DevOps Engineer
Builds your CI/CD pipelines and cloud setup as code. Your developers ship more often, with fewer surprises.
Typical tools
TerraformGitHub ActionsGitLab CIDockerAWS
AWSAdvanced Tier PartnerISO 27001
Hire DevOps Engineers who work inside your team
Full-time SquareOps engineers join your team, work in your repos and your cloud, and ship your roadmap.
- Employees, not freelancers
- You interview before they start
- Working since 2019
Trusted by teams worldwide
500+ projects delivered
Startups and mid-size teams across the US, UK, EU and the Middle East
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AWS Advanced Tier PartnerAWS Partner Network
ISO 27001 certifiedInformation security
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Google Cloud PartnerGoogle Cloud Partner Advantage
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Microsoft PartnerAI Cloud Partner Program
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DevOps CompetencyAWS validated
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Cloud Operations CompetencyAWS validated
Engineering teams we build and operate infrastructure for
Roles you can hire
Hire DevOps, SRE, Kubernetes and cloud engineers
Hire a DevOps engineer, an SRE, a Kubernetes engineer or a cloud engineer for AWS, GCP, Azure or multi-cloud. Add one person, or build a dedicated DevOps team around your product.
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Keeps production up and fast. Sets up monitoring and alerts, fixes root causes and writes runbooks.
Typical tools
PrometheusGrafanaKubernetesCloudWatchTerraform
Kubernetes / Platform Engineer
Builds, scales and upgrades your Kubernetes clusters. Gives developers one simple path from code to production.
Typical tools
KubernetesAmazon EKSGKEHelmTerraformGitHub Actions
Cloud Engineer: AWS, GCP, Azure, multi-cloud
Sets up, secures and tunes your AWS, Google Cloud or Azure accounts, or a mix. Covers networking, access, databases and cost hygiene.
Typical tools
AWSGoogle CloudAzureIAMNetworkingTerraform
Rather have SquareOps run your cloud for you, with on-call and monthly reviews?
See managed DevOps
How hiring works
How DevOps staff augmentation works with us
Four steps from your first message to an engineer in your standup. You pick who joins.
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01Day 1
Share your requirement
Tell us the role, your stack, your time zone and when you want someone to start.
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02Within week 1
Get matched profiles
We send profiles of SquareOps engineers whose skills match your stack and your project.
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03Within week 1
Interview them
Talk to each engineer. Ask technical questions. You decide who joins your team.
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04Usually within 2 weeks
Engineer starts
Your engineer gets access, joins your chat and tickets, and starts on your backlog.
Why SquareOps engineers
Engineers who are ours, working as yours
Every engineer you hire through us is a full-time SquareOps employee. Not a freelancer. Not a contractor.
- Full-time, in-house SquareOps employees
- Backed by the wider SquareOps DevOps, SRE and cloud team
- AWS Advanced Tier Partner, Google Cloud Partner, Microsoft Partner and ISO 27001 certified
- Building and running cloud platforms since 2019
In-house
Employees, not freelancers
Every engineer is on the SquareOps payroll. We do not resell freelancers or subcontract the work.
Backed
The wider team behind them
Your engineer is part of a larger SquareOps team of DevOps, SRE and cloud engineers.
AWS
Advanced Tier Partner
DevOps Competency, Cloud Operations Competency, Amazon EKS and Amazon RDS Service Delivery, Well-Architected Partner.
2019
ISO 27001, working since 2019
Our security practices are ISO 27001 certified. We have built and run cloud platforms since 2019.
AWS competencies, service delivery and partner programs
Time zones
Working with your time zone
Your engineer works your hours: fully in your time zone, or in any time zone you prefer.
US
United States
Working hours
Your full working dayUK
United Kingdom
Working hours
Your full working dayEU
Europe
Working hours
Your full working dayME
Middle East
Working hours
Your full working dayAU
Australia
Working hours
Your full working dayPart of your team
Your engineer works the way your team works: your daily standups, weekly reviews and other rituals, your chat, repos and ticket board, and your company's work culture.
Leave and holiday cover
Each engineer takes up to 2 days of leave a month.
Engagement terms
Simple terms for a dedicated DevOps team
The basics of hiring through SquareOps. Your contract confirms the details for your team.
Minimum engagement
6 monthsNotice period
1 monthTime to start
Usually within 2 weeksReplacement if not a fit
Replacement usually within 2 weeksBilling
On requestPricing
On requestCase studies
Work our engineers have delivered
DevSecOpsCodePipeline
CIMET · SaaS
CIMET DevSecOps: AWS CodePipeline case study
Read the case studymulti-accountControl Tower
EyeControl · Healthcare
AWS Control Tower strategy for EyeControl
Read the case studyMongoDB + ElasticsearchAWS
BatchService · SaaS
Migration of MongoDB and Elasticsearch to AWS
Read the case studyFAQ
Questions about hiring DevOps engineers
Who the engineers are, how hiring works and how the terms work.
Are your engineers employees or freelancers?
Employees. Every engineer is a full-time, in-house SquareOps employee. We do not use freelancers or contractors.
Can I interview the engineer first?
Yes. We send matched profiles, and you interview the engineers before anyone starts. You choose who joins.
We usually send 1–2 profiles per role, depending on your requirements.
How fast can someone start?
Usually within 2 weeks. The hiring steps, from your brief to your pick, take about one week.
What hours will they work?
Your hours. Your engineer works fully in your time zone, or in any time zone you prefer.
What if the engineer isn't a fit?
Tell us early and we will talk it through with you.
If needed, we usually provide a replacement within 2 weeks.
Do you sign NDAs and work in our tools?
Your engineer works in your repos, cloud accounts, chat and ticket board. SquareOps is ISO 27001 certified.
Yes. We generally sign your NDA once the engagement is confirmed. If you need it earlier, tell us and we will work to your process.
How is it priced?
Pricing is on request. Tell us the roles and how many engineers you need, and we will send a quote.
Which clouds and tools do your engineers know?
Our focus is AWS. Typical tools include Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Kubernetes and Amazon EKS, Helm, Prometheus and Grafana.
Get started
Request engineer profiles
Tell us the role and your stack. We will reply with profiles of SquareOps engineers who fit.
- Full-time SquareOps employees
- You interview before anyone starts
- Reply time: within one business day