Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Engineer

Location Austin, TX [local candidates or relocation within Texas; hybrid minimum of 3-4 days in office]

Duration 6+ months

Contract Contract-to-Hire [possible after initial 6-months]

Tax Term: W2

*** MUST HAVE STRONG SERVICENOW and JIRA WITHIN AN AWS ENVIRONMENT ***

Job Description:

Our Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Team plays a pivotal role in designing and deploying robust infrastructure solutions to support SAP products and services. We are an automation-first organization, prioritizing the deployment of all our cloud resources via automation to enhance efficiency and consistency. Our engineers collaborate closely with internal product teams and customer-facing units to deliver adaptable and scalable code that meets the requirements of our diverse clientele. Candidates will have the opportunity to work across various cloud providers using a wide range of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling and practices, developing provider-agnostic solutions that ensure seamless functionality across different platforms. Our infrastructure supports a broad client base, including local, state, and federal government agencies, as well as private sector organizations engaged in government-related missions.

MUST HAVES:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-8+ years of experience with the following technologies:Python, Terraform, Ansible, Concourse CI/CD, Vault, Identify Management.
• Experience with Unix / Linux operating system internals and administration (e.g., filesystems, inodes, system calls, hardening) and networking (e.g., TCP / IP, routing, DNS, network topologies, SDN).
• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to debug and optimize code and automate routine tasks.
• Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.

Please provide a MS Word resume AND have candidate quantify the following number of years AS WELL AS list end clients, technologies used, and certifications

QUALIFICATION

Department of Defense {list client(s)} __________

Federal Government - {list client(s)} __________

Civilian Agencies {list client(s)} __________

SAP products / services __________ number of years

Deploy/Configure/Maintain SAP solutions on Public Cloud platforms Yes/No __________

Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of SAP platforms Yes/No __________

Cloud infrastructure __________ number of years

AWS technologies [EC2, S3, IAM, Route53, VPC, etc.] __________

Azure technologies [Virtual Networks, Application Gateway, Storage Account, Virtual Machines, Load Balancer, Resource Groups, etc.] __________

Google Cloud Platform technologies [Projects, Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, etc.] __________

Cloud DevOps Engineering __________ number of years

Design/Analyze/Troubleshoot large-scale distributed systems Yes/No __________

Debug/Optimize code Yes/No __________

Automate routine tasks Yes/No __________

Systematic problem-solving Yes/No __________

IaC tooling / practices __________

Bash __________ number of years

Python __________ number of years

Terraform __________ number of years

ServiceNow __________ number of years

Jira __________ number of years

Ansible __________ number of years

Concourse CI/CD __________ number of years

Vault __________ number of years

Identify Management __________ number of years

RBAC __________ number of years

Unix/Linux __________ number of years

Linux Internals / Administration [filesystems, inodes, system calls, hardening, etc.] __________

Linux Networking [TCP / IP, routing, DNS, network topologies, SDN, etc.] __________

Cloud Infrastructure DevOps Engineer [ServiceNow / Jira] for {list client(s)} __________

Other Cloud Infrastructure DevOps roles for {list client(s)} __________

Certification [list certification(s)]

__________

Job Responsibilities:

• Write, modify, run terraform from an existing codebase to deploy and maintain infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers. Be able to debug errors when deploying terraform.
• Run ansible playbooks to manage customer infrastructure. Be able to modify and troubleshoot ansible as needed as errors occur.
• Use GitLab with multiple repositories to maintain customer infrastructure and create merge requests for changes to customer infrastructure.
• Configure, build, and deploy containerized services using Docker and/or Kubernetes.
• Access traffic flow data between customer and hosted environments to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation in regard to network and system design and governance.
• Develop standard operating procedures, knowledge base articles, technical bulletins, and other documents in support of the infrastructure.
• Operate in a security-first mindset, performing all other responsibilities with security in mind.
• Implement monitoring, config management, and logging capabilities to manage a multiple tenant cloud infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers.
• Use generative AI elements to increase efficiency and speed, improve accuracy and consistency, enhance security, and better manage resources where practical and within security boundary guidelines.

Job Skills:

• Knowledge of AWS foundational technologies (EC2, S3, IAM, Route53, VPC).
• Knowledge of Azure foundational technologies (Virtual Networks, Application Gateway, Storage Account, Virtual Machines, Load Balancer, Resource Groups).
• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform foundational technologies (Projects, Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC).
• Proficient in using Terraform to build modules for deploying applications in AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.
• Proficient in a CI/CD technology.
• Proficient in a scripting or programming language for automation (bash, python).
• Experience with RBAC design and provisioning for users.
• Investigation skills to review detailed Infrastructure and configurations.
• Experience with logging and log processing in a cloud environment.
• Working knowledge of networking: ip routing, subnetting, network troubleshooting.
• Strong Linux OS skills - deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of ServiceNow and Jira.