Senior Specialist, DevOps
Bethesda, MD

Job Description

Position Summary:

The DevOps Specialist is responsible for supporting enterprise applications. The DevOps Specialist will blend financial industry knowledge with technology skills to ensure the needs of each system's business owners and IT operations group are met. The DevOps Specialist monitors critical day-to-day business processes to ensure key systems are operational, partners with system's business owner to design and develop automated solutions to meet daily operational needs, and ensures continuous improvement in operations.

Essential Job Functions[1]:

* Manage and maintain the company's COTS systems and internally developed applications.
* Analyze and resolve system problems to ensure continuous system operations.
* Work with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify and define system enhancement projects.
* Conduct analysis and collaborate with subject matter experts in the planning, design, development, and utilization of systems.
* Add new technologies and develop enhancements to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and reliability.
* Performs technical design, high level and detailed requirements definition, test planning and execution, software systems integration, and technical support for software systems and subsystems.
* Document and design various application integration and automation processes.
* Monitor metrics and develop ways to improve.
* Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and promote use.
* Make recommendations to CTO office with regards to projects, vendors and advising on how projects fit into corporate enterprise architecture.
* Participate in technology vendor evaluations and help relationships through the implementation and post implementation of Projects and Services.
* Ensure corporate technology standards and methodologies are documented and followed.
* Document and triage issues and escalate to internal IT team and when applicable 3rd party system provider.
* Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

[1] These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.