Job Description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer Senior

Location: 8200 Jones Branch Drive, Tysons Virginia 22102

Duration: 06 months initial contract (Contract to hire)

Job Description:

• Are you looking for an opportunity to join our fast paced and passionate team that supports multiple IT applications built on various technologies with continuous modernization in progress?
• Client is Modern Delivery Tool Chain (MDTC) accountable to lead continuous improvement of operations, operational automation, and high availability for tools.

Client Impact:

• Client builds and enhance software applications required for mandatory reporting of client’s mortgage loan data to Federal Housing Finance Agency.
• Partner with Product and Business team members to ensure high quality product is developed and released into production.
• Work closely with Architecture, Stakeholders, Operations Partners, and Business Product teams to specify and refine solutions and practices.
• Evolve a DevOps culture to provide high quality, continuous operations, and ongoing support ensuring critical service level metrics, customer requirements and financial objectives.
• Driver for modernization of Freddie Mac’s 5000 plus customers to release small incremental changes to production at 5x pace.

Candidate’s Impact:

• Design, develop and test innovative and automation solutions in the areas of data engineering including technology implementations using Agile construct.
• Has experience working with partners and teammates to solidify solution design, contribute to design working sessions, and outline solution path for new capability development.
• Strong background in Groovy scripting, Python, Java, AWS cloud infrastructure, and both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
• Supporting DevOps pipeline offerings for deployment of microservices into EKS and OpenShift cluster ecosystems for mid to large sized enterprise environments
• Support applications, including providing fixes to production defects and making enhancements.
• Has experience within the Kubernetes platform and has familiarity with Continuous Deployment tools such as Spinnaker and Helm for deployment of workloads, and has understanding of service communication technologies such as Istio
• Experience in source code management, repository management and package management with tools such as; JFrog Artifactory, Bitbucket, and Helm for Kubernetes Package management
• Has proven ability to collaborate with partner teams and peer to support technology implementation and solution delivery in ecosystems using; AWS, Elastisearch, Logstache, Kibana, Open Policy Agent (OPA), Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Docker & containerized workloads, Service Mesh tools, Information Security tools such as HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk for Credentials Management
• Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices, familiar in building CI/CD pipelines and practicing Test Driven Development (TDD) for writing test case scenarios for automated testing.
• Possesses eagerness to explore new technologies to innovate, solve problems, perform proof-of-concepts, & conduct exploratory research.
• Has experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver features and products; for delivery of capabilities to large user populations.
• Provide level of effort required for development and testing of software components.
• Quickly learn new and legacy technologies and paradigms to deploy cutting edge solutions.
• Quickly evaluate defects, investigate causes and come up with solutions to address defects.
• Write automated test scripts and test code written by peer developers.
• Provide production support and providing clear communication on the resolution of incidents.
• Independently collaborate with upstream/downstream and IT support teams to lead conversations, implement solutions and resolve issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree or directly relevant professional experience
• 5 plus years of experience in delivering solutions using Software Development Life Cycle
• 5 plus years’ experience in groovy scripting
• 5 plus years’ experience in Python
• 5 plus years’ experience in developing Data Engineering solutions.
• 5 plus years’ experience working with complex SQL queries and Unix environment.
• Knowledge and experience working with AWS and Java
• Strong writing skills. Detail driven with respect to documentation.
• Desire to expand knowledge & skillset in cloud based technologies & patterns

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Takes accountability, sets expectations, and delivers high quality technical solutions within agreed upon level of effort.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Derive excitement and thrive in a fast-paced and constantly evolving culture.
• Outstanding interpersonal, technical, and organizational skills.
• Passion for driving value to customers and excitement for modern digital processes (Agile) and deliver.
• Today, client makes home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. Join our smart, creative, and dedicated team and you’ll do important work for the housing finance system and make a difference in the lives of others.

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