Systems Automation Engineer

A recognized services company in Washington, D.C., is looking to fill an immediate need with the addition of a new Systems Automation Engineer to their team. In this role, the Systems Automation Engineer will be responsible for managing the installation, configuration, monitoring, and patching of applications in a Windows environment.

About the Opportunity:

• Able to work onsite 1-2X per week at the client site in Washington, DC, and as needed to support critical events which may take place over the weekend


• U.S. Citizenship required


• Must pass a background investigation to obtain Public Trust

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all application software packages are sufficiently patched to remove any vulnerabilities to the environment


• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and system management


• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices for application patching and configuration


• Install, configure, and maintain enterprise applications in a Windows-based environment


• Monitor application health, troubleshoot issues, and apply patches/upgrades as needed


• Implement and support Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using ADFS and other authentication mechanisms


• Work closely with Windows Administrators and Active Directory teams to ensure seamless application integration


• Collaborate with DevOps and IT teams to monitor application performance and uptime


• Deploy and manage applications in Azure cloud environments


• Support containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes

Qualifications:

• Intermediate PowerShell skills and base level of backend development experience


• Experience in the technical aspects of DevOps techniques, continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous deployment


• Experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory


• Experience (2 years min) with Azure cloud services and container orchestration using either or both of the following tools: Docker Compose or Kubernetes (K8s)


• Experience with SSO (Single Sign-On), ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services), PowerShell scripting, and MS SQL Server


• Familiarity with Open-Source tools for test automation, such as Selenium

Desired Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting DevOps to reengineer and automate the software development process (CI/CD)


• Experience working in a large Software Development program using Agile development methodology


• Basic Python skills and base level of Backend Development experience


• Experience implementing DevOps for a Cloud-based system on a modernization program


• Experience with Container Management Platforms such as OpenShift


• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet and Terraform


• Experience with Continuous Monitoring tools such as E L/F K Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash/Fluentd, Kibana)