DevOps Engineer

Position: DevOps Engineer

Work Location: Reston, VA (Hybrid)

Duration: 06+ Months (Contract to Hire)

Job Description:

We’re looking for a DevOps engineer who can be responsible for deploying product updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet our customers’ needs. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering and be familiar with Java, Python, Angular, AWS (Amazon Native Services) and CI/CD tools and will work with developers and engineers to ensure that software development follows established processes and works as intended.

Objectives of this role:

• Building and implementing new development tools and infrastructure on AWS and On-Prem

• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes

• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and fixes

• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

• Planning projects and being involved in project management decisions

Responsibilities:

• Develop and setup CI/CD pipelines to automate build and deployment of applications across all environments

• Deploy updates and fixes, and provide Level 2 technical support

• Build tools to reduce occurrence of errors and improve customer experience

• Perform root cause analysis of production errors and resolve technical issues

• Develop scripts to automate visualization

• Design procedures for system troubleshooting and maintenance

Required skills and Qualifications:

• Experience as a DevOps engineer or in a similar software engineering role

• Proficiency with Git and GitHub workflows

• Good knowledge of Java, Python, Maven or any other build tool

• Working knowledge of databases specifically Oracle and SQL

• Experience with Linux/Unix Operating systems including scripting languages (Shell, Perl, Python)

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, using CloudFormation, Terraform or similar tools

• Experience with design and automating cloud-native CI/CD workflows and tools, using Jenkin, Gitlab or similar tools

• Problem-solving attitude

• Collaborative team spirit

Preferred skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor of science degree (or equivalent) in computer science, engineering, or relevant field

• Experience in developing/engineering applications for a large company

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”