Contract Jobs in Austin, TX

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CFD Engineer

Company: Carbon Clean

Location: Houston, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

The CFD Engineer role at Carbon Clean involves driving innovation through high-fidelity CFD simulations, preparing simulation plans, analyzing data, and presenting results. The role requires a strong background in fluid mechanics, CFD software, and meshing tools. The company offers professional growth, a positive work culture, hybrid working, and comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, extensive CFD experience, and excellent communication skills.

Business Development Manager - O&G

Company: Certarus Ltd.

Location: Houston, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Certarus, a leading provider of low carbon energy solutions, seeks a Business Development Manager to drive growth in the region. The role involves developing sales strategies for various departments, managing key accounts, and fostering relationships with Indigenous communities. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's Degree, 5+ years of sales experience, and prior experience in fuel distribution or industrial sales.

HR Coordinator

Company: WPP

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

WPP, a global creative transformation company, is hiring an HR Coordinator in Dallas. The role involves supporting HR processes, ensuring accurate data capture, responding to employee queries, and coordinating onboarding. The ideal candidate should have HR administrative experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office. WPP values diversity and inclusion, and the role offers opportunities for growth and working with a global network.

Senior Salesforce Developer - Austin

Company: Ada Diamonds Inc

Location: Austin, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Ada Diamonds, a leading luxury retailer of lab diamonds, is seeking an experienced Salesforce developer. The role involves enhancing the effectiveness of their highly customized Salesforce instance, which integrates various systems like Google Suite, AWS, and shipping APIs. The ideal candidate should have advanced proficiency in Apex, Lightning Aura Components, LWC, and SOQL. They should also be skilled in integrating Salesforce with external systems using REST and GraphQL, and proficient in utilizing SFDX, Visual Studio, Sandboxes, and Changesets. The position offers a competitive weekly salary, a hybrid work model, and the opportunity to work in a sophisticated business casual environment.

Copywriter | Digital Content Creator

Company: Docjuris

Location: Houston, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

DocJuris is seeking an experienced Digital Content Creator with 4-5+ years of experience in researching and writing digital content. The ideal candidate should have a strong content writing skillset, ability to create content quickly, and experience in optimizing content for search engines. They will be responsible for developing sales emails, demand pages, and other high-converting sales materials. DocJuris offers a flexible remote-first work environment, health plans, 401k with matching company contributions, unlimited PTO, company-paid conferences, and the latest technology.

Help Desk Specialist

Company: ASM Research

Location: San Antonio, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

<p><strong>Job Description<strong> <p> <p>Supports one or more Help Desk systems developed and operated by ASM Research Participates as a member of a team that handles inquiries from users for multiple applications Assesses the customers issue performs initial triage documents the problem creates an incident and ensures the customer contract information is accurate and complete <p> <p><strong>Job Responsibilities<strong> <p> <p> Performs a variety of basic userproblem analyses for the help desk assists with monitoring the network management systems and ensures a prompt and appropriate response to customer requests and issues Collects screenshots and other data for use in troubleshooting then acts as a liaison between the client and program developers Performs initial problem analysis and triages problem to technical staff when appropriate Coordinates efforts with staff associates and subject matter experts to resolve problems logs and tracks requests for assistance related to the application as a primary user contact Responsible for knowing when to escalate an incident resolves basic questions to problems associated with account administration system navigationfunctionality access and FAQs Assists with compiling and regularly maintaining a log of Frequently Asked Questions FAQ originating with all categories of users Assists with providing and managing official answers to all FAQs and distributing same to all interested stakeholders Contributes to the preparation of procedure manuals and documentation for help desk use Makes recommendations for improvements to help desk and assists with creating reports based on information provided from user surveys and trend analyses <p> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications<strong> <p> <p>HS Diploma and four years of relevant experience or Bachelors Degree and one year of relevant experience <p> <p>Active Secret Clearance <p> <p><strong>Relevant Work Experience<strong> <p> <p>02 years of customer service experience <p> <p>13 years as a Customer Service Representative or Help Desk operator preferred <p> <p><strong>Other Job Specific Skills<strong> Knowledge of and ability to use computers including the Microsoft Suite and Internet Explorer Being able to type quickly and accurately is essential Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills Must be confident in ability to control phone conversations and guide customers Ability to provide stepbystep instructions and clearly express ideas and solutions to customers and colleagues Welldeveloped presentation telephone and writing skills Ability to work in a teamoriented environment Ability to learn new computer applications and to continually learn changes to those computer applications Ability to multitask Must be flexible and dependable Strong active listener giving full attention to what other people are saying taking time to understand the points being made asking questions as appropriate and not interrupting at inappropriate times preferred Prior military experience or knowledge is helpful but not required Knowledge of ITIL framework and processes preferred <p> <p><strong>Disclaimers<strong> <p> <p><strong>EEO Requirements<strong> <p> <p>It is the policy of ASM that an individuals race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies <p> <p>All recruiting hiring training and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race color religion sex disability or age All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment <p> <p><strong>Physical Requirements<strong> <p> <p>The physical requirements described in Knowledge Skills and Abilities above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job For example light office duties or lifting up to 50 pounds or some travel required Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities who are otherwise qualified to perform the primary functions <p> <p><strong>Disclaimer<strong> <p> <p>The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job<p>

