DevOps Contractor

WHO WE ARE :

Founded in 2007, DTI (Diversified Technology, Inc.) is a successful African American owned IT Consulting / Staffing firm based in Chicago's Loop.

WHAT WE DO :

We focus on providing delivery, staffing, and supported services such as enterprise integration / implementations including, but not limited to, CRM, EAM, ERP, PMO, and QA. We service clients in SLED (state / local gov't & education), financial services, fortune, public utility, as well as regularly partnering with Big 4 SI partners.

Are you a DevOps Contractor looking for your next contract? If so, we want to speak to you! DTI has an immediate need for a DevOps Contractor for a 1+ Months contract.

Must work on our W2

Job Title : DevOps Contractor

Location : Hybrid in San Jose (2x / wk on client site)

Duration : 1+ Months contract (11 / 17 / 2025 to 12 / 31 / 2025)

This is a LLM engineer

Description :

The services You will provide the client project team : As a DevOps Contractor, you will streamline and automate the software development and deployment processes to enhance efficiency and reliability. Develop and maintain CI / CD pipelines to automate the software build, test, and deployment processes. Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of applications. Monitor and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability and scalability. Implement and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) to automate provisioning and configuration of resources. Perform regular security assessments and apply necessary patches and updates to maintain system integrity.

Primary Skill Required for the Role : MACHINE LEARNING

Level Required for Primary Skill : Advanced (6-9 years experience)

Additional Details for Role :

• Model Development & Optimization : Design, train, fine-tune, and evaluate large language models (LLMs) for performance, efficiency, and alignment with product or research goals.
• Systems Integration & Deployment : Implement scalable inference pipelines, optimize serving infrastructure (e.g., quantization, caching, distillation), and integrate models into applications or APIs.
• Research & Cross-Functional Collaboration : Lead experimentation with new architectures, prompt-engineering techniques, or retrieval systems, and collaborate with product, data, and ML operations teams to translate research into production features. Model Development & Optimization : Design, train, fine-tune, and evaluate large language models (LLMs) for performance, efficiency, and alignment with product or research goals.
• Systems Integration & Deployment : Implement scalable inference pipelines, optimize serving infrastructure (e.g., quantization, caching, distillation), and integrate models into applications or APIs.
• Research & Cross-Functional Collaboration : Lead experimentation with new architectures, prompt-engineering techniques, or retrieval systems, and collaborate with product, data, and ML operations teams to translate research into production features.

Pay rate : $104.72 / hr depending on experience

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DTI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under Illinois state or federal law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, and business needs.