Lead DevOps Engineer at TEKsystems

Description

Freeman provides full service design and production resources for corporate events, exhibit programs, expositions and conventions across North America. Annually, the company produces nearly 4,000 expositions and over 10,000 other events. Corporate headquarters are in Dallas, Texas, and the company has offices in 90 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

They don't have a lead that can coordinate with the operations engineers. That team sits off-shore and right now the Director is the one delegating their work, ensuring tickets are up to date, and providing answers to questions. Need a SME to come in. Need to ensure that their cloud environment is set up correctly and efficiently. Heavy focus on how they can make their environment better at Freeman. This individual would be part of that process



Top Skills' Details

1) Azure Cloud L2/L3 (Scale: L1-L4) (teetering on architect; works closely with architect in previous role)

2) Azure Operations experience, infrastructure side of the house - how the cloud is set up, what can Freeman do better; design work

3) awareness of devops and deployment of code, but doesn't need to be an expert

4) must come from infrastructure background NOT applications. (Linux or Windows server OS is a MUST)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science (preferred), Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of experience in software development, cloud computing, and DevOps practices preferably within a large company or enterprise.

• Strong expertise in Azure DevOps, including pipelines, repositories, and artifacts. In-depth experience designing, implementing, upgrading and managing DevOpst environments on both cloud and on-premises hosting models.

• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• Proficient in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.

• Solid understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Bicep or ARM templates.

• Experience with other cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud).

• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics).

• Experienced with Agile framework for task management and delivery

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

• Strong leadership and communication skills.

• Excellent technical writing and documentation skills.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Must posses a collaborative/team oriented work approach.

• Must have strong oral and written skills to effectively communicate ideas and processes.

• Experience in a 24X7 enterprise production support environment required. Must be able to participate in a 24X7 on call support program

• Experience working in, and providing information for, PCI, PII, SOC and related regulatory standards environments.

• Good system and storage resource utilization forecasting and capacity planning skills.

• Working knowledge of system hardening, security and access control principals, techniques and tools.

Skills

DevOps, CI/CD, Azure, GCP, PowerShell, Docker, Kubernetes, python, bash, terraform, IaC

Additional Skills & Qualifications

General Responsibilities:

• Act as senior/lead engineer with the DevOps team to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to automate and streamline processes.

• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability.

• Mentor and train other team members on DevOps best practices and tools.

• Demonstrate knowldege of multiple technology environments, and toolsets, and the associated infrastructure/operations in Azure as well as other public cloud environments (AWS, GCP)

• Document system configurations and build standards for all provisioning services, automation and environment lifecycle management.

• Research, evaluate and recommend the selection cloud related tools and emerging technologies for business use cases based on requirements and architecture standards

• Act as subject matter expert and provide technical advice when required to other support teams and stakeholders.

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with business partners, teammates and vendors to design, implement and maintain applications, services, systems and technologies to satisfy company need

• Maintain a good working knowledge of the company's business to align cloud operations with company goals

• Plan and coordinate own work to meet commitments and quality expectations

• Communication with stakeholders as required: keeping them informed of project progress, impending changes, and agreed upon outages

• Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to continuously improve our DevOps processes. Hold memberships and certifications in various areas of specialization to remain current on related technologies, tools and techniques. Participate in training to keep abreast of best practices

• Interface with vendors as needed to open support tickets and ensu

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $67.00 - $73.00

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Dallas,TX.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 17, 2024.

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.