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Solicitation Reference Number
529501197

Customer Name
Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Category
Applications/Software Development

Customer Entity Name
Health and Human Services Commission

Title
DevOps Engineer

Deadline Date
10/20/2024

Level
DevOps Engineer 3

Estimated Hours
1,640

Number of Positions
1

# of Resumes Allowed
1

Full/Part Time
Full Time

IT STAFFING SERVICES SOLICITATION UNDER
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
IT STAFF AUGMENTATION CONTRACT (ITSAC)
Solicitation Reference Number: 529501197 Working Title: DevOps Engineer 3 Title/Level: DevOps Engineer 3 Category: Applications/Software Development Full Time

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 DevOps Engineer 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of DevOps Engineer 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire " and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

Level Description

8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Job Description

Works with IT developers to facilitate better coordination among operations, development, and testing functions by automating and streamlining integration and deployment processes. DevOps aims at coupling a tighter alignment between IT operations and businesses.

dditional job details and special considerations

The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of one DevOps Engineer 3, hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of DevOps Engineer 3 and the specifications outlined in this document for the above-named customer.

As a key member of the DevSecOps team, this DevOps Engineer 3 will (a) Develop, review, modify, and enhance CI/CD principles, (b) Install, configure, and maintain CI/CD tools & platforms, (c) Develop and maintain CI/CD pipeline configurations, (d) Automate processes, and (e) Develop, monitor and optimize Batch Jobs and Operations.

In addition, this DevOps engineer will be assigned to install, configure, build and deploy applications in support of Eligibility Supporting Technology applications. This position is central to ensuring these applications and services remain current across all development, test, training, and production environments.

This DevOps engineer will also provide environment triage support. This responsibility includes both workday and night/weekend on-call support for all development, test, training, and production environments. This service helps maintain high availability for developers, testers, trainers, and production end users.

This position works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Develop, monitor and optimize Batch Jobs and Operations.

2. Analyzes the technology currently being used and develops plans and processes for improvement and expansion.

3. Implements and enhances an advanced CI/CD solution. Develops, codes, tests, builds, installs, configures, and maintains IT solutions.

4. Analyzes processes, and deployments and proposes improvements to streamline code deployments and minimize errors.

5. Uses configuration management software to automatically deploy updates and fixes into the various production & non-production environments.

6. Documents processes and procedures.

7. Support Production and Non-Production related activities and issues.

8. Support releases and sprint related activities.

9. Provide enterprise level solutions for existing automation in place while developing new solutions.

10. Develop proposal plan for approval.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. Years Required/Preferred Experience 10 Required Experience automating "full-life cycle" of complex enterprise IT env. using IaC, CaC & CI/CD tools integrated into 1 unified solution supporting standup of new env or frequent mod to existing env in areas such as IBM WebSphere, MQ & Oracle products, AWS 10 Required Designing and Implementing automation solutions for scalability, repeatability and recoverability 10 Required Proven ability and experience designing and implementing advanced automation solutions using tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible Automation Platform, Github actions, Jenkins, Liquibase etc. 8 Required Experience with one or more programming/script languages such as Python, GoLang, Shell, Ruby, bash, shell, Perl 8 Required Experience with Containers and Container orchestration Kubernetes platforms such as PODMAN, docker, EE/OpenShift/Rancher And packaging tools such as Helm Charts and Kustomize 8 Required Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems 8 Required Experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS Well-architected framework 8 Required Excellent written and verbal communication skills 5 Preferred Development experience using Java, J2EE, Java Spring Boot, EJB, JSP, JSF/Struts, (JavaServer Faces, Apache Struts Framework), XML is a significant plus 5 Preferred Experience with WebSphere ND, MQ, Oracle, Java, SQL tools (PL/SQL developer, SQL plus), LDAP, Splunk, Dynatrace.
III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 11/04/2024 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1640 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.

The primary work location(s) will be at 1609 Center Creek Drive, Austin, TX 78613. The working position is Telework. Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.

The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

TERM OF SERVICE (Required)

Services are expected to start on or around November 04, 2024 and are expected to be completed by August 31, 2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1,640 hours for FY25.

Initial Purchase Order Term:

Any Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Resumes is effective on the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the State fiscal year in which the Purchase Order was issued, unless sooner stated in the Purchase Order or unless sooner terminated, renewed, or extended as provided in the Purchase Order.

Renewal Option(s):

HHSC, at its sole discretion, may renew the Purchase Order for up to three, one-year optional renewals. Such renewal(s), if exercised, shall be subject to all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Purchase Order.

WORK HOURS AND LOCATION (Required)

A) Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Agency. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., excluding Texas state holidays when the agency is closed.

B) The primary work location will be 1609 Centre Creek Drive, Austin, TX 78754.

Position will be remote. Program will allow candidates who are within the state (Any location within the State of Texas).

C) Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the worker's and/or Vendor's expense.

