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Title: DevOps Engineer

Location: Portland, OR Area

Type: 6 month Contract to Hire

Job: DM629878411

At IGNW (formerly InfoGroup Northwest), we use our deep technical insights, local market knowledge and rock-solid relationships and reputation to create exceptional business outcomes for people and companies every day. We are based in Portland, OR with global partnerships to deliver the industry’s top technical solutions and talent to every one of our clients. Our clients, consultants, contractors, partners and employees choose IGNW because we tackle the tough problems, and we care deeply about people while we do it.

We are proud to foster a great team working environment, to offer highly competitive compensation and to offer full benefits packages including medical, Flexible Spending Accounts, dental and vision. If you would like to learn more, join our team, or explore how IGNW can benefit your business, please reach out today!!

Project Scope:
Our client is looking for a dedicated DevOps Engineer to join their team! The ideal candidate will have:

A passion for education
Willingness to fail, learn and grow
Innovative spirit
Interest in automation
Desire to understand how your responsibilities fit into the big picture

Responsibilities:

Maintain and automate multiple Redhat/CentOS Linux environments via Puppet and Foreman
Participate in continuous integration efforts and Agile software development processes to support regular software releases for our SaaS platform
Participate in the evaluation, selection and deployment of new technologies and tools
Work with colleagues to optimize overall system performance. This includes working with applications, network, storage, database and server technology
Provide support to internal and external clients, including participation in the 24×7 on-call rotation
Perform system audits, document findings, and publish recommendations

Requirements:

Expert level analytical abilities, diagnostic skills and technical aptitude
Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety of individuals, in a highly collaborative, complex and changing environment
Ability to work independently, demonstrating a high degree of initiative, as well as to be a contributing team member
Ability to assess the effectiveness of processes and procedures and lead improvement efforts include documenting and implementing
Ability to be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as needed to support our on-call rotation
Excellent listening skills and a commitment to communicate clearly, completely, and in a timely manner
Ability to work unsupervised and seek out work with minimal direction
Must be able to perform the physical and intellectual requirements of the role, with or without accommodation
Minimum bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
Minimum 1-2 years related experience, with at least 1 year experience in Linux Systems Administration
Experience supporting a SaaS platform as a Linux professional
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
Experience with CI/CD processes and methods
Experience in automating large-scale Linux environments utilizing one or more of the following: PERL, HTML, Python, PHP and Shell scripting
Experience with the following is a plus: Puppet, Hiera, GIT, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Foreman, Jenkins, JIRA/Atlassian suite
Demonstrated experience configuring multi-tier JAVA and web-based applications
Exposure to and understanding of VMware virtualization
Experience in 24×7 high availability production/sustaining processes, including remote administration