Infrastructure DevOps Engineer at Kforce Inc in Olathe, Kansas

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce is looking for an Infrastructure DevOps Engineer for an opportunity with a client in the Olathe, KS area.

Summary:
The Infrastructure DevOps Engineer role will work to provision and maintain reliable and repeatable cloud infrastructure for business applications. The role will use an infrastructure as code approach to secure cloud resources and application registrations and permissions within Azure AD.

Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure DevOps Engineer will partner with the web team and IT operations to ensure the release of applications on cloud infrastructure


• Make certain that infrastructure supports complex web applications


• Run infrastructure with Terraform and related technologies


• Work with the web team to integrate infrastructure as code (IaC) scripts into source code repositories to support CI/CD


• Build monitoring that alerts on symptoms rather than on outages


• Convert manual repeatable actions into automated processes


• Use Terraform to provision Azure AD resources


• Improve operational processes for provisioning infrastructure and service principles


• Design, build and maintain core infrastructure that enables scaling to support tens of thousands of concurrent users


• Perform reviews to identify root causes of system issues and to continuously improve processes


• Work to raise software and infrastructure quality and reduce timelines


• Complete analysis and research and integrate best practices


• Collaborate with analysts, designers, and system owners for testing resilience of infrastructure


• Analyze documentation and technical specifications of any new application to determine infrastructure needs


• Design, develop, and deploy enhancements to IaC scripts


• Collaborate with networking team members to configure networking and access within IaC scripts


• Develop and manage scripted, cloud-native infrastructure solutions for business applications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Four-year college diploma or university degree in Computer Systems Design, Computer Science, or related field


• 3-5 years direct experience working with IaC and/or systems management


• Proven experience in the development and implementation of Terraform for provisioning cloud resources and Azure AD roles


• History of consistently meeting deliverable dates


• Excellent technical and creative problem-solving abilities


• Strong knowledge of development and software quality assurance best practices


• Understanding of agile methodologies is critical


• Ability to implement security practices that align with industry and regulatory requirements


• Project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures


• Ability to quickly understand an organization's goals and objectives


• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws


• Proficiency with Terraform


• Familiarity with Docker


• Ability to step in when needed and code/debug in Java, .NET, JavaScript and HQL


• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript


• Have a thorough understanding of middleware applications built using Spring and Hibernate frameworks


• Knowledge about JSP, Servlets, Spring Core, Spring MVC, and Spring Boot


• Experience in creating prototype projects to evaluate new technologies (e.g., using Spring Boot)


• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure


• Experience in using CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions to deploy code into various environments


• Linux server proficiency to update, configure and deploy new applications and comfort with using Linux shell commands (Bash)


• Experience as Site Admin for JIRA Service Desk application and creating integrations from JSD to other apps


• Experience with Git and Maven


• Some travel may be required for the purpose of offsite software and system applications management

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless
and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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