Go for automation and tooling tasks
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog

Tips for Your DevOps Specialist Job Search

Tailor your resume to each stack

DevOps job descriptions often list a primary stack like AWS with Terraform or GCP with Kubernetes. Mirror the exact tool names from each posting in your resume's experience bullets so your background maps cleanly to what the hiring team actually uses.

Quantify pipeline and reliability wins

Generic phrases like 'improved deployment speed' get skimmed. Replace them with specific outcomes: how much you reduced build times, failure rates, or mean time to recovery. Reviewers comparing five resumes will remember the one with concrete results.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists devops specialist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Filter by the certifications they require

Many devops specialist postings screen for AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, CKA, or HashiCorp Terraform Associate before reviewing resumes. Check the requirements section of each listing before applying and prioritize roles where your existing certifications already match.

Prepare a system-design answer for on-call scenarios

DevOps interviews frequently include an incident or on-call simulation: you're given a degraded environment and asked to diagnose it live. Practice narrating your troubleshooting steps out loud, covering observability tools, runbooks, and how you'd communicate status to stakeholders under pressure.

Negotiate scope alongside compensation

DevOps offers vary widely in what you own: some roles control the full platform, others hand off production decisions to an SRE team. During negotiation, clarify ownership boundaries, on-call rotation frequency, and tooling budget before accepting, since these affect day-to-day workload as much as pay.

DevOps Specialist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most devops specialists?

The most active employers for devops specialists right now are Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Braze, and the most openings are in Texas, California, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is consistent across cloud-native software companies, financial services firms, and large healthcare technology organizations.

How many devops specialist jobs are remote?

About 60% of devops specialist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer comfort with distributed infrastructure teams. Roles focused on cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipeline ownership, and platform engineering tend to offer the highest share of remote arrangements, while positions tied to on-premise data center work are more likely to require on-site presence.

How do you become a devops specialist?

Start by building a foundation in Linux system administration and networking, then learn a major cloud platform such as AWS or Azure through hands-on projects. Add container skills with Docker and Kubernetes, then practice writing infrastructure as code using Terraform or Ansible. Earning a recognized cloud or DevOps certification validates your skills to employers, and contributing to open-source tooling or documenting a home-lab pipeline gives you concrete work to discuss in interviews.

Can you get hired as a devops specialist with little experience?

Yes, entry-level devops specialist roles exist, particularly at companies willing to hire candidates with adjacent backgrounds in software development, systems administration, or IT operations. Demonstrating a working CI/CD pipeline in a public repository, even for a personal project, closes a lot of the experience gap. Certifications in cloud platforms also carry weight when a full professional history in DevOps is not yet available.

What does the devops specialist interview process look like?

Most devops specialist interviews begin with a recruiter screen covering your background and tools experience, followed by a technical phone or video round where you walk through a past project or answer scenario-based questions on reliability and automation. Later rounds typically include a live coding or infrastructure design exercise and a final conversation with engineering leadership. Some companies add a take-home assessment covering a scripting or pipeline task before the design stage.

Where can I find and apply to devops specialist jobs?

You can find and apply to devops specialist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your experience and preferred stack, and apply directly to each listing that fits.

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