Junior DevOps Engineer at HAYS in Raleigh, North Carolina

Job Description:

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.


Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.


Our client is seeking a Junior DevOps Engineer in Raleigh, NC \ Hybrid.


Role Description


We are looking for a contract DevOps Engineer for the next generation of Wealth Management systems, with a focus on system stability, performance, and monitoring. This position requires hands-on experience as well as the ability to improvise and be successful in a fast-paced start-up environment. This is a contract only position for 40 hours per week, but could lead to permanent hire for the right candidate.


Responsibilities:
Participate in deployments, upgrades, configurations in a controlled, pre-production and production environment with tight operating perimeters.
Work on complex, major or highly visible tasks in support of multiple projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
Automate everything - write automation and configuration management code to build scalable, reliable and secure systems.
Participate in DevOps monitoring with after-hours on call rotation.
Plan and execute ongoing routine application maintenance tasks, such as production support, and troubleshooting existing information systems; Identify errors and deficiencies as well as develop long and short-term solutions. Keep up-to-date with security patches and proactively address security vulnerabilities and compliance.


Skills & Requirements


Required Skills & Experience:


At least 1-3 years experience working in DevOps
AWS or other cloud experience (RDS, EC2, EKS, S3, CLI, etc.)
Experience with PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MySQL, Mongo Databases
Operational Linux skills (RedHat or Ubuntu) CLI, and troubleshooting.
Experience with documentation/version control systems such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket
Familiarity with Windows Server
Strong communication skills and a winning attitude
BS or MS in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent professional experience.


Desired Skills & Experience:
Experience in network security (DNS, VPN/VPC, IDS/IPS, Subnets/Security Groups/Network ACLs) and technologies supporting compliance (HA/DR, Identity Management, Key Management, WAF and others.
Understanding of security best practices for banking procedures (ideally PCI knowledge)
Operational Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker and HashiCorp Products in Production.
Operational Experience with automation/configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet; CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Artifactory, GIT, etc.
Experience with APM tools such as NewRelic, as well as Log Analysis and Monitoring tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Nagios, SysDig, etc.
AWS Cloud certifications


Benefits/Other Compensation


This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).


Why Hays?


You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.


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Hays is committed to building a thriving culture of diversity that embraces people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better we serve our candidates, clients, and employees. We are an equal employment opportunity employer, and we comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, genetic information, HIV-positive status, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. One of Hays' guiding principles is 'do the right thing'.
We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.


In accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law protecting qualified individuals with known disabilities, Hays will attempt to reasonably accommodate those individuals unless doing so would create an undue hardship on the company. Any qualified applicant or consultant with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should call or text 813.336.5570.


Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.


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