DevOps Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce's client in Springfield, Massachusetts (MA) is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join their team! The role is three days in the office, with two days working from home.

Summary:
We are searching for a DevOps Engineer to help modernize enterprise IT through automation, reliability, and continuous improvement. DevOps is still evolving within our environment, this is a unique opportunity to help shape it from the ground up. This role goes beyond tools; it connects infrastructure, security, operations, and application teams to deliver faster, safer, and more consistent outcomes. You will play a key role in reducing manual effort, improving system stability, and building scalable, repeatable platforms.

Duties:
* Design, build, and maintain automation workflows to provision and configure infrastructure across environments
* Develop reusable PowerShell scripts and libraries to streamline IT operations
* Improve provisioning for Windows infrastructure (AD, DHCP, DNS, DFS, IIS, SQL Server)
* Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments
* Implement and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices
* Embed security controls and secrets management into automation workflows
* Create validation and testing frameworks to ensure system integrity
* Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
* Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA)
* Collaborate cross-functionally with infrastructure, security, networking, and application teams
* Translate operational pain points into scalable automation solutions
* Maintain documentation including runbooks, architecture decisions, and onboarding guides
* Drive continuous improvement in automation maturity across the organization

REQUIREMENTS:
* 3+ years in DevOps, infrastructure automation, or systems engineering
* Proven ownership of automation solutions end-to-end (design, deployment, and operations)
* Experience working in complex enterprise IT environments

Technical Skills:
* PowerShell (production-level scripting)
* Windows Server (AD, DNS, DHCP, DFS, IIS, Group Policy, Firewall)
* SQL Server automation (instances, jobs, restores, scripting)
* CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
* Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
* Git workflows (branching, PRs, code reviews)
* Secrets management (vaults, encrypted credential storage)
* Scripting with Python or Bash
* Monitoring & observability tools
* Advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis

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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