Web Services DevOps Engineer (Level 2)

Ampcus Inc. • Washington, DC

3d • Remote

About The Position

Ampcus Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Web Services DevOps Engineer (Level 2) for a client in Washington, DC. The client manages hundreds of websites, primarily on the Drupal platform, as well as internal websites and applications built on legacy technologies. The Web Services team is looking for a DevOps Engineer to be responsible for the development, maintenance, and execution of tools and processes for building and deploying applications. This role involves developing, improving, and documenting build processes and procedures, managing software source code, change control, configuration, and build/deployment processes for Drupal and .Net based applications. The engineer will collaborate with Development, Linux, and Windows teams to lead patch efforts and resolve impediments, and work with Solution Architecture, VMWare, and Development teams to manage Web systems client images, ensuring timely patches and updates. The position requires providing expert support in the analysis and reporting of web-related activities throughout the Software Development Life Cycle and communicating complex technical information to various audiences. A key responsibility is ensuring critical patches are coordinated, tested, and applied to the Client Drupal platform promptly. This is a fully remote position, with the possibility of ad hoc on-site requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or information technology.
• 3-5 years of experience managing diverse DevOps workloads, across infrastructure, administration, deployment, development support and monitoring.
• 3 years of experience with automation and configuration management using Ansible.
• 1-3 years of Linux administration experience.
• 3 years of experience working with containerization, orchestration, and service discovery experience on both Windows and Linux hosts, using Docker, ECS or EKS.
• 1-3 years of experience with Gitlab or similar version control systems, including branching, tagging, merging, and release management.
• At least three (3) years of experience building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Experience with Docker, deploying containers, automated build deployments using Jenkins.
• Demonstrated significant experience, 3 recent years as a DevOps engineer and/or Software Developer in technologies such as Drupal or .NET.
• Understanding of the Agile/Scrum software development lifecycle.
• Hands-on experience in building and maintaining websites using Drupal CMS.
• Demonstrated experience in deploying and configuring applications on Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with automation tools like Jenkins, Gitlab CI/CD, Ansible or equivalent.
• Strong understanding and familiarity with the fundamentals of Linux systems administration.
• Experience with application containerization (Docker) and infrastructure as code solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Equally comfortable working on a project team as well as independently.
• Excellent organization, planning, prioritizing skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in setting up and deploying applications on PaaS or IaaS cloud offerings.
• Experience in administration of source code management tools like Git.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree.

Responsibilities

• Automate systems configuration and orchestration using tools, such as Chef, Ansible and Jenkins.
• Design CI/CD pipelines to include application and security testing with Jenkins.
• Maintain code integrity and organization using GIT/GitLab.
• Enable automation of triggers and alerts when deploying applications through environments.
• Configure automated testing and deployment processes.
• Design and document the DevOps process.
• Automate Developer’s everyday operations with scripts or templates.
• Recommend to management development approaches and strategies for applications and services provided to Client customers.
• Work closely with management, project managers and members of the Development Team to develop detailed specification documents with clear objectives.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with Web Systems colleagues on assigned projects and activities.
• Follow the Web Systems Agile SCRUM Methodology, other frameworks, governance processes, and best practices.
• Maintain professional relationships with customers, management, colleagues and deliver high-quality customer service.
• Develop scripts to do Continuous Integration and Development using Gitlab CI/CD or other similar tools.
• Configure and Setup systems built on frameworks such as .NET, Ruby on Rails and Drupal across environments.
• Collaborate with development, QA, release engineering, site support, and infrastructure teams to maintain high-quality deployment artifacts as it moves through deployment pipeline.
• Document all DevOps and Continuous Integration processes on Sharepoint.
• Develop and fix monitoring systems to ensure availability of production systems.
• Develop and implement centralized logging and monitoring tools.
• Install application patches on applications built on Drupal and .NET.
• Lead production deployment efforts by creating change requests, deployment and rollback strategy and testing to ensure successful deployments to production environments.
• Work with Linux team to coordinate patch deployments and remove any impediments for development team and requests made by Development team.
• Work with the Solution Architecture team, VM Tanzu team and Development team to ensure patching and updates are applied to the Container images.

What This Job Offers

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