Senior Software Engineer - Austin

Company: Ada Diamonds Inc

Location: Austin, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Ada Diamonds is seeking an experienced software engineer to build internal tools for their luxury jewelry startup. The ideal candidate will have ownership of several projects and will be responsible for multiple aspects of software development.

Project Manager - Ground Support Engineering

Company: Firefly Aerospace

Location: Austin, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Firefly Aerospace is a space transportation company looking for passionate innovators to join their team. As a Ground Support Equipment Project Manager, you will support various programs by executing complex infrastructure and ground equipment design and build projects.

Contracts Manager

Company: HighRadius

Location: Houston, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

HighRadius is hiring a Contracts Manager for their Legal department to support the company's growth. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, mitigating risks, and working closely with Sales, Customer Support, Consulting, and Finance teams. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, at least 5 years of legal experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and benefits such as 401k matching, wellness resources, and paid parental leave.

Innovative Solution Architect _ Contract _ San Antonio, TX

Company: Kaeppel Consulting

Location: San Antonio, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Kaeppel Consulting is seeking an Innovative Solution Architect for a reputed client in San Antonio, TX. The role involves designing, developing, and implementing innovative solutions using cutting-edge digital technologies.

Inside Sales Represenative

Company: Forcepoint

Location: Austin, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

Forcepoint is a global company with 20+ years of experience, 2.7k employees, and 11k+ customers in 150 countries. They offer a cloud-native platform for Zero Trust security and are seeking an Inside Sales Representative to manage existing accounts, cross-sell, up-sell, and renew business. The role involves selling Forcepoint's security solutions, maintaining relationships with channel partners, and utilizing in-depth technical knowledge. Forcepoint is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities.

