Software Engineer (CHEF)

Collabera; Foxborough (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing company is seeking a skilled professional for an IT role focusing on Linux administration and automation. The position involves developing and managing pipelines for software deployment, particularly using Chef and Packer, in a dynamic cloud environment. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have significant experience in CI/CD practices and infrastructure management.

Benefits

Paid vacations

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

401K retirement savings plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Qualifications

• Must have experience with Chef and managing image pipelines.
• Engineering skills to accelerate software encapsulation for cloud infrastructure.
• Strong CI/CD skills with automated testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop & support delivery pipeline of Windows images to remote Linux devices.
• Manage & script Linux hardware servers.
• Contribute to Synthetic Monitoring using NewRelic.

Skills

Linux Administration

Configuration Management

CI/CD

Infrastructure Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Chef

Packer

NewRelic

Job description

Established in 1991, Collabera has been a leader in IT staffing for over 22 years and is one of the largest diversity IT staffing firms in the industry. As a half a billion dollar IT company, with more than 9,000 professionals across 30+ offices, Collabera offers comprehensive, cost-effective IT staffing & IT Services. We provide services to Fortune 500 and mid-size companies to meet their talent needs with high quality IT resources through Staff Augmentation, Global Talent Management, Value Added Services through CLASS (Competency Leveraged Advanced Staffing & Solutions), Permanent Placement Services, and Vendor Management Programs.

Collabera recognizes the true potential of human capital and provides people the right opportunities for growth and professional excellence. Collabera offers a full range of benefits to its employees including paid vacations, holidays, personal days, Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, 401K retirement savings plan, Life Insurance, and Disability Insurance.

Job Description

Primary Objective:

• Develop & support delivery pipeline of Windows images (configuration management via Chef, image management via Packer/Boxcutter or alternative) from AWS to remote devices running Linux (configuration management via Chef) via ZFS snapshot replication.
• Manage & script Linux hardware servers.
• Work in unreliable network environments.
• Develop automated testing processes to improve availability & reduce variance.
• Contribute to Synthetic Monitoring efforts using NewRelic Synthetic Pro to detect failures on hybrid cloud solutions.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Engineering skills to accelerate critical software encapsulation from Windows to UX for hosted and cloud infrastructure with new product releases.
• Linux Administration (Ubuntu), including advanced firewall configuration, ZFS, performance analysis, repeatable on-metal deployment, and monitoring.
• Certificate management, Chef development, Packer/Boxcutter experience to automate image deployment & versioning.
• Strong CI/CD skills, including automated infrastructure testing and experience with NewRelic Synthetics Pro.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Must be a citizen or have a green card.
• MUST have experience with Chef and managing image pipelines (building image pipelines).

Additional Information

If you are interested in this position and would like to set up an interview, feel free to contact us.