DevOps Chef Developer

Avance Consulting Services; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT consulting firm is seeking a DevOps Chef Developer in Edison, NJ. The ideal candidate will have 7-8 years of experience deploying applications globally and working with various tools like Chef, SVN, and Jenkins. Responsibilities include creating deployment documents, troubleshooting application issues, and coordinating deployments in controlled environments. Strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a diverse team are essential. Experience in the financial industry is a plus.

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of related experience in release engineering.
• Strong ability to analyze and troubleshoot databases.
• Experience managing multiple tasks in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Deploy applications globally using Chef.
• Configure SVN for multiple applications.
• Create deployment documents and release plans.
• Troubleshoot application/middleware issues.

Skills

Release engineer role

Knowledge of SVN/sub version or other SCM tools

Unix/shell/Perl/Python scripting

Middleware support (Web Sphere, web logic)

Application build tools (ANT/Maven/Jenkins)

File transfer mechanisms (ConnectDirect, SCP, SFTP)

Database analysis and troubleshooting

JIRA for issue/problem reporting

Advanced troubleshooting skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Job description

A Global IT consulting firm with several large customer engagements across Europe and US. It provides strategic business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients leverage technology and create impactful and measurable business value for every IT investment.

About Us:

Avance Consulting Services is a global talent acquisition and executive search company. We work exclusively with some of the most reputed and admired clients across various sectors and geographies. This is a very urgent role. Apply NOW with your updated resume in word format. All selected profiles will be contacted within 1 day of application receipt. call [phone] Ext : 430

Job Description

Position : DevOps Chef Developer

Location : Edison, NJ

Duration : Full Time Position / Contract

Responsibilities include

Deploying applications globally, coordinating in controlled environments using Chef

Configuring SVN distributed platform for multiple applications and automating builds using Jenkins or other tools.

Define a process for regulated SVN code control and builds.

Creating branches to support parallel development

Responsible for Code control and resolving merge conflicts

Creating branches to support parallel development

Responsible for Code control and resolving merge conflicts

Develop all necessary Unix/build scripts required for deployment automation etc.

Engage and schedule functional resources in support of deployment, implementation and verification.

Acquire final approvals from QA and the LOB for application deployments

Responsible for SIT, UAT, Prod & COB environments

Coordinate overall deployments, create deployment documents, release plans and run books

Troubleshooting application/middleware applications

Mandatory Qualifications:

Requires 7-8 years of related experience in one or more of the following areas

- Release engineer role

- Knowledge of SVN/sub version or other SCM tools

- Unix/shell/Perl/Phython scripting

- Middleware support [Web Sphere (preferably), web logic etc].

- Application build tools like ANT/Maven/Jenkins

- Knowledge of file transfer mechanism (ConnectDirect, SCP, SFTP, etc..)

Strong and proven ability to analyze and troubleshoot databases

Good knowledge on issue/problem reporting or managing systems like JIRA etc.

Advanced troubleshooting and deductive reasoning skills

Ability to converse in both technical and non-technical terms

Ability to show experience managing multiple tasks simultaneously and successfully

Experience working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse work-groups

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to develop strong client relationships

Additional Qualifications:

Financial industry knowledge is plus.

Experience with an Enterprise Batch Scheduling tool (Autosys)

Good understanding on Site Minder/SSO/BIGIP/DNS/3DNS is plus

Knowledge of Actimize applications is a plus

Qualifications

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.