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Why choose us?

A boutique shop, not a marketplace.

Pre-vetted engineers only

Every developer passes a 5-stage vetting process.

Dedicated to your project

Your developer works exclusively on your product.

Transparent billing

Hourly time tracking with daily reports. No hidden fees.

Instant replacement

We replace within 48 hours at no extra cost.

Your timezone, your tools

Developers overlap 4-8 hours with your working day.

Scale up or down anytime

Flexible contracts with no lock-in and no penalties.

The exact skill fit for your build.

DevOps engineers sit at the intersection of development and operations, building the automation, infrastructure, and processes that let teams ship software faster and more reliably. Rather than manually configuring servers or deploying by hand, a good DevOps engineer builds repeatable pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring systems that catch problems before they become outages.

At ZonSource, our DevOps engineers design CI/CD pipelines, containerize applications with Docker and Kubernetes, manage infrastructure as code with Terraform, and run production workloads on AWS, Azure, and GCP.

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DevOps Developer
Senior · 5+ years avg.
AWSDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsPrometheusGrafanaLinux

Current stack: AWS/Azure/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Skills to look for when hiring.

Every DevOps developer on our bench is evaluated against these core competencies.

Cloud Platform Expertise (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Practical experience provisioning and managing production cloud infrastructure

Containerization & Orchestration

Hands-on skill with Docker and Kubernetes, including Helm and scaling strategies

Infrastructure as Code

Ability to write and maintain Terraform or CloudFormation modules for repeatable environments

CI/CD Pipeline Design

Experience building automated build, test, and deployment pipelines end-to-end

Monitoring & Observability

Skilled at setting up Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack for proactive issue detection

Linux Administration & Scripting

Strong command line fundamentals and scripting in Bash or Python

Security & Compliance Awareness

Familiarity with secrets management, network security, and least-privilege access

Incident Response & Troubleshooting

Ability to diagnose and resolve production issues under time pressure

Meet the bench.

A snapshot of DevOps developers available now.

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Ashwin Nair
Senior DevOps Engineer
9 experience
AWSKubernetesTerraformJenkins
Led cloud migrations for 15+ mid-size companies with zero downtime
PD
Priyanka Das
DevOps Engineer
6 experience
AzureDockerAnsibleGitHub Actions
Specializes in CI/CD pipeline design and release automation
KP
Kiran Patel
Site Reliability Engineer
7 experience
GCPKubernetesPrometheusGrafana
Builds observability stacks that cut incident response time significantly
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The full DevOps lifecycle.

CI/CD Pipeline Setup & Automation

Build automated build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster releases

Cloud Infrastructure Setup & Migration

Design and migrate infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Manage infrastructure with Terraform or CloudFormation for consistency and version control

Containerization & Kubernetes Management

Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes

Monitoring & Alerting Setup

Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging

DevSecOps & Security Hardening

Integrate security scanning and best practices into your deployment pipeline

Cost Optimization & Cloud Auditing

Identify and eliminate unnecessary cloud spend without impacting performance

DevOps Maintenance & Support

Ongoing infrastructure monitoring, patching, and incident response

ENGAGEMENT MODELS

Simple, transparent pricing.

Full-Time Dedicated
160 hrs/month
Long-term infrastructure ownership
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Part-Time Dedicated
80 hrs/month
Ongoing maintenance & monitoring
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Hourly / On-Demand
Flexible hours
Quick fixes & one-off setup tasks
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Project-Based
Fixed scope
Well-defined migration or setup projects
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What clients say about the bench.

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Nathan Price
CTO - DataForge
★★★★★

ZonSource's DevOps engineer cut our deployment time from 45 minutes to under 5.

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Aisha Rahman
VP Engineering - CloudNest
★★★★★

They migrated our entire infrastructure to AWS with zero downtime and much better cost visibility.

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Tomasz Kowalski
Head of Platform - StreamSight
★★★★★

Their monitoring setup caught an issue that would have caused a major outage before it hit production.

Projects we have shipped.

DataForge

Data Analytics
Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
Deployment time reduced from 45 minutes to under 5

CloudNest Migration

SaaS
Terraform, AWS, CloudFormation
Zero-downtime migration with 30% lower infrastructure cost

StreamSight Observability

Media Streaming
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack
Reduced mean time to detection for incidents by 60%

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When to Hire a DevOps Engineer vs a Backend Developer

If your pain points are slow, manual deployments, inconsistent environments, unreliable uptime, or unclear visibility into what's happening in production, a dedicated DevOps engineer is the right fit. They focus on infrastructure, automation, and reliability rather than application feature development.

A backend developer makes more sense when your priority is building application logic, APIs, and business features. Many growing teams eventually need both — a backend developer to build the product and a DevOps engineer to make sure it deploys reliably and scales without manual intervention.

DevOps developer interview questions.

Use these questions when evaluating DevOps developers — or let us handle the vetting.

Q1. Walk me through how you would set up a CI/CD pipeline for a new application

What to look for

Tests end-to-end thinking — look for build, test, deploy stages and rollback strategy

Q2. What is the difference between Docker and Kubernetes?

What to look for

Tests fundamentals — should explain containerization vs orchestration clearly

Q3. How do you manage secrets and sensitive configuration in your infrastructure?

What to look for

Should mention secrets managers, environment variables done safely, and never hardcoding credentials

Q4. How would you design infrastructure to be highly available?

What to look for

Look for redundancy, load balancing, and multi-zone or multi-region thinking

Q5. What is Infrastructure as Code and why does it matter?

What to look for

Should explain version control, reproducibility, and reduced configuration drift

Q6. How do you approach monitoring a production system?

What to look for

Should mention metrics, logs, alerts, and distinguishing symptoms from root causes

Q7. Describe a production incident you handled and how you resolved it

What to look for

Tests real-world troubleshooting ability and calm, structured problem-solving

Before you hire.

What skills should a DevOps engineer have in 2026?
Must-haves include a cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipeline design, and Infrastructure as Code with Terraform.
How long does it take to onboard a DevOps engineer?
Most ZonSource DevOps engineers can be onboarded and start contributing within 48 hours of finalizing requirements.
Can a DevOps engineer help us migrate to the cloud?
Yes, our DevOps engineers handle cloud migrations from on-premise or another provider to AWS, Azure, or GCP, minimizing downtime during the transition.
Do you set up monitoring and alerting as part of the engagement?
Yes, our DevOps engineers typically set up observability using Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
Can DevOps help reduce our cloud costs?
Yes, our engineers regularly audit cloud resource usage and rightsize infrastructure to reduce unnecessary spend.
Do you offer a trial period before hiring a DevOps engineer full-time?
Yes, we offer a 2-day risk-free trial so you can evaluate the engineer's skills before committing long-term.
Will the DevOps engineer work in our timezone?
Our engineers offer 4-6 hours of daily overlap with US timezones and full overlap with European and APAC teams.

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