Job Description

Job # 3790

PDS Tech is seeking a Software Development Engineer IV for one of our clients. This position can be located  in  either Alpharetta Georgia or Lincoln Nebraska. This is a 15 month contract position that could extend longer. It pays up to $80 per hour.

Essential Job Responsibilities: • Evaluate existing configuration management practices and tools, determining how they translate to an enterprise solution • Develop tools in support of versioning, release management, build, testing, deployment and configuration management • Leverage strong technical background and effective communication skills in order to utilize DevOps best practices for development, operations, customer support, account management and FTS • Work with development and operations to continue to educate and evolve the DevOps best practices to take advantage of new features that may provide a more secure, scalable and highly available platform for our customers. • Interact with other departments in a positive, constructive manner in order to accomplish tasks and overall job responsibilities • Promptly complete administrative tasks as required such as time reporting, project status tracking and billable requests • Performs other duties as required The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job, and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities. Required Qualifications: Education: o A completed Bachelor’s Degree in IT, or an Associate’s degree in Computer Programming, or equivalent education in a related discipline is preferred. Job Related Experience: o Minimum 5+ years of experience required o Work experience should include extensive knowledge of Continuous Deployment strategies o A successful candidate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication skills, and a motivation to achieve best-in-class results Additional Skills/Knowledge: • Solid understanding of best practices in support of Continuous Deployment including branching strategy, version management, artifact maintenance, configuration management • Firm grasp of common deployment strategies including blue/green, zero-downtime deployment, traffic shaping, canary and rollback • Experience designing and building automation solutions • 2+ years experience with some of the following toolsets: o CI Server – Jenkins, TeamCity, Concourse CI o Artifact Repositories – Artifactory, Nexus o Source Control – Git (Github, Bitbucket, GitLab) o Build Tools – Team Foundation Server (TFS), MSBuild, Ant, Maven, Gradle o Cloud Computing Models o Containerization – Docker, Kubernetes o Infrastructure as Sevice – Ansible, Terraform • Excellent scripting knowledge and ability to execute through Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell, Go • Good understanding of common principals related to computing, networks, firewall, security and authentication • Ability to work and influence across functional teams with different mind sets, cultures, operating styles and decision-making frameworks • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills • Familiarity with Microsoft® Word & Excel

Company Description

One of the oldest and largest staffing companies in the United States, PDS Tech connects highly skilled employees with Fortune 500 clients’ needs for project support such as contingent labor, statement of work/offload engineering projects, and permanent placements. PDS Tech has staffing partnerships with leading organizations based in the United States and globally. We hire job seekers daily for openings across skill categories, including Engineering, IT, Business Professional, Administrative, Accounting/Finance, Skilled Trades and Industrial. We offer our contractors an ala carte benefits package that far exceeds our competitors, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401k, and employee prepaid legal services. We have an active referral bonus program to reward the collaborative efforts of our contractor community. Depending on your location or job category, holidays and longevity bonuses may also be offered. In addition, we have a recognition program to honor workplace accomplishments and celebrate contractor achievements. PDS Tech has recently joined the AKKA Group. AKKA is an international leader listed on the Euronext stock exchange and provides engineering consulting and R&D services for clients in the fields of automotive, aerospace and rail, and including life sciences, telecommunications, energy and defense. For more information about AKKA Technologies, visit https://www.akka-technologies.com/ PDS Tech, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. For more information visit us at www.pdstech.com