Highly Specialized Database Administrator

DevOps CM Administrator

We are looking for an excellent individual contributor to help evolve our division’s infrastructure and application change management program. The DevOps CM Administrator will be the technical expert on the emerging technology stack. The individual will assist in developing the solutions, operationalizing the new technologies, and helping drive adoption across the organization. They will collaborate with multiple teams on application release events as well as maintain tools for software builds, promotions, and deployment.

Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps is critical as well as traditional change management roles as we transition to a new software stack and emerging technologies.

This role can be performed in a hybrid model, where you can balance work from home and office to match your needs and role requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic direction and subject matter expertise in the area of DevOps automation
• Develop and promote best practices for DevOps and secure CI/CD
• Drive adoption of DevOps and DevSecOps across the organization
• Evaluate new versions and alternative solutions to existing technologies
• Develop new change management processes and operational excellence
• Evaluate existing processes/tools and lead continuous improvement projects
• Create/maintain training documentation
• Create and maintain change management tool maintenance schedules
• Manage application release events
• Assist with post-implementation release reviews for improvement opportunities
• Participate in all architecture meetings to drive outcomes supporting the emerging tech
• Maintain compliance with audit controls and security standards

Requirements:

• Self-driven, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Effective communication skills to interact with various stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and technologies such as Git/GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, and SonarQube
• Working experience with UNIX shell, Python, or other scripting languages
• Experience in conversion to cloud (Public or Private) and containerization
• Experience with Ansible is preferred
• Experience with Groovy is a plus

Education & Preferred Qualifications:

• BS degree preferred within a technology discipline
• 7-10 years of technology experience in escalating roles of responsibility
• 5 of those years with hands on experience with DevOps CI/CD administration and configuration management/release engineering

Top three must-haves:

• Hands on experience with CID/CD tools and technologies such as Git/GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, and SonarQube

What business unit is this supporting?

• Infrastructure technology and application development

Is it supporting a specific project or initiative? If so, which one and in what way?

• It will be part of our normal infrastructure work and also our application transformation process as we move to cloud based infrastructure

What type of software skills is an absolute must have?

• Git/GitHub, Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory

Who will be responsible for interviewing?

• CM Team manager and other members of the IMS IT management and architecture team

What will the interview process entail (phone screen, face to face, meet with team, how many rounds, etc). What will the interview look like? Is there a test in the interview the candidate should be prepared for?

• The initial can be conducted over Webex/Zoom. A second interview may be required with different parties. Interview will be standard conversation about qualifications, experience, etc. No specific test.

Will this position be remote, hybrid, or 5 days onsite?

• Hybrid – 2 days onsite

If the position is fully remote, do you have a preference on where the contractor is located? (State/Time zone)?

• N/A

What are the working hours? What time zone?

• Normal shift hours are flexible, but would occur between 6:00 am and 6:00 pm PST. Off-hours support for on-call and maintenance activities will also occur.

Will this contractor need their own laptop or will client provide one for them?

• Contractor will need their own computer

Will there be any training provided or would the need to jump right in first day?

• Internal training will be provided to integrate current skillset.

Who will be training the new hire?

• Current members of the IMS Change Management Team

What type of background would you like this person to have?

• BS degreed preferred within a technology discipline
• 7-10 years of technology experiences in escalating roles of responsibility

How many years experience?

• 5 years of hands on experience with DevOps CI/CD administration and configuration management/release engineering

What is the day to day of the person going to look like? Be specific.

• Provide strategic direction and subject matter expertise in the area of DevOps automation
• Develop and promote best practices for DevOps and secure CI/CD
• Drive adoption of DevOps and DevSecOps across the organization
• Evaluate new versions and alternative solutions to existing technologies
• Develop new change management processes and operational excellence
• Evaluate existing processes/tools and lead continuous improvement projects
• Create/maintain training documentation
• Create and maintain change management tool maintenance schedules
• Manage application release events
• Assist with post-implementation release reviews for improvement opportunities
• Participate in all architecture meetings to drive outcomes supporting the emerging tech
• Maintain compliance with audit controls and security standards
• Support development efforts and code promotion events

When will you be interviewing for this position? Please provide specific days/times if possible.

• Interviewing dates start ASAP.