Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer**job details:**+ location:Madison, WI+ salary:$65 - $70 per hour+ date posted:Tuesday, March 2, 2021+ job type:Contract+ industry:Information+ reference:824725**job description**Senior DevOps Engineerjob summary:The ideal candidate will be a member of a small Agile DevOps team, you will design, build and support complex automation tooling. You will build and manage complex application environments, deploy code and configuration, and troubleshoot issues. This position interfaces with multiple software development teams as well as our infrastructure team. The ideal fit for this position is an experienced Devops Engineer, but we would consider either an experienced developer or a SysAdmin/networking engineer who is looking to transition to Devops.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations. Streamline and automate deployment operations and processes using a wide variety of commercial and open source technologies. Develop and manage system configuration and code deployment for our software (private cloud and Azure). Lead the rollout of software to QA, staging, and production environments, ensuring it meets technical requirements and downtime SLAs. Respond to and promptly resolve application and environment issues as needed.JOB QUALIFICATIONSEducation: 4 year Bachelor's degree in technical field preferredRequired Experience:+ 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Systems/IT or Software Engineering role+ CI/CD tooling experience for application deployment and systems management+ Puppet (or similar configuration management)+ TeamCity (or similar build management/continuous integration tooling)+ Octopus (or similar deployment software)+ Git, Jira, Confluence+ Provisioning and managing+ Microsoft Windows systems+ Linux systems+ IIS and Wildfly (JBoss) application servers+ MS SQL Server database servers+ Custom developed applications using .NET and Java+ Advanced scripting experience, preferably Powershell+ SaaS deployments+ OS administration (Windows and Linux)+ Certificate management, certificate based security+ Single-Sign-On configuration (Ping Federate or similar)+ Creating new processes, tools, and methods for releasing software in an automated fashion+ Extending and adapting existing and legacy processes, tools, and methods+ Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues in test and production environmentsDesired skills:+ Knowledge of at least one major coding language, such as C# or Java+ A background in IT servers, storage and networking to support highly-available systems+ Experience with Virtualization and Cloud Computing (VMWare, Nutanix)+ Container technologies such as DockerSoft Skills:+ Experience leading complex projects and mentoring junior team members+ Ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment+ Ability to work independently+ Innovative, excellent problem-solving capabilities+ Excellent oral and written communication skills+ Organized, ability to multi-task, attention to detail+ Self-motivated/ drivenlocation: Madison, Wisconsinjob type: Contractsalary: $65 - 70 per hourwork hours: 8am to 5pmeducation: Bachelorsresponsibilities:Lead the rollout of software to QA, staging, and production environments, ensuring it meets technical requirements and downtime SLAs. Respond to and promptly resolve application and environment issues as needed.qualifications:+ Experience level: Experienced+ Minimum 6 years of experience+ Education: Bachelorsskills:+ DevOps+ CloudEqual Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.