DevOps Architect

DevOps Architect Specialist

3 Months Contract Later CTH

Location: Onsite in McLean, VA

Must Have Qualifications:

• DevOps Engineer / Architect ( 80% Architect , 20% engineering role)
• 5+ years of exp as Architect.
• 5+ MS PowerPoint , Visio ( create diagrams)
• Visio
• Agile Methodology
• DevOps
• CI/CD
• Jira
• Confluence
• Terraform is nice to have

Job Description:

• This role will implement DevOps by enabling CI/CD Toolchain for the development & delivery of business capabilities using an automated workflow with embedded controls that deploys to a Big Data and cloud-based infrastructure.
• This role will be build & operate toolchain, that includes, but not limited to overall vision, design, execution & operations leveraging agile & engineering best practices.
• Experience building advanced PowerPoint Presentations and Slide Decks, to present Visions, Problem Statements, & Solution Designs through diagrams.
• Experience with building Microsoft Visio/Draw.io solution diagrams to demonstrate technology architectures and cloud ecosystem diagrams with several layers (platforms, shared services, applications, tools, APIs)
• Proficient knowledge in DevOps environments and tools, Agile Methodology, CI/CD, AWS Cloud, and Jira/Confluence
• Experience with Data Analytics in gathering, generating, and analyzing Technology Metrics, to outline tool & capability utilization and building of executive-level metrics reports from tools such as Jira and ServiceNow
• Experience building end-to-end systems, with strong software engineering knowledge in complex, multi-language systems.

Qualifications:

• Advanced with Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio or alternative diagramming tools
• Proficient in producing of Metrics Reports based off data analytics and generated data from tools like Jira, ServiceNow
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a keen sense of customer service
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Process-oriented with great documentation skills
• Knowledge of best practices and IT operations in an always-up, always-available service
• Experience with or knowledge of Agile Software Development methodologies
• Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
• BS in Computer Science, IT, IS, or equivalent area of technical study (IT experience can substitute for a BS degree)
• Familiarity with container orchestration services, especially Kubernetes, Docker, AWS EC2, Teraform, Vault, CyberArk, HashiCorp, Lambda
• Familiarity with agile software development in Python, R, JavaScript, Nodejs, GO, Gradle, Maven, Jfrogs Artifactory, Junit
• Experience administering and deploying development CI/CD tools such as Git/Bitbucket, Jira, GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, Chef, Bamboo, Confluence, Spunk, ELK, Nagios, Grafana, Servicenow, Teams, ControlM, Airflow, CloudWatch, Solarwind,