DevOps / Cloud Engineer

Kforce - Westlake, TX

Full-time

Westlake, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The DevOps/Cloud Engineer role at Kforce involves designing and developing automation scripts, maintaining CI/CD pipelines, and overseeing software releases. The position requires advanced knowledge in cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and observability tools. The engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring optimal system performance and scalability.

Responsibilities

• Design/develop release automation scripts in conjunction with existing resources and tooling
• Building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting infrastructure, system, and security configurations and policies
• Overseeing the release of new software versions and managing the implementation process
• Implementing advanced observability practices, including the monitoring of system behavior and resource utilization to identify constraints, prepare for future scaling needs, and ensure optimal system performance

Requirements

• 7-10 years of DevOps Cloud Engineering experience
• Advanced knowledge of Groovy scripting for Jenkins
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and supporting infrastructure, system, and security configurations and policies
• Experience overseeing the release of new software versions and managing the implementation process
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure (network, security, deployment, automation, serverless technologies), ideally with the related certification
• Hands-On Kubernetes skills and knowledge, including GitOps for Release Management using ArgoCD, Helm, and/or similar technologies
• Hands-on experience with one or more Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry, SplunkCloud, etc.)
• Proven experience in implementing advanced observability practices, including the monitoring of system behavior and resource utilization to identify constraints, prepare for future scaling needs, and ensure optimal system performance
• Strong technical design, development, analysis and problem-solving skills
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Familiarity with Agile Software Development Methodologies

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (ADD) insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects