DevOps Engineer - Puppet

SofTec Solutions; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in Westminster, Colorado is seeking an experienced Systems Programmer. The role focuses on automating deployment and management processes, ensuring high availability, and working closely with development teams. Candidates should possess significant experience in systems programming and scripting, along with a degree in computer science or a related field. This position offers opportunities for continuous learning and growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in systems programming.
• Fluency in at least one scripting language.
• Experience in Cloud, SaaS or web environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the deployment pipeline for continuous delivery.
• Automate provisioning and management of Linux and Windows servers.
• Provide visibility into business and systems performance metrics.

Skills

Automation scripting skills

Experience in Cloud environments

Fluency in scripting languages

Experience with Puppet

Education

4-year degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Founded in 1996, SofTec Solutions is a leading IT Consulting Services firm for Federal, State & Local Government, Commercial and Healthcare industries. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships with our candidates and clients to find just the right match. We look for candidates who go beyond the norm of the usual employee and are hungry for new learning experiences and situations.Because of our resources we have been listed for three consecutive years in the Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in America.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and implement the deployment pipeline for continuous delivery of code and configuration changes the Puppet pipeline
• Automation of the provisioning and management of Linux and Windows servers
• Automation of infrastructure services: network devices and services (Firewall, load-balancer, DNS, Active Directory), virtualization, monitoring and storage
• Provide visibility into business and systems performance metrics, in support of capacity planning and business reports
• Work closely with Development and Infrastructure teams to maintain, manage and enhance the platform
• Develop system status dashboards and web interfaces to display and alert on service SLAs
• Automate, automate, automate - eliminate manual tasks for speed and consistency

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience in systems programming
• 4-year degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
• Fluency in at least one scripting language; familiarity with .NET and other languages is a bonus
• Experience in a Cloud, SaaS or web environment
• US National required.

Additional Knowledge and Skills

• Automation scripting skills
• Experience in the deployment of complex high availability applications
• Experience working with high capacity SaaS/PaaS/Cloud systems
• Experience with the Puppet configuration management tool

Additional Information

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