Principal DevOps

RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Kforce client is seeking a Principal DevOps in Westlake, TX.

Duties Include:
* Principal DevOps will be integrating modern SaaS solutions and vendors with existing systems and services
* Migrating legacy products to reduce technical debt
* Sharing operational expertise in a team seeking DevOps excellence
* Forever learning and growing your skills to help build a well-rounded team
* As a Principal DevOps, you will be automating yourself out of today's job so that you can move on to the next big challenge

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor/Master's degree
* 10 years of experience in a DevOps role
* Strong systems administration expertise as well in cloud space
* Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as EKS, EC2, ECS, Batch, RDS, Route53, Secret Management and similar effectives, including CFT & Terraform
* Pipeline automation and orchestration applying the following stack or similar: GIT, Jenkins, Maven, JUnit, Docker, JMeter, Artifactory, Sonar, uDeploy, Kubernetes, Control-M, Helm Chart; For applications & Db instances deployment as well test automation frameworks cucumber/karate
* Monitoring automation systems such as CloudWatch and Datadog or Splunk; Datadog preferred; Observability standards, Infrastructure as Code, Configuration Management experience
* Understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols
* Ability to optimally collaborate in an agile team
* Willingness to share on-call support rotation with your product team
* AWS Certified preferred

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.