Devops Consultant

Job Description: **Please strictly adhere to the following resume naming convention:
ALL CAPS, NO SPACES B/T UNDERSCORES


Bill Rate $70 - $80


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MSP Owner: Zach Provence
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Duration: 6 months
GBaMS ReqID: 10948243

Role Descriptions: SNRequired InformationDetails1RoleFleet Engineer2Required Technical Skill SetFleet Engineer3No of Requirements24Desired Experience Range4+ yrs5Location of Requirement USADesired Competencies (Technical/Behavioral Competency)


Must-Have1.4+ years of experience managing Linux-based edge device fleets.
2.Hands-on experience with fleet management tools like BalenaCloud| balenaCLI| metropolis and container-based deployments
3.Strong experience with Docker containers and Docker Compose
4.CI/CD pipeline implementation using tools such as GitLab CI/CD| GitHub Actions| or Jenkins
5.Container image build| optimization| and deployment practices6.Version control using Git
7.Strong Linux administration skills (Ubuntu| Debian| Raspberry Pi OS)
8.Device troubleshooting| remote diagnostics| and log analysis
9.Shell scripting (Bash)
10.Network configuration and security for remote edge devices
11.Python for automation| deployment tools| and monitoring
12.API integration and automation scripting


Good-to-Have
1.Experience integrating edge devices with cloud platforms such as:
2.Azure IoT
3.AWS IoT
4.Google Cloud IoT
5.Understanding of VPNs| firewalls| proxies| and secure communications
6.Familiarity with MQTT| REST APIs| WebSockets
7..Air-gapped/offline deployment strategies
8.Kubernetes/K3s at the edge
9.Device security| certificate management| and secure boot
10.Observability tools (Prometheus| Grafana| ELK Stack)
11.Experience with ARM-based devices (Raspberry Pi| Jetson| etc..)SNResponsibility of / Expectations from the Role 1


1.Provision| configure| and onboard edge devices into BalenaCloud fleets.
2.Manage device lifecycle activities including registration| updates| maintenance| and decommissioning.
3.Deploy and monitor containerized applications across distributed edge device fleets.
4.Configure fleet-wide environment variables| device settings| and application releases.
5.Plan and execute OTA (Over-the-Air) software and firmware updates with minimal operational disruption.


Desirable Skills:
Keyword:
Skills: RedHat Linux
Experience Required: 4-6 Comments for Suppliers: This is an opening for 2 different positions.