DevOps Engineer T3

DevOps Engineer T3

Austin, TX Onsite/Hybrid, required to attend onsite 3-4 days a week, however may increase depending on project requirements and customer needs.

1 year with possible conversion to hire, will confirm the hire option after 6 months into the contract

Preference will be given to candidates must have worked on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform stack

Our Cloud Infrastructure DevOps team plays a pivotal role in designing and deploying robust infrastructure solutions to support SAP products and services. We are an automation-first organization, prioritizing the deployment of all our cloud resources via automation to enhance efficiency and consistency. Our engineers collaborate closely with internal product teams and customer-facing units to deliver adaptable and scalable code that meets the requirements of our diverse clientele. Candidates will have the opportunity to work across various cloud providers using a wide range of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling and practices, developing provider-agnostic solutions that ensure seamless functionality across different platforms. Our infrastructure supports a broad client base, including local, state, and federal government agencies, as well as private sector organizations engaged in government-related missions.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Write, modify, run terraform from an existing codebase to deploy and maintain infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers.Be able to debug errors when deploying terraform.
-Run ansible playbooks to manage customer infrastructure. Be able to modify and troubleshoot ansible as needed as errors occur.
-Use GitLab with multiple repositories to maintain customer infrastructure and create merge requests for changes to customer infrastructure.
-Configure, build, and deploy containerized services using Docker and/or Kubernetes.
-Access traffic flow data between customer and hosted environments to troubleshoot connectivity issues.
-Produce and maintain technical documentation in regard to network and system design and governance.
-Develop standard operating procedures, knowledge base articles, technical bulletins, and other documents in support of the infrastructure.
-Operate in a security-first mindset, performing all other responsibilities with security in mind.
-Implement monitoring, config management, and logging capabilities to manage a multiple tenant cloud infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers.
-Use generative AI elements to increase efficiency and speed, improve accuracy and consistency, enhance security, and better manage resources where practical and within security boundary guidelines.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
-Knowledge of Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) and least privilege concepts
-Knowledge of AWS foundational technologies (EC2, S3, IAM, Route53, VPC)
-Knowledge of Azure foundational technologies (Virtual Networks, Application Gateway, Storage Account, Virtual Machines, Load Balancer, Resource Groups)
-Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform foundational technologies (Projects, Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC)
-Proficient in using Terraform to build modules for deploying applications in AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform
-Proficient in a CI/CD technology
-Proficient in a scripting or programming language for automation (bash, python)
-Experience with RBAC design and provisioning for users
-Investigation skills to review detailed Infrastructure and configurations
-Experience with logging and log processing in a cloud environment
-Working knowledge of networking: ip routing, subnetting, network troubleshooting.
-Strong Linux OS skills - deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting
-Working knowledge of ServiceNow
Minimum qualifications:
-Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
-5-8+ years of experience with the following technologies:
-Python, Terraform, Ansible, Concourse CI/CD, Vault, Identify Management
-Experience with Unix / Linux operating system internals and administration (e.g., filesystems, inodes, system calls, hardening) and networking (e.g., TCP / IP, routing, DNS, network topologies, SDN).
Preferred qualifications:
-Expertise in designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
-Ability to debug and optimize code and automate routine tasks.
-Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.