DEVOPS/ Automation Engineer

• Core: Microsoft Azure DevOps Server (on-premise) and CI/CD Pipelines.
• Automation Practices: Optimization of CI/CD workflows, pipeline configuration, and integration with existing DevOps tooling.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform for resource provisioning.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Rancher, and Helm for deployment and management.

Tasks to be performed:

• The Contractor shall cause the consultant to perform the following tasks/services:
• Azure DevOps Maintenance: Maintaining and improving both on-premises (Azure DevOps Server) and cloud-based (Azure DevOps Services) infrastructure.
• Automated Deployments: Implementing and managing automated deployment and configuration processes.
• Operational Support: Assisting in day-to-day activities, including server and application deployment.
• CI/CD Support: Facilitating and enhancing continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines.
• Deployment Procedures: Establishing and maintaining standardized procedures for deploying information systems.
• Infrastructure Monitoring: Monitoring and maintaining the CI/CD infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Technical Review and Design: Conducting technical reviews, providing assurance, and designing deployment strategies.
• Build/Release Management: Designing, implementing, and maintaining the build and release infrastructure.
• Terraform Development: Developing and enhancing deployment processes using Terraform and related tools.

Do you have experience in Terraform?, * Language level: Working knowledge of English (B2 or higher).

• Education: Level of education corresponding to the category requested.
• Professional Experience - mandatory:
• Number of years of relevant professional experience corresponding to the area, category and level requested taking into account the above level of education
• More than 9 years of experience in ICT (e.g. as developer, system administrator, software engineer, infrastructure engineer, DevOps engineer, etc.)
• A minimum of 5 years of experience with systems and IT operations
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with lifecycle maintenance (patch/upgrade/maintain) of CI/CD tools, such as Azure DevOps (ADO) server on-premise and ADO Agents on-premise.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience working with agile methodologies.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience working on infrastructure as code with Terraform (design and implementation).

Professional Knowledge - mandatory:

• Excellent knowledge of infrastructure lifecycle maintenance (patch/upgrade/maintain) for Azure DevOps server on-premise and for Azure DevOps agents.
• Excellent knowledge of Azure DevOps CI/CD Yaml Pipelines creation, templating and maintenance.
• Very good knowledge of DevOps principles and best practices (CI/CD, use of automation to improve efficiency, feedback loops, fail fast, etc.)
• Good knowledge of infrastructure as code design and implementation using Terraform.

Professional Knowledge - desirable:

• Certification: RHCSA/RHCE
• Certification: Terraform Associate or Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional
• Certification: Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert / AZ-400