(2) DevOps consultant - 1182 (w2 only)

PlacingIT

Everett, WA

Expired: over a month ago Applications are no longer accepted.

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Job Description

** This position will be remote during stay-in orders from the President of the United States. **

(2) DevOps consultant – 1182 (w2 only)

Location: Everett, WA – MUST WORK ONSITE!!
Term: 3 months contract w/possible extensions
Visas: Must be able to convert to perm without any visa restrictions or transfers

Looking for a development support person with a passion for developing and improving software development processes and automation. We need a self-starting person capable of collaborating with development and operations teams, planning and implementing short- and long-term improvement. This person will be heavily involved in build management, infrastructure management, automated deployments, TFS management, implementing observability and general dev ops.

Job Responsibilities:

Build Management
- Set up and maintain automated builds
- Assist in troubleshooting failed builds
- Assist in automating assembly version stamping
Infrastructure Management
- Work with Windows/Unix support group to procure and setup new hardware for development and production needs
- Automate configuration management for IIS and SQL
- Work with Operations and Windows/Unix support team to setup further monitoring of full stack
- Work to implement disaster recovery solution with Infrastructure team
Deployments
- Create and maintain automated deployment system for both application code and DB
- Ensure that deployments/rollbacks can be automated (dashboard) for all applications using TFS Release Management tools/Octopus deploy, etc.
- Assist in setting agents, controller, and infrastructure for automated UI Testing
- TFS and Jenkins Management
- Implement TFS and Jenkins changes to support developer and business operations
Dev Ops
- Lead Implementation of centralized event, IIS, and applications logging
- Manage internal Nuget server
- Assist development team with bundling and minification of css/js files in different environments
- Interface with other operation teams to coordinate environment changes
- Assist with general requests from development team. Be able to suggest and advocate for best implementation
- Consolidate developer operations and best practices amongst various development teams
- Drive or assist with DevOps projects to improve delivery, observability and reliability

Required Experience:

5+ years as a member of a software development team in a technical capacity (development, dev ops, SDET, etc.)
3+ years providing development operations support to a development team as a primary job function
2+ years’ experience configuring, tuning, querying MS Team Foundation Server
Solid understanding of SQL queries and server administration
2+ years’ experience tuning/configuring IIS
Experience automating builds and deployments using Microsoft TFS, Jenkins, or other tool
Experience implementing solutions for system logging/monitoring
Understanding of Windows Server environment
Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written, verbal presentation, and organizational communication skills
Good organization and time management skills
Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Desired Skills:

Ability to proactively identify ways of enhancing process and improving efficiency of a software development team
Attention to detail, ability to track details and report status of multiple, ongoing operational efforts
Experience with Jenkins, IIS, Nodejs and PowerShell
Knowledge of the telecommunications domain
Experience with Containers

Company Description

At PlacingIT, our focus is on efficiency, precision, and outstanding customer service. Instead of inundating our clients with resumes that they really don't have time to review, our goal is to build responsive, lasting partnerships so we can present to our clients the highest-quality, perfect-fit candidates. We have a solid pipeline of referred and passive candidates, which gives our clients exposure to highly qualified professionals that might not otherwise be visible on job boards.

PlacingIT is diversity certified by the NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council), WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. These certifications allow PlacingIT to help you achieve your company's diversity goals.

At PlacingIT, our focus is on efficiency, precision, and outstanding customer service. Instead of inundating our clients with resumes that they really don't have time to review, our goal is to build responsive, lasting partnerships so we can present to our clients the highest-quality, perfect-fit candidates. We have a solid pipeline of referred and passive candidates, which gives our clients exposure to highly qualified professionals that might not otherwise be visible on job boards. PlacingIT is diversity certified by the NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council), WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program. These certifications allow PlacingIT to help you achieve your company's diversity goals.