DevOps Governance Engineer

Job Summary:

The DevOps Engineer II is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining a stable and efficient infrastructure to optimize application delivery across production, test, and development environments throughout the development lifecycle.

Job Duties:

• Builds, deploys, and maintains CI/CD pipelines
• Implements automated infrastructure capabilities like backups, security tools, and monitoring
• Monitors, troubleshoots, maintains, and continuously improves building, packaging, and deployment processes
• Utilizes a consistent DevOps approach to all phases of the process and ensures end-to-end quality
• Works with software development team to develop and provide scalable platforms
• Benchmarks a variety of internally developed and third-party integrated systems for performance under heavy loads
• Designs and maintains operational processes and guidelines for both internal and external development teams
• Clarifies design requirements from the firm's business owners
• Coordinates technical efforts related to systems issues and server replacements
• Devises strategic plans for resolving issues while keeping the firm's systems operational
• Educates Applications Support Services professionals on responsibilities and provides guidance regarding effective resolution of issues
• Facilitates meetings to discuss project requirements, as needed
• Escalates critical issues to management and implements strategies for timely resolution
• Provides Level IV support for specific applications
• Acts as the technical lead on IT projects
• Coordinates and organizes efforts and follow-up from items stemming out of team meetings
• Formulates basic strategies and develops proposals for meeting Application Services goals
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• High School diploma or GED, required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, preferred

Experience:

• Two (2) or more years of experience in software development supporting or troubleshooting applications and cloud products, required
• Two (2) or more years of experience designing and automating CI/CD/DevOps Pipelines, preferred
• Two (2) or more years of experience working with Microsoft Azure and Azure Portal, preferred
• Experience with scripting tools; PowerShell, Graph API, Azure CLI, preferred
• Experience with Monitoring Tools; App Monitoring, App Insights, PowerBI, preferred
• Experience with application security monitoring technologies, preferred
• Experience with software development methodologies, preferred

License/Certifications:

• Certifications in Microsoft AZ-900, AZ-204, AZ-400, preferred

Software:

• Proficient with one (1) or more of the following products, preferred:
  
  
  
  • Microsoft Azure Dev Ops or Github
  • Microsoft Azure and Azure Portal
  • Automation tools; Terraform, PowerShell, Wiz, and / or Graph API
  • Application Security Monitoring Tools
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure SQL DB
  • Microsoft SQL Reporting Services and/or Power BI
  • Microsoft SQL Integration Services and/or Azure Logic Apps
  • Microsoft Entity Framework
  
  

Language:

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment while handling multiple complex projects/tasks simultaneously with a focus on details
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Ability to rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Ability to work well under pressure while dealing with unexpected problems in a professional manner
• Ability to communicate and interact with all levels of employees and management
• Ability to interact and build relationships and consensus among people
• Advanced knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures within the software development industry
• Strong information technology architecture and design skills
• Ability to consistently produce clean code and adhere to appropriate documentation standards

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $80,000 - $110,000
California Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Colorado Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Illinois Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Maryland Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Minnesota Range: $80,000 - $110,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Washington Range: $80,000 - $110,000
Washington DC Range: $80,000 - $110,000