Lead Devops Engineer

Role: Lead Devops Engineer Location: Chicago, IL Duration: Long-term Responsibilities: • Lead initiatives to define, design, and implement DevOps solutions: Roadmap, reference architectures, tools recommendations, practices, and processes. • Consult with a diverse set of IT & Business organizations to define and implement best practices and emerging concepts in DevOps, Infrastructure Automation, and Platform architecture • Design, architect, implement and document next generation system architecture and automation solutions • Responsible for definition of DevOps processes and models required to implement push button deployments into different environments (Dev, QA, Staging, Prod) • Act as a subject matter expert on DevOps best practices: Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Continuous Operations • Acts as a technical liaison between clients, development, QA, release managements and Operations teams • Serve as a DevOps and Automation evangelist providing thought leadership, participating in conferences, authoring white papers Educational Qualification: • MS (Computer Science) or Equivalent Required Skills and Experience: • Strong knowledge and expertise in Continuous Delivery and DevOps solution architectures with solid technical expertise and troubleshooting skills. • Deep expertise in software development, software testing methodologies, release management and operations processes and standards • Demonstrated project management experience in Agile (Scrum), project planning, execution, risk management, and resource management • Application and infrastructure experience in cloud environments: AWS, VMWARE, AZURE • Experience with automated deployment, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and release management and monitoring tools • Working knowledge of configuration Management and IT Service Management • Prior consulting, advisory, or professional services experience Technology: • Experience in leading a DevOps Transformation in medium or large enterprises for last 2-3 years • Strong understanding of operational aspects of IT (ITIL, system administration, infrastructure support) • 5 years experience in design and architecture of latest development technologies: Java,.NET, Node.js • Experience in release management and operations procedures, configuration management, IT service management • Experience with cloud technologies: Infra as a service and Platform as a service • Experience in micro services architecture a plus Soft Skills: • Experience with client facing consulting engagements • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills • Strong executive presence and ability to interact at all levels including CxO level; be able to lead deep-dive technical discussions around design • Mentors team members in technology, architecture and delivery of applications • Successful teamwork experience and demonstrated leadership abilities are required In the COMMENTS include: Legal name: Phone #: Email address: Daily Rate: DOB (Date and Month) : Skype ID : Location (City and State): Relocate: Availability to start: Visa type and expiration: Hiring Status: C2C/W2/1099 Open for CTH: Timeslots for phone conversation: Timeslots for WebEx/video interview : Summary: Thanks Regards, Syed Raza Desk Number: 585 - 532 - 7200 Extension 9002 687 Lee Road, Suite 250, Rochester, NY 14606 Email : Syed.j@avanitechsolutions.com Email: syed_j@iic.com Gmail hangouts: syedraza199025@gmail.com www.iic.com www.avanitechsolutions.com