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Mainframe DevOps Engineer
- Job Title
- Mainframe DevOps Engineer
- Job ID
- 27667122
- Location
- Vienna, VA 22180
- Other Location
- Description
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NFCU7937
Rate $120.00
Open to fully remote, but prefers contractor is located near HDQ.
Job Description:
CI/CD DevOps Engineer (Contractor)
Basic Purpose:
Responsible for the set-up, maintenance and ongoing development of continuous build/integration infrastructure for z/OS and USS on the mainframe platform. Create and maintain fully automated CI build processes for various environments. Write build and deployment scripts. Support current mainframe pipeline processes as transition is done to CI/CD. Conduct highly complex work with little to no supervision and extensive latitude for independent judgment. Individual contributor and mentor to junior staff.
Specific Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or the equivalent combination of education, training with 5+ years’ experience
Experience in coordinating technology decisions with architectural requirements and constraints, including architecting and designing CI/CD pipelines
Agile Software Development and Management methods and ability to excel within an "Agile" environment
Significant experience with DevOps and CI/CD in a large complex z/OS mainframe environment with various systems
Extensive experience managing mainframe z/OS and USS systems, and working understanding of overall mainframe architecture
Experience developing and building mainframe software using both an Eclipse-based IDE (e.g., IDz) and TSO/ISPF
Experience with version control, change management and deployment tools such as ChangeMan ZMF, ChangeMan ZMF Client Pack, Endevor, ISPW
Experience with IBM Dependency Based Build (DBB), IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD), IBM IDz (or other Eclipse-based IDE), RocketGit
Experience with Docker, Git, Gradle, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube
Significant experience working with Jenkins to build shared pipelines, including writing and maintaining Groovy shared libraries
Experience utilizing Docker/OpenShift for Containerization and Kubernetes for Orchestration
Knowledge of Groovy, PowerShell, Python, Shell, XML, YAML
Knowledge of IBM High Level Assembler, IBM Enterprise COBOL, REXX, JCL, ISPF Dialog
Familiarity with CICS, Db2, SDSF, ServiceNow
Experience integrating various DevOps tools, with specific technological experience in Git/GitHub, CloudBees Jenkins/Jenkins, IBM UrbanCode Deploy, Artifactory, Nexus Repository Manager, SonaQube, ServiceNow, JIRA, Checkmarx, Junit, Azure, Chef, Perfecto, Ansible and related tools
Knowledge of Azure and Azure DevOps CI/CD Platform
Demonstrated understanding of ADLS, ADF, Databricks, and SQL is a plus
Advanced understanding of Quality Control and Test Automation in Agile-based Continuous Integration environments
Ability to understand other projects or functional areas in order to consolidate analytical needs and processes
Demonstrates change management and/or communication skills
Significant experience working in a fast-paced multi-team environment
Ability to understand the business problem and determine what aspects of it require optimization; articulate those aspects in a clear and concise manner
Specific Duties:
Support DevOps and CI/CD tools administration, access management, configuration, integration, operations, change management, upgrades, and maintenance
Support full automation of CI/CD Testing
Work with team members to gather and interpret CI/CD requirements
Apply broad business knowledge and technical expertise to improve integration and operational performance
Design, code and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines
Develop new pipelines for code build and deployment
Enable DevOps by moving code from Dev/Test to Staging and Production
Work directly with business leadership to understand data requirements; propose and develop solutions that enable effective decision-making and drive business objectives
Develop policies, standards, guidelines, governance and related guidance for both CI/CD operations and for work of developers
Recommend process improvements to ensure system scalability and reliability
Document and maintain the deployment process, standards and procedures
Maintain and enhance automation to support setup and provisioning of new projects
Support routine internal and external audits and address risks
Mentor and guide less experienced staff, including providing daily support to development teams and assist with application troubleshooting
Conduct monthly tool training and deployment process to users
Provide Tier 2 and 3 on-call support for mainframe applications
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