Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Chicago, IL Hybrid – onsite 3 days per week
Duration: 06months

Job Code: 138661-1
 
Project Overview:
PAD IZ team is currently looking for a Dev Ops Engineer to help modernize our tech stack by moving our applications into Azure. We are seeking a DevOps Engineer responsible for the analysis, design and development of scalable software solutions across the full secure software development life cycle – from conception to deployment. Candidate should be comfortable with both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks, and third-party libraries with an emphasis on JAVA, Spring Boot, Azure (AKS) and JUnit / Gradle. You will be a key member of a cross functional team following Agile development methodologies.
 
Contractor’s Role:
A DevOps engineer is needed to bridge software development and IT operations, by automating processes, managing infrastructure, and fostering collaboration to accelerate and improve software delivery and deployment.
 
Qualifications (must haves):
7+ years’ experience and bachelor’s degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering/Development, Computer Engineering, Software Design or Network Engineering
Essential Skills
 
Technical Expertise:

• Java (Ver 1.8, 21)
• Spring Integration / Spring Boot / Spring Batch
• Pcf / Cloud development
• Cosmos DB
• Microservices architecture / design
• DevOps
• Azure / AKS
• Azure DataBricks / ADF
• Oracle / Sql
• Marklogic / NoSql
• Unix / Linux
• Shell scripting
• Python
• Kafka
• GitHub
• Docker
• Gradle / Maven
• Intellij / Eclipse
• JunitMethodologies

 
Soft Skills:
Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills to explain technical issues and foster teamwork.
Problem-Solving: The ability to identify and solve complex technical and workflow issues.
Collaboration: A collaborative attitude to work effectively across different teams.
 
 
Daily Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Implementing CI/CD pipelines, using Infrastructure as Code
• Monitoring performance, resolving production issues, and ensuring system reliability and security
• Essential skills encompass coding, cloud platforms, Dev Ops Tools, and methodologies, and strong interpersonal communication to break down silos between teams
• Create and maintain automated processes for code deployment, testing, and release management using tools like CI/CD pipelines
• Provision, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure and systems using (IaC) principles
• Monitor system performance, identify and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and optimize the entire software delivery pipeline
• Act as a liaison between development and operations teams, promoting a shared culture and efficient communication
• Integrate security throughout the development lifecycle and secure software to prevent breaches and vulnerabilities.
• Ensure that software releases meet quality standards and work to improve customer experience.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 71.88/hr.