DevOps Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client that is seeking a DevOps Engineer in Merrimack, NH.

Duties:
* DevOps Engineer will design, build, and support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) automation pipelines using secure code practices
* Work well with Architects, Lead Engineers, Product Owners and Product Managers to craft the right DevSecOps solutions to deliver business applications in the cloud
* Seek out opportunities to develop and improve the existing automation pipelines and processes
* As a DevOps Engineer, you will automate the secure provisioning, setup, and maintenance of environments including servers, resources, and databases in the cloud (AWS) as well as on-prem across Dev/Test/Production environments
* Participate in Kanban/Scrum based Agile teams focused on business unit success
* Design, implement, customize, deploy and maintain CICD pipelines and configuration management
* DevOps Engineer will supervise the health of production and test environments, experience with SRE, Observability, monitoring
* Troubleshoot and debug build Issues, with a willingness to resolve problems
* Collect and report on operational metrics for SLA reporting and capacity planning

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science/Engineering or related field
* AWS certification (Solution Architect/DevOps) required
* A minimum of 10 years of experience in a Software Engineering function with at least 5 of those in a hands-on DevOps role
* Strong experience working with modern infrastructure technologies such as containerization, Automation, and build pipelines in Amazon AWS and/or Microsoft Azure
* Strong experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery using tools like Concourse, GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Veracode, and uDeploy
* Experience with automated application build and support using Maven/Gradle/Ant or other tools
* Experience with supervising systems such as CloudWatch, Datadog/Splunk, ELK stack
* Knowledge of configuration management and infrastructure management systems like Ansible, Chef, Docker, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, EKS
* Good knowledge of open-source platforms (Apache, Tomcat, NodeJS, etc.)
* Basic understanding of design and development of modern service-based applications with Front-end (Angular, React, HTML, JavaScript, CSS) and RESTful Back end (NodeJS, Java 8+, Spring)
* Experience with Automation including Unit, and Integration Testing
* Migrating on-premises applications to public cloud platforms like AWS, AZURE, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack and evaluating new tools to improve build and release processes
* Working with AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Athena
* Writing Cloud Formation Templates, Terraform, Ansible modules
* Using python/boto/any language for implementing AWS solutions
* Strong grasp of Unix-based operating processing systems (Linux)

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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