Company: Contour Data Solutions, LLC

Role: DevOps Engineer – Contour Cloud

Location: Remote / Hybrid (US‑based preferred)

Department: Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering

Reports To: Head of Engineering / Infrastructure/Cloud

Salary Range: $150K-$200K

Role Overview

Contour Data Solutions is seeking a DevOps Engineer to support and evolve Contour Cloud, our private and hybrid cloud platform, and to work closely with the Cinch Software development team on cloud orchestration and platform automation.

This role sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, software development, network engineering, and storage platforms, with a heavy emphasis on Linux-based systems, virtualization, automation, and observability. The ideal candidate is hands-on, infrastructure-first, and comfortable bridging development and operations in a production cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud & Platform Engineering

Design, deploy, and maintain Linux-based cloud infrastructure supporting ContourCloud workloads
Build and automate cloud deployments, platform services, and infrastructure workflows through scripting and code
Support and enhance virtualization platforms, with a primary focus on Xen/XCP-ng; VMware, NSX and vSphere experience
Build, deploy, and maintain physical and virtual server platforms

Cinch Software Integration

Work daily with Cinch Software to:
Enable cloud orchestration and automation
Ensure reliable cloud deployments and management workflows
Improve integration between software-driven automation and infrastructure reali

DevOps & Automation

Collaborate closely with the Cinch Software development team to support:
Cloud orchestration
Platform integration
Deployment automation
Infrastructure-as-Code–style workflows

Develop and maintain automation using scripting and programming languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Go, etc.)Improve deployment consistency, reliability, and repeatability across environments

Networking & IP Management

Work directly with the Network Engineering team on:
IP address management (IPAM)
Network provisioning and lifecycle
Cloud and data center network integration

Leverage NetBox for IPAM, DCIM, and infrastructure modeling

Monitoring, Observability & Operations

Implement and maintain monitoring and observability platforms including:
Zabbix for infrastructure monitoring
Grafana for visualization and dashboards

Assist in capacity planning, performance tuning, and fault analysisParticipate in platform reliability and operational readiness initiatives

Storage & Systems

Design, build, and maintain server and storage platforms, including:
ZFS-based storage architectures
TrueNAS (Core or SCALE) platforms

Support data integrity, performance, and scalability requirements across cloud and customer environments

Required Skills & Experience

Strong Linux systems administration experience (required)
Proven experience with:
Scripting and automation
Infrastructure or platform engineering in production environments

Hands-on experience with:

Xen virtualization
XCP-ng (preferred)
VMware NSX & vSphere

Experience Working With

NetBox (IPAM / DCIM)
Zabbix
Grafana

Experience Building And Supporting

Physical servers
Virtual infrastructure
ZFS-based storage platforms
TrueNAS

Ability to work cross-functionally with:

Software development teams
Network engineering teams
Infrastructure and operations teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in private cloud or MSP environments
Familiarity with cloud orchestration and self-service platform design
Understanding of DevOps best practices across infrastructure and application lifecycles
Strong documentation and communication skills
Experience supporting multi-tenant or customer-facing platforms

How This Role Is Different

Not a pure CI/CD or app DevOps role
Not isolated infrastructure engineering
This is a platform DevOps role, tightly coupled to:
Product-driven cloud orchestration (Cinch)
Real production infrastructure
Networking, storage, and observability

Why Contour Cloud?

Work on a real, production private cloud platform
Direct impact on cloud architecture, automation, and platform design
Tight collaboration with product development around Cinch Software
Engineering-first culture with deep infrastructure expertise

Contour Data Solutions

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