D) The worker may be required to work remotely at HHSC discretion, up to 100 percent of the time.

E) The worker may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through the Agency.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Interviews will be conducted: (check all that apply)

☐ By Phone

☐ In person

☒ Through Microsoft Teams

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A vendor's submission of a candidate may be disqualified if :

• The vendor fails to add the candidate to competitive solicitation, or RFR, in the DIR ITSAC Portal.
• Another vendor submits the same candidate for the same competitive solicitation, also known as a request of resume (RFR).
• The vendor submits more than one candidate for the same competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor submits a candidate after the response period for a competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor fails to format the email subject line properly, when submitting a candidate for a competitive solicitation, or RFR:
  • Proper Formatting: Solicitation Number, Vendor Name, Candidate First and Last Name, Position Type and Level
  • Example: 529123456, Sanders Technologies, Jane Doe, Project Lead 3
• The vendor fails to follow any other instructions noted in the competitive solicitation, or RFR.

Initial Purchase Order Term:

Any Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Resumes is effective on the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the State fiscal year in which the Purchase Order was issued, unless sooner stated in the Purchase Order or unless sooner terminated, renewed, or extended as provided in the Purchase Order.

Renewal Option(s):

HHSC, at its sole discretion, may renew the Purchase Order for up to three, one-year optional renewals. Such renewal(s), if exercised, shall be subject to all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Purchase Order.

VI. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A vendor's submission of a candidate may be disqualified if :

• The vendor fails to add the candidate to competitive solicitation, or RFR, in the DIR ITSAC Portal.
• Another vendor submits the same candidate for the same competitive solicitation, also known as a request of resume (RFR).
• The vendor submits more than one candidate for the same competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor submits a candidate after the response period for a competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor fails to format the email subject line properly, when submitting a candidate for a competitive solicitation, or RFR:
  • Proper Formatting: Solicitation Number, Vendor Name, Candidate First and Last Name, Position Type and Level
  • Example: 529123456, Sanders Technologies, Jane Doe, Project Lead 3
• The vendor fails to follow any other instructions noted in the competitive solicitation, or RFR.

Initial Purchase Order Term:

Any Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Resumes is effective on the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the State fiscal year in which the Purchase Order was issued, unless sooner stated in the Purchase Order or unless sooner terminated, renewed, or extended as provided in the Purchase Order.

Renewal Option(s):

HHSC, at its sole discretion, may renew the Purchase Order for up to three, one-year optional renewals. Such renewal(s), if exercised, shall be subject to all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Purchase Order.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This position is subject to availability of funding.

Initial Purchase Order Term:

Any Purchase Order resulting from this Request for Resumes is effective on the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the State fiscal year in which the Purchase Order was issued, unless sooner stated in the Purchase Order or unless sooner terminated, renewed, or extended as provided in the Purchase Order.

Renewal Option(s):

HHSC, at its sole discretion, may renew the Purchase Order for up to three, one-year optional renewals. Such renewal(s), if exercised, shall be subject to all the requirements and terms and conditions of the Purchase Order.

A vendor's submission of a candidate may be disqualified if :

• The vendor fails to add the candidate to competitive solicitation, or RFR, in the DIR ITSAC Portal.
• Another vendor submits the same candidate for the same competitive solicitation, also known as a request of resume (RFR).
• The vendor submits more than one candidate for the same competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor submits a candidate after the response period for a competitive solicitation, or RFR.
• The vendor fails to format the email subject line properly, when submitting a candidate for a competitive solicitation, or RFR:
  • Proper Formatting: Solicitation Number, Vendor Name, Candidate First and Last Name, Position Type and Level
  • Example: 529123456, Sanders Technologies, Jane Doe, Project Lead 3
• The vendor fails to follow any other instructions noted in the competitive solicitation, or RFR.

In submitting a resume for this solicitation, the vendor attests to their compliance with e-verify for the submitted candidate. E-verify requirements are outlined in Appendix A, Section P. Immigration, of the Standard Terms and Conditions for Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contract.

Worker must sign an Acceptable Use Agreement as a condition of employment.

Worker must sign and return an HHSC Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contractor Integrity Agreement (IT Form 4710) before a purchase order is issued.

Vendor must sign and return and HHS Information Security Cybersecurity Training Acknowledgement ( HHS Form 3834 ) before a purchase order is issued.

Vendor must conduct a criminal history investigation of the Worker and provide the results to HHSC prior to the issuance of any purchase order. The criminal history investigation must have been conducted within six months prior to the issuance of any purchase order, including a purchase order for modifying or extending the terms of the agreement. Should the Worker not be acceptable to HHSC at any time because of the results of the criminal history investigation, then HHSC may immediately terminate its purchase order and related service agreement or request replacement of the Worker in question.

By accepting the purchaser order, the Vendor agrees to comply with the HHS Data Use Agreement .

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