Azure DevOps Engineer

Peak Performers has partnered with a national utilities company to assist in their search for a remote Azure DevOps Engineer in Pennsylvania. In this position, you will be responsible for identifying the bottlenecks of various development and delivery processes, working with team members to improve them, and improving the overall experience of developers. You MUST be located in PA for this position.

Major duties

• Works closely with Tech Leads and developers of various teams to assess existing problems and to come up with process improvement solutions
• Identifies bottlenecks in coding development and deployment processes
• Participates in planning delivery time, code quality, and process efficiency improvement projects
• Executes on plan by building coding standardizations and automating processes for the organization
• Performs daily tasks such as environmental health checks, disk space monitoring, and environmental status reports
• Maintains and grows knowledge of platform configuration management and troubleshooting
• Actively participates in deploying application artifacts to appropriate target environments using the supported technologies and infrastructure
• Surveys developers and technical members of the organization to understand their main pain points in the coding and development process
• Collaborates with the rest of DevOps team to deliver consistent and holistic solution to the organization

What are we looking for?

• Excellent coding and scripting skills (Bash, Perl, Powershell) and experience with implementing high-scale cloud architectures using modern,
  cloud-based container platforms (PaaS/SaaS)

• Working knowledge of deployment automation solutions (i.e. Terraform, ADO)

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) and cluster management tools like Kubernetes

• Experience with containers such as Docker, OpenShift

• Experience with continuous integration and related tools such as Jenkins, Hudson, Maven, Ant, Git, Sonar, etc.

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies

• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions

• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply

• Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently

• Experience as a DevOps or SRE Engineer on a cross-functional agile team preferred

Exciting Opportunity Details

• Rate: $80.69/hour

• W2 Contract

• Worksite Location: Remote in PA

• Remote (Must be in PA)

• Contract Length: 1 year

The Peak Performers difference

• Excellent medical health, dental & vision insurance at 60 days

• Our employees may choose to participate in a 403(b) retirement plan

• Qualified applicants with chronic medical conditions and/or disabilities receive priority placement

• We pay weekly through direct deposit

• In business since 1994 and thousands of job placements

All employment offers are contingent on the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws.

Applicants for employment with Peak Performers must possess work authorization that does not require sponsorship for a visa now or in the future.
 
Peak Performers is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants without regard to race, marital status, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Peak Performers does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

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