Client

Kforce

End Client

Commonwealth of Mass

Job Title

DevOps Engineer

Duration

Hours per Week: 37.5

Job Type

Location

Hybrid

100 Cambridge Street , Boston MA 02114

Work Type

Contract

Rate

$ 68/hr on W2

Drug & Background

Yes

Interview Process

MS TEAMS/WEB EX or F2F

Internal Sizzle

Closes 9:00 AM EST on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

• Number of positions sought: 1
• Interview: Initial contact by phone, interview may be conducted in-person or by video conference
• A CORI & Tax Compliance check is performed after a candidate is selected
• Engagement Length: through 6/30/2025
• Hours Per Week: 37.5
• EOLWD is operating in a hybrid work model
• Worksite Address: 100 Cambridge Street , Boston MA 02114

JD:

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in crafting architecture documents to provide with the work you're doing in line with architectural requirements
• Create design artifacts and support prototyping through creation of POCs
• Delivery high quality work and support peers in quality checks such that design requirements are met. Create documentation for the assigned modules
• Lead validation activities for the assigned modules for all types of testing e.g., Functional, Integration, System, User Experience etc.
• Support the creation of "Go Live" plan and lead assigned activities in the plan
• Perform root-cause analysis of any issues that arise post-implementation and work on appropriate solutions
• Participate in Knowledge Transfer sessions, prepare system appreciation documents and support the transition process
• Conduct impact analysis of issues logged, prioritize and ensure that production support is provided as per committed SLAs
• Lead code pipeline and automation projects
• Support and mentor other team members to bolster the team's effectiveness

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must be located within commuting distance of Boston, MA. Current hybrid model requires 2-3 days per week in office.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of dynamic experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education
• At least 3 years of experience in GitHub with GitHub Actions
• Extensive experience with AWS: instance management, parameter store, general administration
• Experience with package managers (i.e. Chocolatey)
• In-depth knowledge of monitoring and logging tools like Splunk and New Relic
• Good experience in continuous integration and release engineering
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in scripting languages

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good understanding of source code management, virtualization, and containerization
• Experience in project management
• Good understanding of a variety of operating systems
• Familiarity with APM tools like New Relic, BMC, and others