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Position: Senior DevOps Engineer (Azure) Syms Strategic Group (SSG) is seeking a talented Senior Dev Ops Engineer (Azure) to join SSG’s team in support of a large Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nationwide program. Location: Remote Department: Veterans Affairs Type: Full Time Min. Experience: Experienced Security Clearance Level: Public Trust (MBI) Military Veterans are highly encouraged to apply! Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Provide maintenance and ongoing development of continuous build/integration infrastructure in Microsoft Azure • Manage source control and documentation • Create and maintain fully automated Continuous Integration (CI) build processes for multiple environments in Microsoft Azure • Write build and deployment scripts using Ansible, Bash, Python, and Git Hub Actions • Support Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tool integration, operations, change management (CM), and maintenance • Support full automation of CI Testing • Support policies, standards, guidelines, governance, and related guidance for both CI/CD operations and for work of developers • Enable successful release management by moving code from Development and Testing environments to Staging and Production • Work closely with software developers, production support, and information security to automate and support infrastructure and tooling in Microsoft Azure • Apply automated deployment tool sets and infrastructure including environments and code management using CI/CD processes • Perform and/or support response activities for operational and security incidents • Provide guidance and apply agile and Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops practices to streamline product delivery and reliable operations of products • Continuously identify opportunities to automate and save time Required Skills and Experience • Must have exceptional communication (verbal/written), interpersonal, and customer service skills • Must be able to communicate ideas and information effectively to ensure easy understanding and engagement with diverse audiences • Must be a highly motivated, self-directed leader • Must be proficient with Source Control Management best practices, automation tools • Must have expertise with build automation tools, including Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Azure Pipelines, AWS Codebuild • Prior Dev Ops, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Git Hub, Tomcat, Azure Pipeline, and Azure Dev Ops experience • Experience with content management and issue tracking (JIRA) • Experience with learning, sharing, and implementing best practices with the ability to establish operational processes, implement Dev Ops, and deployment checklists • Experience with CI/CD build tools (Jenkins and Ansible) • Knowledge of developing solutions in an iterative (Agile) approach • Knowledge of basic networking concepts • Knowledge of system configuration tools and implementation of architectural frameworks • Knowledge of source code control management systems and configuration management (Git) • Knowledge of Linux Admin: maintain/upgrade Linux packages, security, networking, performance tuning, system resource management, capacity planning, user process monitoring • An ability to utilize logs (Application Insights, Cloud Watch, etc.) to aid in troubleshooting issues • Knowledge of scripting languages, including Linux Scripting (Bash/Shell, Ruby, Perl, Python, or similar) Professional Certifications Recent Microsoft Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert Certification Years of Professional Experience 8 years of relevant Dev Ops experience, with 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education, and 4 years with CI/CD and support of Microsoft Azure environment. Desired Experience Experience working with remote U.S. based teams (Not Offshore teams) Formal Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or other engineering or technical discipline. Citizenship Requirement U.S. Citizenship required for this specific opportunity. Security Clearance Requirements Must possess or qualify for a Public Trust (MBI). Critical Notes • SSG will not make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Your answers to the mandatory screening questions must be supported by the information on your resume. Applications with inconsistencies will not be considered. • Recruiters…

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