DevOps Engineer III

Company: Kforce Technology Staffing
Location: Lawrence
Posted on: March 17, 2020

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce ahs a client that is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Lawrence, Kansas (KS).Summary:The Senior Systems Engineer is part of an Operations team of Engineers tasked with systems administration and operations tasks in an infrastructure based on-prem and in the cloud. The primary objective of this position is to ensure that new software is delivered to clients and stakeholders correctly and on time while providing reliable systems management. Developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that enhances the applications on which we work is the primary tool we use to accomplish that. The Senior Systems Engineer provides hands-on experience and technical decision-making expertise to the team both in the Kansas office and across all divisions of ETS. Responsibilities: * Configure, build, troubleshoot, and maintain Linux infrastructure running in Amazon Web Services and some on-prem services* Create, configure, and execute ongoing or newly proposed processes and a variety of projects in support of operations throughout ETS's cloud-based infrastructure* Participate in the planning and development of Systems Engineering departmental architecture, standards, and guidelines* Collaborate with development teams, ensure that environments are ready for applications, have correct software and hardware and that all system components are at the anticipated versions * Provide Systems Administration and resolve problems associated with our platforms, including Amazon Linux 2 and CentOS* Design, deploy and implement and assume responsibility for delivery of Cloud-based tools and environments * Deployment and Configuration management with tools such as Ansible, Chef, Consul* Plan, coordinate and execute newly proposed as well as ongoing departmental processes and projectsREQUIREMENTS:* A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired* 3+ years of progressively responsible experience as a Systems Engineer an IT environment for mid to large-sized organization * 3+ years of experience in Unix/Linux system administration with knowledge of installations, performance tuning, security, and shell scripting* 2+ years of Systems Engineer experience in improving efficiency and maintaining an AWS infrastructure* 1+ years of experience with infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Puppet) Preferred Experience * Experience with Linux and fundamentals of Linux system administration preferred * Monitoring Experience with Graphite, CloudWatch, and Grafana * Extensive Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Certification is a plus. * Prior DevOps experience in improving efficiency and achieving Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, and Continuous Deployment * Experience with Continuous Integration tools (Atlassian, JIRA, Maven, Jenkins, etc.)* Experience with scripting languages, including Python, Java, or Ruby * Well-rounded development experience in any modern language (C#, HTML, CSS, Java, etc.) * Experience with cloud and hosted infrastructure * Fluency with git and the GitFlow branching method * Experience with networking load balancers such as Ngnix, Netscaler, HAProxy 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. - provided by Dice

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