DevOps Engineer

Job#: 3025684

Job Description:

Ford

Hybrid On-Site Dearborn, MI

12+ Month Contract

$60-70/HR

DevOps has one of the best programs to learn and contribute to the inner workings of Ford Pro Intelligence Platforms. As a DevOps Engineer, this position is a combination of day-to-day support operations duties and longer term project work to improve the platform.

Responsibilities

Examples of duties include developing and improving CI/CD pipelines, deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code, enforcing good security policy and remediating vulnerabilities, enabling software development teams to work more efficiently, and supporting day to day operations of the platform. We will be designing and building automation solutions with cloud technologies. The ideal candidates are team players with a strong desire to troubleshoot issues with a customer focus.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:
• 5+ years of experience in the following -Experience with modern programming languages such as Java, Groovy, Python, Kotlin, JavaScript, or C#Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, Azure, or AWSExperience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, TektonExperience with Linux system administration including BashExperience with containerization tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShiftExperience with Infrastructure-as-Code with tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or PuppetExperience with Version Control Systems such as Git, CVS, or SVN
• Preferred Requirements: 3+ years Infrastructure experience (GCP preferred) in one or more areas of public cloud or on-premise computing: Database, Storage, Network, Cloud-based development
• Experience with observability platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, or DataDog
• Experience with project tracking tools such as Jira or Rally
• Endless desire to learn and motivated to challenge the status quo
• Innovative thought leader with strong analytical and problem resolution skills
• Ability to solve complex problems across multiple cloud services and applications
• Strong advocate for DevOps mindset and culture, collaboration, flexibility, and cross domain knowledge
• Experience with agile software development ( Scrum or Kanban)
• Collaborate with other developers and service teams to determine/implement the best solution
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and support multiple concurrent projects/tasks
• Works as a team player
• Ability to lead and teach others

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Apex team member can provide.