DevOps EngineerLocation: Dallas, Texas Type: Contract Rate: DOEAssess, design, develop enterprise continuous integration/delivery framework enabling enterprise-wide adoption of DevOps. Work with the project team members and have the direct interaction with various client and vendor resources to maintain client application release and source code including all source code that is, or will be, implemented in a production environment; scripts that install, configure, or monitor any applications in production environments; and application configuration information.Key Job Functions:Building a release pipeline to enable fast, but safe delivery of critical business software to ProductionDeveloping DevOps framework and implement standards, processes, and controls for release and deployment activitiesDevelop sound version control best practices based CM systems (Clearcase, SVN, GIT, etc.), including branching and merging strategiesServe as a technical lead for an Agile team and actively participate in all Agile ceremonies. Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives.Leverage Client DevOps tool stack to build, inspect, deploy, test and promote new or updated features.Leverage programming Languages such as Python, Ruby, Perl and JavaSet up and configure a continuous integration environment.Architect and develop best practices for software build tools (Maven, ANT, Shell ) and continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Hudson), and infrastructure automation (VM Ware, Puppet, Chef, etc)Specialized Knowledge & Skills:Assist in developing best practices for software build tools (Maven, ANT, Gradle, Shell ) and continuous integration tool(CloudBees Jenkins)Strong scripting and automation using shell, Ruby, Perl, Python, etc.Strong automation skills using systems configuration management tools such as Puppet, Docker, etc.Experience in implementing solutions with Container Technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.Experience with Micro Services and building scalable Services and API'sExperience in implementing resilient, scalable applications with innovative concepts like autoscaling, blue-green deployment, feature toggling, 12 factor application architecture, etcAbility automate solutions for AWS cloudProven ability to create pipeline as code in Jenkins and create a library of functions for CICD and integration with Open shift platform