Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer
Arlington, VA

Job Description

The infrastructure and DevOps Engineer will be responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of windows and linux server infrastructure and software. This individual will participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. This individual will ensure that operating systems, software systems, DevOps and related procedures adhere to all applicable security regulations.

What are we looking for in you?

This individual will assist project teams with technical issues in the Initiation and Planning phases of development. These activities include the definition of needs, benefits, and technical strategy; research & development within the project life-cycle; technical analysis and design; and support of operations staff in executing, testing and rolling-out the solutions.

Qualified applicants must be detail-oriented, result-driven individuals who can take ownership of a project and can work well without direct oversight. They must have good interpersonal skills, as well as good client interaction skills.

Do you have the following?

* Manage code deployment across the various environments
* Collaborate with development team to document/implement automated code deployment
* Perform regular system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all systems, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.
* Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.
* Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
* Repair and recover from system or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.
* Install, configure and manage network services to support the project
* Install, configure and support Operating Systems - Windows/Redhat Enterprise Linux
* Maintain and update Infrastructure documentation
* Create and maintain the DevOps environment that includes the following tools Jenkins, Ansible, BitBucket Server
* Provide assistance with scripts (writing, troubleshooting) to accomplish system administration tasks as needed
* Provide general system administration support
* Participate in deployment and configuration management activities
* Assists with the configuration and testing of additional inter-domain networking and alternate path and/or dynamic reconfiguration. Activities may include:
* Configure and test any inter-domain networking
* Configure and test alternate pathing and/or dynamic reconfiguration
* Compilation and documentation of inter-domain networking, alternate pathing and/or dynamic reconfiguration activities in an operational guide.
* Provides expertise to address architectural and process initiatives. Activities may include:
* Assist with the planning, evaluation and implementation of enterprise systems re-architecture/system refresh.
* Evaluate and recommend new environment architecture including cluster redesign, virtualization options, filesystem design.
* Address backup architecture and the use of technologies such as clones, snaps, and so forth
* Develops and maintains documentation required for operational procedures, troubleshooting aids, and technical analyses for products, features, and capabilities.

Must and nice to haves:

* Must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Legal Permanent Resident
* Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket Server) experience desired
* Network administration experience desired
* Knowledge of web technologies, preferably Apache/Tomcat
* Understanding of backup and disaster recovery processes and configuration
* Has experience setting up Continuous Integration and continuous deployment environments
* Ability to provision individual machines/environments from configuration
* Experience with rolling deployment
* Strong troubleshooting skills to resolve Infrastructure related problems
* Experience with source control, unit test, continuous integration tools will be a plus
* Ability to learn new technologies quickly
* Demonstrated excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
* Ability to support clustered systems in an enterprise production 24x7 environment
* At least 2 years of experience as configuring, installing, and supporting Unix servers
* At least 2 years of experience configuring, testing, evaluating network needed to support cluster configurations.
* Experience desired with cloud infrastructure management
* Excellent problem management and troubleshooting skills.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required
* LI-GSNA
* GD-POST

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally-enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. As digital pioneers with 20,000 people and 53 offices around the globe, our experience spanning technology, data sciences, consulting and customer obsession - combined with our culture of curiosity and relentlessness - enables us to accelerate our clients' businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe. For more information, visit publicissapient.com.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicissapient.com or you may call us at +1-617-621-0200.

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