Build & Deployment Engineer

Build & Deployment Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Duration: 6+ Months

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Job Description:
Looking for 10+ years of Deployment Engineer.
Plan and coordinate with multiple internal I/T organizations, trading partners, vendors and consultants on an ongoing basis. 
Work closely with the business and I/T management for environment demand planning and driving I/T and operation resources for timely delivery of application environments - including new environment standups and frequent refactoring and reconfiguration of existing environments through manual and automated processes (Code, DB, Configuration, Security and Platform updates). 
Utilize Agile development or, provide direction that meets SSA goals and objectives by participating in backlog grooming & user story development and work together with other teams in support of application enhancements planned to support new programs & business requests and to enhance quality, scalability & stability of the applications
Hands on experience with monitoring and APM tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace is highly preferred. 
Strong experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) including deployment, configuration, and administration.
Hands-on experience with Python scripting for automation of deployment tasks and application lifecycle processes.
Proficient in Git and GitHub workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, code merges, and release tagging.
Experience building end-to-end CI/CD pipelines (preferably with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar).
Solid understanding of build automation, packaging, environment variables, and release orchestration.
Ability to create and maintain shell scripts / batch scripts for environment management and automation.
Knowledge of application server security, JVM tuning, logs analysis, and troubleshooting deployment issues.
Familiarity with DevOps practices, configuration management, and environment provisioning.
Experience with WebSphere ND (Network Deployment) clustering and IBM HTTP Server.
In-depth knowledge of Agile methodology and frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, XP, including sprint related activities such as User Stories development, Continuous Integration, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Estimation.
AGILE Project Management tools such as Jira, Rally, VersionOne or equivalent.
Microsoft Project, Visio, and all Office Tools.
Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the “big picture” view.
 
Registration or Licensure Requirements:
PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) preferred
PMI - Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred