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 weekendU.S.

Citizenship requiredMust pass a background investigation to obtain Public Trust Responsibilities:Ensure that all application software packages are sufficiently patched to remove any vulnerabilities to the environmentDevelop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and system managementEnsure compliance with security policies and best practices for application patching and configurationInstall, configure, and maintain enterprise applications in a Windows-based environmentMonitor application health, troubleshoot issues, and apply patches/upgrades as neededImplement and support Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions using ADFS and other authentication mechanismsWork closely with Windows Administrators and Active Directory teams to ensure seamless application integrationCollaborate with DevOps and IT teams to monitor application performance and uptimeDeploy and manage applications in Azure cloud environmentsSupport containerized application deployments using Docker and Kubernetes Qualifications:Intermediate PowerShell skills and base level of backend development experienceExperience in the technical aspects of DevOps techniques, continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous deploymentExperience managing Windows Server and Active DirectoryExperience (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 ServerFamiliarity 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 methodologyBasic Python skills and base level of Backend Development experienceExperience implementing DevOps for a Cloud-based system on a modernization programExperience with Container Management Platforms such as OpenShiftExperience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet and TerraformExperience with Continuous Monitoring tools such as E L/F K Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash/Fluentd, Kibana)