DevOps Engineer 3

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Job description

Solicitation Reference Number
(phone number removed)R

Customer Name
Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Category
Applications/Software Development

Customer Entity Name
Health and Human Services Commission

Title
DevOps Engineer

Level

DevOps Engineer 3

Posted Date
11/5/2024

Estimated Hours
1,600

SSR Status
Posted

Number of Positions
1

Status
New

# of Resumes Allowed
1

Candidates Submitted

Full/Part Time
Full Time

SSR Cancellation Date

Suggested Title

Suggested NTE

SSR Type
Resume

SOW Responses Submitted

IT STAFFING SERVICES SOLICITATION UNDER

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES

IT STAFF AUGMENTATION CONTRACT (ITSAC)

Solicitation Reference Number: (phone number removed)R
Working Title: DevOps Engineer 3
Title/Level: DevOps Engineer 3

Category: Applications/Software Development
Full Time

I. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires the services of 1 DevOps Engineer 3, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of DevOps Engineer 3, Applications/Software Development and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire " and are the property of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).

The Department of Information Resources (DIR) requires the services of one DevOps Engineer 3, hereafter referred to as Worker, who meets the general qualification of DevOps Engineer 3 and the specifications outlined in this document for the above-named customer.

As a key member of the DevSecOps team, this DevOps Engineer 3 will (a) Develop, review, modify, and enhance CI/CD principles, (b) Install, configure, and maintain CI/CD tools & platforms, (c) Develop and maintain CI/CD pipeline configurations, (d) Automate processes, and (e) Develop, monitor and optimize Batch Jobs and Operations.

In addition, this DevOps engineer will be assigned to install, configure, build and deploy applications in support of Eligibility Supporting Technology applications. This position is central to ensuring these applications and services remain current across all development, test, training, and production environments.

This DevOps engineer will also provides environment triage support. This responsibility includes both workday and night/weekend on-call support for all development, test, training, and production environments. This service helps maintain high availability for developers, testers, trainers, and production end users.

This position works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Develop, monitor and optimize Batch Jobs and Operations.

2. Analyzes the technology currently being used and develops plans and processes for improvement and expansion.

3. Implements and enhances an advanced CI/CD solution. Develops, codes, tests, builds, installs, configures, and maintains IT solutions.

4. Analyzes processes, and deployments and proposes improvements to streamline code deployments and minimize errors.

5. Uses configuration management software to automatically deploy updates and fixes into the various production & non-production environments.

6. Documents processes and procedures.

7. Support Production and Non Production related activities and issues.

8. Support releases and sprint related activities.

9. Provide enterprise level solutions for existing automation in place while developing new solutions.

10. Develop proposal plan for approval.

II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years
Required/Preferred
Experience

10
Required
Experience automating "full-life cycle of complex enterprise IT env. using IaC, CaC & CI/CD tools integrated into 1 unified solution supporting standup of new env or frequent mod to existing env in areas such as IBM WebSphere, MQ & