What's the gig?:
We're looking for a Freelance Senior DevOps Engineer who's ready to hit the ground running and bring deep Docker expertise and technical leadership to the table. If you thrive on high-impact, fast-paced environments where your skills make a difference from day one, this is the role for you!
Hmm.. tell me more!:
During this contract, you'll take the lead in shaping and executing a containerisation strategy using Docker. You'll be hands-on with building, troubleshooting, and deploying containers, while also acting as a Tech Lead - helping drive decisions, guiding implementation, and ensuring the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and production-ready.
You'll work closely with the internal teams to take Proof of Concept (PoC) initiatives from idea to deployment, offering both strategic direction and technical firepower!
What You'll Be Doing:
🔹 Build, optimise, and deploy Docker containers across dev, staging, and production environments
🔹 Diagnose and resolve issues in containerised applications and services
🔹 Take ownership of PoC deployments and mature them into stable, production-ready systems
🔹 Lead technical strategy for containerisation and DevOps best practices
🔹 Mentor in-house engineers, guiding architecture, performance, and process decisions
🔹 Deliver results fast, with clear communication and expert-level execution
Skills/ Tech Stack:
✅ Proven freelance experience in high-impact DevOps roles
✅ Expertise in Docker: building, managing, troubleshooting, and deploying containers
✅ Demonstrated ability to own PoCs and lead them into production environments
✅ Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines
✅ Confident Tech Lead skills-strategic thinking, clear communication, and decisive action
✅ Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, etc.) and infrastructure automation
✅ Experience with cloud platforms (Azure)
Bonus Brownie Points:
✨ IaC experience (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)
✨ Familiarity with container security and performance tuning
✨ A passion for clean, secure, scalable infrastructure
Why This Gig Rocks:
* High-impact, high-visibility project
* Hybrid location and working hours
* Work alongside smart, motivated teams that value your expertise
* Be a part of a tech leader across the Nordics that operate in many industries!
Sounds like your kind of project?
💬 Let's chat. Drop me a DM or send your CV and availability to my email. I'm excited to hear about your past experience with containerisation!
