DevOps Developer Jr

Role: DevOps Engineer

Location: Irving, TX 75063 - 3 Days onsite/week

Duration: 12 Months

Industry: Retail

Summary:

The Ideal candidate will be a Java/Node.js software developer who has moved to automating the creation of resources needed for the software he/she is developing...someone who has experience building proof-of-concepts to validate new tools and architectures, in addition to experience with the full software development lifecycle in an agile world. Most importantly, the successful candidate will be able to explain their design and/or architectural decisions, and their contribution to improving their workplace. The candidate will also have been an advocate for improving speed, quality, and security, through automation, DevSecOps, Agile methodologies, cloud-centric microservice architecture and TDD/BDD.

In this role, you will help to create an enterprise automation framework which standardized the building, testing and delivery of custom software in a multi-cloud environment. You will work collaboratively with internal software engineering teams to maximize value and enhance experience for our customers. You will troubleshoot issues with cloud infrastructure-as-code as well as various software languages, to extend adoption of the CI/CD platform. You should be comfortable talking networking with the Cloud team as well as Object-Oriented-Design concepts with Java/Node.js developers.

Responsibilities:

• With a focus on continual improvement, propose and lead new and improved solutions to tools (solutions), processes and skills.
• Promote Git Ops practices across the Organisation.
• Promote Cloud, Security and DevOps best practices and architectures with the Development Teams
• Contribute to the overall body of software development knowledge, including solution options, risk, cost, and impacts.
• Mentor junior developers help them grow their experience and knowledge.
• Participate actively in code reviews, tool evaluations, documenting new features.
• Partner with multiple software development teams to help them automate their build/deploy/publish processes and adopt the Enterprise CI/CD platform.
• Help extend the enterprise CI/CD platform to support new tools and technologies in ways that facilitate adoption, develop high quality and well-designed software, with automated tests.

Skill Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 5+ years in Cloud software development (AWS & Azure are the preferred cloud environments), with a focus on Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
• 4+ years in software development creating applications and/or REST API services, with languages such as Java/Groovy, Python or NodeJS and test automation, such as JUnit or Mocha.
• Ability to discuss and promote best practices in software development and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in implementing CI and CD process and tools like Jenkins/AWS Code pipeline, Jfrog.
• Experience with log and metric consolidation tools like New Relic, ELK, Logz.io,Opensearch Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience in deploying and troubleshooting applications in containers, such as Docker and Kubernetes, AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service and/or Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Experience with Build tools such as Maven, Gradle, NPM, iOS and android builds.
• Experience in complex deployments like canary and blue-green deployments.
• Experience in DevSecOps tools used for secret detection, vulnerability detection, container scans and experience in remediating those vulnerabilities.
• Strong desire for automation and continuous learning/improvement.
• Strong Debugging Skills in CI/CD and experience in handling critical incidents after hours as an on-call.

Preferred:

• Cloud/DevOps/Kubernetes Certifications.
• Understanding of Cloud Networking.

Experience Requirements:

• 5++ years of overall work experience as a DevOps/Platform Engineer.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.