DevOps Engineer (Intermediate OR Senior)

Austin, TX, United States

Location:

1000 Red River Street

Austin , Texas, 78701

United States

DevOps Engineer (Intermediate OR Senior)

Requisition ID:

req1077

Employment Type:

Unclassified Regular Full-Time (URF)

Division:

LOB Infrastructure Operations

Compensation:

85,034.00 - 128,613.00, Annual Salary

Location:

TRS

Job Closing:

7/31/2024

WHO WE ARE:

The Information Technology (IT) Division lays the foundation for TRS to deliver excellent service experiences across the organization and with our members. We serve with purpose through mentorship and collaboration across a diverse team unified by innovation to create technology and information solutions that have a positive impact on our members' lives.

We invite you to join one of Austin's Top Workplaces. TRS offers a best-in-class combination of technology and continuous learning opportunities to equip you to solve problems, expand your knowledge, and create impact for 1 in 20 Texans.

The DevOps Engineer is responsible for supporting the application infrastructure and the pipeline for TRS Pension and Healthcare Line of Business applications. The incumbent will support a complex application and infrastructure environment which includes Red Hat JBoss, OpenShift technologies running on Microsoft Windows and RHEL Servers; configure, deploy, and maintain the application infrastructure environment along with other related support activities through automation and DevOps best practices. This position will proactively work with DevOps team, IT staff, and agency employees.

The DevOps Engineer Senior is responsible for providing content infrastructure support for TRS Pension and Healthcare Line of Business applications. The incumbent will support a complex application and infrastructure environment which includes Red Hat JBoss and OpenShift technologies running on Microsoft Windows and RHEL Servers; architecture, configure, deploy, and maintain the application infrastructure environment along with other related support activities through automation and DevOps best practices. This position will proactively work with the DevOps team, IT staff, and agency employees.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work conducted at our TRS office in Austin, TX approximately two to three times a week or as required for business needs.

Vacancy will be filled at one of two levels - DevOps Engineer or DevOps Engineer Senior. Selected applicant will be offered the position that most closely matches their education and experience.

Salary Range

Intermediate: $85,034 - $106,293

Senior: $102,891 - $128,613

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

DevOps Engineer

DevOps & Release Engineering

• Provides infrastructure support with a focus in the area of Microsoft Windows and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and OpenShift technologies.

• Deploys applications to multiple environments using DevOps methodologies using automation and continuous integration / continuous deployment, primarily based on Windows PowerShell, Ansible, OpenShift, Nexus, GitHub and Jenkins.

• Supports software provisioning, configuration management, integration validation and application deployment tools.

• Analyzes, diagnoses, and resolves infrastructure problems related to Red Hat EAP, OpenShift, RHEL and Microsoft technologies.

• Works with developers, DBAs, QA staff and others for continuous process improvements and high-quality deliveries on time.

• Develops policies, procedures, and standards for installing, configuring, automation and supporting, IBM applications, Red Hat technologies with Microsoft Windows and RHEL servers.

System Support & Maintenance

• Assist with planning an infrastructure environment for multiple applications.

• Works on the installation, configuration, monitoring and maintenance of IBM applications within a large Microsoft server farm, RHEL Containers with Java applications.

• Conducts product evaluations of new software and upgrades to existing middleware software to identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential benefits to the agency.

• Monitors applications to ensure compliance with licensing agreements and system availability.

• Collaborates with other agency staff to maintain application and network security.

• Provide training and technical assistance to IT and other staff on middleware technology software and related issues.

• Performs on-call or scheduled after hours and related work as required.

• Performs related work as assigned.

DevOps Engineer Sr.

DevOps & Release Engineering

• Provides infrastructure support expertise with a focus in the area of Microsoft Windows, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) and OpenShift technologies.

• Deploys applications to multiple environments using DevOps methodologies using automation and continuous integration / continuous deployment, primarily based on Windows PowerShell, Ansible, OpenShift, Nexus, GitHub and Jenkins.

• Supports and designs processes for software provisioning, configuration management, integration validation and application deployment using DevOps best practices and methodologies.

• Analyzes, diagnoses, and resolves infrastructure problems related to Red Hat EAP, OpenShift, RHEL and Microsoft technologies.

• Works with developers, DBAs, QA staff and others for continuous process improvements and high-quality deliveries on time.

• Develops policies, procedures, and standards for installing, configuring, and supporting Red Hat technologies with Microsoft Windows and RHEL servers.

System Support & Maintenance

• Plans an infrastructure environment for multiple applications.

• Oversees the installation, configuration, monitoring and maintenance of IBM applications within a large Microsoft server farm, RHEL Containers with Java applications.

• Conducts product evaluations of new software and upgrades to existing middleware software to identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential benefits to the agency.

• Monitors applications to ensure compliance with licensing agreements and system availability.

• Collaborates with other agency staff to maintain application and network security.

• Provides training and technical assistance to IT and other staff on middleware technology software and related issues.

• Performs on-call or scheduled after hours and related work as required.

• Performs related work as assigned.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in software engineering, computer science, IT or a closely related field.

• High school diploma or equivalent and additional full-time experience in enterprise content management technology, Microsoft Windows server environment or similarly related experience may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of full-time experience in enterprise content management administration or a similarly related experience.

• One (1) year of full-time experience administering a Microsoft Windows server environment or similarly related experience.

• Five (5) years of full-time experience in enterprise content management administration or a similarly related experience. (Senior)

• Three (3) year of full-time experience administering a Microsoft Windows server environment or similarly related experience. (Senior)

• Experience may be concurrent.

• A master's degree or doctoral degree in a directly related field may be substituted on an equivalent year-for-year basis.

Required Registration, Certification, or Licensure

• None.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Windows, RHEL and OpenShift infrastructure design and support.

• Experience in Windows and Red Hat infrastructure design and support.

• Experience with one or more of the following technologies: Microsoft Windows Server and DNS, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft PowerShell, Red Hat JBoss Technologies, Ansible, Chef, F5 Web Application Firewall and SolarWinds Monitoring suite and Dynatrace Monitoring applications.

• Experience in designing and optimizing solutions with Automation, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.

• Experience with Agile, ITIL methodologies and best practices.

• Possession of one or more of the following certifications: FileNet Content Manager, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Red Hat Certified JBoss Administrator.

Knowledge of

• The practices, principles, and techniques of enterprise content management, supporting an application stack using automation including web, middleware, and database technologies, along with monitoring and network operations.

• Developing and deploying intelligent content workflow automation solutions and digital content transformation.

• Microsoft Windows Server, RHEL Servers, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Red Hat JBoss EAP, Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub, network protocols and security, current hardware and software architectures, and integration within these systems.

Skills in

• Understanding standard middleware technologies, tools, and protocols including: Certificate Services, JDBC, JMS, JSP, SOAP and REST web services.

• Solving network Windows server problems or network infrastructure issues and managing the performance and capacity of a LAN/WAN environment.

• Analyzing complex problems and developing workable solutions.

• Communicating complex technical information to people of all levels of technical knowledge.

• Planning, organizing, and coordinating work to effectively meet frequent and/or multiple deadlines; handling multiple tasks simultaneously; and managing conflicting priorities and demands.

Ability to

• Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, agency staff, and external contacts.

• Work effectively in a professional team environment.

Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) Codes:

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