Mobile DevOps Engineer

Job#: 3021679

Job Description:

Type: 6-month contract to start

Position: Mobile DevOps Engineer (Android or IOS)

Location: Plano, Texas or San Antonio, Texas

Schedule: 4 days a week onsite

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES

Independently installs, customizes and integrates commercial and custom software packages on macOS servers.

Facilitates root cause analysis of system issues.

Works with experienced team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing.

Works with developer customers to resolve reported issues .

Learns to create system documentation/play books and attends requirements, design and code reviews.

Receives work packages from manager and/or delegates. Identifies ideas to improve system performance and impact availability.

Resolves complex technical design issues.

Creates system documentation/play book(s) and participates as a reviewer and contributor in requirements, design and code reviews.

Partners with experienced team members to develop accurate work estimates on work packages.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and Ability to work from office due to hardware security requirements

Bachelor's degree, or 4 additional years of related experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree AND, 4+ years experience in software development experience

Experience developing in macOS environment

PREFERRED

2+ years of experience working in CI/CD environments (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Travis, Circle, Bamboo, etc.)

4+ years of source control experience (Git - Preferred)

2+ years of shell scripting experience

Prior mobile development experience (Android / iOS)

Prior experience building tools (Gradle, Maven, Ant)

Prior experience with mobile testing frameworks (unit/functional, XCTest, XCUITest, Instrumentation Tests, Espresso)

Prior experience with REST APIs

Prior server administration experience to include server provisioning tools (eg. Puppet, Chef, Ansible)

Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) experience (Firebase - preferred)

Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) experience is a plus

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS

Ability to use a wide variety of open source technologies and tools

Ability to code and script

Experience with systems and IT operations

Comfort with frequent, incremental code testing and deployment

Strong grasp of automation tools

Data management skills

A strong focus on business outcomes

Comfort with collaboration, open communication and reaching across functional borders

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.