IT System Administration - Senior/Specialist

State of Washington • Thurston County – Olympia, WA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The DevOps Engineer helps the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) modernize and improve technology delivery by automating processes that make systems more reliable, secure, and efficient. The role supports teams across the agency by automating application and infrastructure processes, monitoring system health, and providing technical guidance on Linux and automation. This work supports the technology DCYF needs to serve children, youth, and families across Washington.

Reporting to the DevOps Architect, the position provides technical guidance to other DevOps engineers, with a focus on Linux systems and automation. It works closely with development teams and other DCYF divisions to improve software development, testing, release, and support. The role connects development and IT operations by improving processes, managing infrastructure and system configurations, and applying automation to make work more efficient and reliable.

Requirements

• Seven years of progressively complex problem-solving experience developing, maintaining, and/or deploying .NET and Java-based applications and SQL databases; or a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely allied field, including at least 9 semester hours or 15 quarter hours in computer science courses, plus two years of progressively complex problem-solving experience developing, maintaining, and/or deploying .NET-based applications and SQL databases.
• Ability to take action to learn and grow.
• Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Experience with modern tools and practices for accelerating and improving SDLC processes, including CI/CD tools and patterns (including pipelines-as-code), pipeline-integrated automated testing, and declarative infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code.
• Expert knowledge of application development principles, concepts, technologies, and industry standards.
• Expert knowledge of the values and principles of Agile and DevOps conceptual frameworks.
• Experience working in a highly regulated environment where IT assets are subject to state and federal information security requirements and regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience directly developing and maintaining applications using .NET, Java, and/or COBOL.
• Experience in database administration.
• Experience installing and configuring JBoss EAP, Internet Information Services (IIS), and/or other web server technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in proper configuration and maintenance of enterprise Linux systems.
• Interface with software vendors and industry partners to make tactical decisions related to procurement and implementation.
• Install, configure, customize, and document application build and release tooling.
• Design, develop, and maintain custom automation to work with or augment vendor-provided tools.
• Manage permissions within the agency’s chosen platforms for various portions of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Partner with operations to provision and configure infrastructure for hosting applications.
• Assist with hardening application platforms.
• Coach, mentor, and assist DCYF IT staff and other stakeholders in understanding and implementing DevOps processes and practices across all phases of the SDLC.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior