A couple of strategies: 1. Find a recruiter who will work for you to place you in a 1099. Maybe pay them a commission for the lead or a successful placement.

A couple of strategies: 1. Find a recruiter who will work for you to place you in a 1099. Maybe pay them a commission for the lead or a successful placement. 2. See if a larger consulting company will subcontract to you. 3. Look for devops jobs in your network and see if they'd be open to a contractor. 3. Look for city/state/federal RFP opportunites recently funded or to be funded. Then go to step2