Remote - DevOps Engineer (Perm - Direct-Hire position)

This is a direct hire perm position by our financial client. H1 transfer is welcome.  Please reach out to (Blessy(at)Divihn(dot)com or contact Blessy

Title: Senior DevOps Engineer (Direct Hire)

Location: Chicago, IL

(100% Remote if you are not local to Chicago)

Job type:  Permanent

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment of resources to Cloud environments, all at medium to the high level of complexity
• This is a hands-on role that develops and supports the build and release of automation pipelines. You will be part of the team that will deploy a highly available full software stack in public/ private clouds
• Remediate gaps and support the automation requirements of continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Identify and develop metrics and dashboards to monitor the adoption and maturity of DevOps
• Experience in Docker/Containerization and Kubernetes
• Ability to contribute to architecture discussions around technology controls and their implementation in a DevOps/Cloud environment
• Work collaboratively with architecture, security, and other engineers to estimate, design, code, deploy and support working software/technology components
• Foster the adoption of DevSecOps culture and capabilities across Agile product delivery teams
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment; planning, estimating, and completing tasks on
• Liaison with Agile Delivery Process teams to support necessary configurations/setup in Azure DevOps (ADO) for Agile ceremonies
• Work with development and support teams to design improved deployment, provisioning, and integration workflows, ensure environments stability and identify areas and plans for improvement
• Contribute to new technology, vendor package, and tool road mapping, evaluation, and introduction
• Ensure compliance with Performance, Security, Availability, Recoverability standards and policies and provide Monitoring recommendations for tasks of low to medium level of complexity

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 years of demonstrable software engineering and DevOps experience
• 3+ years working in SCRM/Agile software development environment
• Proficiency in cross-platform scripting language and build tools (Python, ANT, Artifactory, Groovy, MS Build, NuGet)
• Proficiency in OOP software development using C# or similar languages
• Experience deploying and administering Continuous integration tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, TeamCity, Octopus or Bamboo
• Experience with Infrastructure cloud tools such as Terraform, Docker, Aspire, etc.
• Experience with automated testing solutions for unit testing, integration, and system testing
• Ability to define scalable CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of deployment strategies using Docker for containerization

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience. Computer Science or related field preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND BEHAVIORS REQUIRED

• Strong cloud engineering experience primarily with Azure and AWS.
• Experience in working with Terraform, Ansible, and/or Chef for infrastructure automation and configuration
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes on platforms such as AWS ECS and AWS EKS
• Strong knowledge of scripting languages such as JavaScript, Groovy, Perl, Python, Bash along with the AWS cloud SDK and cloud formation scripts
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, Golang, and C++ is a plus
• Experience with APM and monitoring tools such as Datadog, New Relic, and Prometheus/Grafana.
• Experience with SQL databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases like AWS Dynamo DB and MongoDB, graph DB such as Neo4J, AWS Neptune.
• Experience with project management and workflow tools and concepts such as Jira, Agile, Scrum/Kanban, etc. 
• Strong communication/presentation skills and ability to explain protocol, processes, and cloud architecture with team and management.