DevOps Engineer - Applications Deployments

Job Description:
Job Title: DevOps Engineer - Applications Deployments
Duration: 6-month contract
Location: Austin, Texas
Pay Rate: $57.14/hr. on w2.
Must be US Citizen
Hybrid position: Mon/Wed/Thur (Firm) (9:00 am - 4:00 pm (hours are somewhat flexible)
Job ID: 26-14210

Position Summary:
As an DevOps Engineer, Applications Deployments for the Identity and Biometric Solutions team, you will be part of the team delivering tailor made solutions to state and local government agencies to issue official documents such as Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards.
The role will require strong technical skills and the successful candidate will be responsible for deploying and integrating applications and systems utilizing technologies including AWS, application servers, containers, Kubernetes, Databases and securing the communication.
The role will require the ability to troubleshoot integration issues, analyze problems on your own, and work collaboratively in a group environment.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of AWS environment, and be comfortable with automation, writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, GitLab, PowerShell, and Python.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements:
Must have U.S. Citizenship in order to obtain the post-hire Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and must be able to obtain post-hire clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. (CFIUS) and Department of Justice.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Manage multiple projects and work closely with the technical leader and the project team to meet the strict deadlines and expected level of quality.
• Document and analyze current processes for improvement; as well as recommend and create automated processes to drive consistency.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining scripts and automation for configuration and deployment. This will be a highly important aspect of the position.
• Setup, configure and integrate different environments - Test, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production by working alongside a team of architects and software engineers.
• Collaborate with software developers to perform product customization and configure the systems to satisfy customer's needs, and coordinate with IT, DBA, and other teams during system deployment.
• Document the design specifications, installation procedures, and other system related information.
• Set up and configure the systems in Windows and/or Linux environment.
• Report progress against deadlines as requested by management.
• Provide system knowledge transfer and training to technical support team.
• Participate in Level 3 support for our deployed solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years working in Cloud Architecture and implementation including Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
• Building and developing scalable CICD strategies using tools like Gitlab
• 3 years of hands on experience with Kubernetes administration (EKS)
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex software and infrastructure issues
• Capable of multi-tasking and addressing several topics concurrently
• Proven willingness to adapt to new technologies
• 5+ years' experience working in AWS.
• Excellent Team player with proven ability to accomplish goals through collaboration
• Ability to operate effectively and autonomously across multiple teams in situations of ambiguity leveraging problem solving skills and a willingness to learn with only high-level direction
• Prior experience of clearly communicating technical information and concepts to different audiences in a variety of formats

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Software validation, integration, and data migrations
• Hands on experience with scripting languages such as Python or Linux Shell
• Ability and expertise in writing and executing SQL statements
• Application and infrastructure monitoring using Datadog
• Project management skills

Travel: RARE Travel to the customer site and interact with our customers during project implementation when needed.

Regards,
Alisha Keshri
Associate Recruiter
Cell: 682-284-1015
Artech Information System LLC
360Mt. Kemble Ave., suite 2000
Morristown, NJ 07960
Email: Alisha.Keshri@artech.com , Website: www.artech.com