DevOps Engineer (GitLab CI/CD, IES) - 8+ Yrs Exp

Job Title: DevOps Engineer (GitLab CI/CD, IES) - 8+ Yrs Exp"

Location: Albany, NY (Hybrid)

We are currently seeking candidates who meet the following qualification

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled DevOps Engineer to join the team. This role is critical in bridging the gap between development and operations, ensuring seamless delivery, reliability, and security of enterprise applications and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will possess a broad IT generalist background with a deep understanding of DevOps principles, CI/CD pipelines, application support, and infrastructure management. The consultant will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust technology solutions that support strategic initiatives while ensuring the continuous availability and integrity of systems.

Key Responsibilities

• DevOps & CI/CD Support: Provide expert assistance to development teams on GitLab, including version control, merge conflicts, and access management. Design, configure, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with the Enterprise team to optimize development and deployment workflows.
• Enterprise Application & Platform Support: Lead upgrade and maintenance efforts for key enterprise applications such as Blueprint, Tasktop, Jira, PowerCenter, and Informatica MDM. Proactively identify and mitigate critical and high-severity vulnerabilities to ensure system integrity and security.
• Daily Operations & Reliability: Oversee and execute daily operational tasks to ensure the continuous availability and reliability of all supported systems. Serve as the primary point of contact for operational support, delivering timely resolutions, clear communication, and implementing proactive monitoring strategies.
• InRule Environment Support: Manage the installation, configuration, and validation of InRule environments across Development (DEV) and Quality Assurance (QA) stages. Coordinate with relevant teams for non-production and future production environment readiness.
• Application Deployment & Configuration: Execute and manage the deployment and configuration of FHS/HRS Java applications and APIs.
• ETL Job Management & Scheduling: Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to ETL job failures, performance, and operational constraints (OpCons).
• Middleware & Infrastructure Support: Provide comprehensive support for HRS-related products, including installation, setup, and configuration. Diagnose and resolve high-availability issues, such as MongoDB replica set failures and ActiveMQ active/passive failures, to minimize downtime.
• Vulnerability Management & Remediation: Drive and support critical and high-severity vulnerability remediation efforts across key enterprise platforms.
• Strategic Initiative Support: Work collaboratively within a team to address complex business issues from strategy through execution. Design and implement technology infrastructure, develop and enhance applications, and provide tools that align with strategic initiatives.
• Application Support Lifecycle: Address defects and enhancements as part of the application support lifecycle and participate in post-implementation incident resolution.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Experience working on complex projects, with at least 2 years in a leadership role as a DevOps Engineer.
• Experience in DevOps and Middleware administration, designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab), including version control, merge conflict resolution, and access management.
• Must demonstrate an understanding of both development and operational aspects of the software lifecycle, business process management, and API management products.
• Experience working in an Integrated Eligibility System (IES) program across various workstreams, including Data Management and Shared Services, within a Health and Human Services environment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience supporting and maintaining enterprise-level applications such as Blueprint, Tasktop, Jira, Informatica, PowerCenter, or Informatica MDM, including upgrade/maintenance efforts and high-severity vulnerability remediation.
• 3Experience managing InRule environments, including installation, configuration, and validation across DEV/QA, and deploying FHS/HRS Java applications, including ETL job troubleshooting and scheduling (OpCons).
• Experience administering middleware, databases, and messaging systems in high-availability configurations, including diagnosing and resolving MongoDB replica set failures and ActiveMQ active/passive failures.
  If you meet these qualifications, please submit your application via link provided in Linkedin
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