DevOps Engineer required for Contract-to-hire

Role:         DevOps Engineer.

Location : Atlanta, GA

Pay Rate: Can Be Discussed

Duration:  3-6 Months contract to hire

Experience Required: 

 • 5+ years participating in an operational support team in a services organization 

• Strong experience with the Agile software development methodology and collaboration with internal teams to deliver software and configuration artifacts 

• 2+ years of automation experience including administration and script writing (Chef experience highly preferred). 

• Experience writing tests for automated software (ChefSpec, Test Kitchen, etc.) 

• 1+ years experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment software such as Hudson or Jenkins. 

• Experience using and administering revision control systems (git preferred) 

• Strong background in bash scripting in addition to one year of experience in either Python or Ruby 

• 1+ years deploying Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud infrastructures preferred (AWS CloudFormation a big plus) 

• 1+ years operational experience with industry leading “big data” services technologies. Experience with Apache Cassandra and Elastic Search preferred. 

• Docker, vagrant and packer experience all plus 

• Strong system administration experience supporting various Linux platforms, Experience with RedHat preferred. Strong system level knowledge of Apache and Tomcat 

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment and manage multiple deadlines and priorities 

• Proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of management 

• Demonstrated relationship building with a strong ability to implement change through the use of influence and negotiation 

• Excellent verbal, written and communication skills 

• Excellent customer service skills 

• Excellent analytical abilities with attention to detail and problem solving skills 

• Highly organized, self-motivated 

• Ability to work independently as well as collaborating within a team 

 Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in a technical field such as Computer Science, Information Technology Engineering, or equivalent work experience