Puppet Resource / Application Support

Prosum; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Prosum is looking for a skilled individual to assist in application deployment automation using Puppet. You will develop puppet code, support the Puppet Enterprise environment, and provide training to the teams.

Qualified candidates should have extensive experience with Linux or Windows Server systems, along with proficiency in scripting and understanding automated deployments. This position is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, offering opportunities to lead and mentor.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of working experience with Puppet for configuration management and automation.
• 3+ years of system administration experience with RedHat Linux or Windows Server.
• Proficiency in source code management and software development workflow using Git.

Responsibilities

• Assist in automation and orchestration of application deployments.
• Develop reusable puppet code for installation and configuration.
• Support and maintain Puppet Enterprise environment.

Skills

Puppet for configuration management

System administration (RedHat Linux or Windows Server)

Git

SDLC best practices (CI/CD)

Leadership

Scripting (Ruby, bash, PowerShell)

Automated deployments and testing

Application configuration and troubleshooting

Virtualization technologies (VMWare, OpenStack, AWS)

Java containers (Weblogic, Tomcat, Jboss)

Webservers (Apache, IIS, nginx)

.NET application stack

SQL and NOSQL databases

Software packaging (RPM, MSI)

Atlassian products (Stash, Jira)

Education

BS degree or equivalent training

Job description

DIRECTV is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, and industry leading customer service to more than 32 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America.

Job Description

• Assisting in automation and orchestration of application deployments for multiple development and application support teams
• Develop reusable puppet code for installation and configuration of common application components
• Support and maintain the department’s Puppet Enterprise environment
• Provide training and on boarding of developers and application support teams into the cloud environment
• Mentor teams in the development and use of Puppet modules for application automation
• Implementation of configuration changes, as well as backing out an unsuccessful change.
• Document and maintain knowledge of supported applications and platforms

Qualifications

• 1+ years of working experience with Puppet for configuration management and automation
• 3+ years of system administration experience with either RedHat Linux or Windows Server operating systems
• Proficiency with use of source code management and software development workflow using Git
• Have a thorough understanding of SDLC best practices including CI/CD
• Demonstrated leadership capability; able to help guide, motivate and collaborate across IT operations, development and architecture teams
• Scripting or programming proficiency (Ruby, bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience working in an environment with automated deployments and automated testing
• Experience in advanced application configuration, troubleshooting and performance tuning

Additional Information

• Experience extending Puppet with Ruby (Custom types and providers, custom functions, etc)
• Familiarity with application architecture and deployments in cloud environments (Microservices, service discovery, A/B code deployments, etc)
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMWare, OpenStack, AWS
• Experience with Java containers (Weblogic, Tomcat, Jboss, etc)
• Experience with webservers (Apache, IIS, nginx, hapxory, etc)
• Experience with .NET application stack
• RedHat or Microsoft certification
• BS degree and/or the equivalent in training and experience preferred
• Experience with using and maintaining Atlassian suite of products (Stash, Jira, Hipchat, etc)
• Load balancing concepts, features and applicability to application/service deployments
• 5+ years of relevant work experience developing services, automation tools/scripts
• Knowledge of SQL and NOSQL databases
• Experience with software packaging (e.g. RPM, MSI, etc.) and software distribution
• Take ownership of assigned tasks and drive to completion; provide status and follow-up as needed
• Excellent personal and communication skills.
• Highly tuned problem solving and analytical skills
• Experience porting puppet code to future parser