Senior Marketing Operations Manager

Company: ATTN

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

Posted Apr 03, 2024

<p><strong>Who We Are <strong><p> <p>Were a fullservice creative shop born out of ATTNs purposedriven mission to bring attention to the things that matter We exist to help brands find their lane in culture and connect with audiences to drive action and meaningful change across platforms We are a diverse group of entrepreneurial spirits creative minds and makers <p> <p>Okay enough about us lets talk about you <p> <p>This Senior Creative Marketing Operations Manager will be a team leader across one of our newest and most exciting projects This role will be embedded in our clients organization and will primarily focus on process redefinition and team restructuring across the brands organic social media team ATTN is looking for an expert in social media efficiency and someone who can partner closely with our client services strategy and creative teams <p> <p>The ideal candidate is an expert creative problem solver who prioritizes the crossfunctional teams needs They are direct points of contact for our clients and can expertly balance client requests with internal realities This individual is humble and focuses on crafting realistic and efficient project plans They think two steps ahead and keep calm under pressure <p> <p><strong>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<strong><p> <ul><li>Serve as one of the main boots on the ground team members onsite with our client three days a week<li> <li>Lead at ATTN and external client teams through all phases of the project from kickoff to strategy to creative and beyond <li> <li>Obtain a deep understanding of the clients current organic operating model and develop recommendations for improvement across processes systems team structure roles and responsibilities etc <li> <li>Draft maintain and update process documents as neededassigned including start to finish project workflow and roles amp responsibilities matrices <li> <li>Influence the efficiency and quality of work advocating for agencyclient relations while protecting internal team<li> <li>Work in close partnership with all discipline leads notably Client Services and Strategy <li> <li>Champion the importance of communication collaboration and managing different personalities<li> <li>Anticipate project issuesrisks and clearly recommend and implement solutions with project team and subsequently communicating to clients as needed<li> <li>Oversee development and presentation of project health reporting ie burn reports utilization reports etc<li> <ul><p><strong>QUALIFICATIONS<strong><p> <ul><li>7+ years of experience in project management or equivalent proficiency <li> <li>Managed multiple budgets over $3MM with interdisciplinary teams up to 15 people large<li> <li>Intimately familiar with project management tools Asana Harvest Smartsheet etc MS Office + Google Suite Sheets Excel Slides etc and business software solutions eg Netsuite able to craft custom templates and reports as needed<li> <li>Strong background in drafting Statements of Work developing budgets staff plans and timelines<li> <li>Significant experience managing clients external and internal on project scope and delivery<li> <li>Working knowledge of all phases of organic social paid social videophoto and design production and postproduction and ability to partner closely with producers to execute <li> <li>Comfortable being clientfacing and presenting work<li> <li>Strong problem solving skills amp intuitive nature<li> <li>Solution oriented with a positive cando attitude<li> <li>Ability to quickly react and adapt to changing environments<li> <li>Ambitious and a selfstarter <li> <li>Outstanding written and verbal communication skills <li> <li>Reliable and can establish trust with their teams <li> <li>Organized and will geek out over process and improving process<li> <ul><p><strong><em>This role is for a 1 year contract will be based in the DallasFort Worth metroplex and requires inoffice attendance three days a week<em><strong><p> <p><strong>Our Commitment to Inclusion amp Diversity<strong><p> <p>As an Equal Opportunity Employer ATTN is committed to building and fostering a workplace of diversity and employee inclusion ATTN does not discriminate on the basis of an individuals sex age race color creed national origin alienage religion marital status pregnancy sexual orientation or affectional preference gender identity and expression disability genetic trait or predisposition carrier status citizenship veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics<p>

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the typical salary ranges for contract tech roles by seniority?
Junior Cloud Engineer: $50–$80 per hour. Mid‑level Cloud Engineer or Full‑Stack Developer: $80–$120 per hour. Senior Cloud Engineer, Lead Data Scientist, or Senior Cybersecurity Consultant: $120–$160+ per hour, depending on region and niche skill set.
What skills and certifications do contractors need to command top rates?
Cloud: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect. DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins. Data: Python, SQL, Pandas, Scikit‑learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch. Cybersecurity: CEH, CISSP, CompTIA Security+. Proficiency in remote collaboration tools (Zoom, Slack, Teams) and version control (Git) is also essential.
Can contract roles be fully remote and what does that entail?
Yes, many contract positions are fully remote. Contractors must secure a reliable internet connection, set up VPNs or cloud access, and align with client time zones. Some clients require occasional on‑site visits for critical integrations, but most day‑to‑day work is done via screen sharing, Slack, and cloud IDEs.
How can contract work lead to long‑term career growth?
Contract work builds a measurable portfolio: deliverables, code repositories, client testimonials, and certifications. By consistently exceeding expectations, contractors can secure repeat engagements, transition to permanent roles, or establish a lucrative freelance consulting practice. Networking through project handovers and industry events also opens doors to higher‑pay senior contracts.
What industry trends are shaping contract tech talent demand?
AI/ML model deployment on edge devices, serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions), 5G edge computing, and zero‑trust security are driving demand for specialized contractors. Additionally, the rise of remote‑first agencies and digital marketplaces (Toptal, Upwork, Hired) amplifies competition, making up‑to‑date certifications and niche skill sets critical for staying ahead.

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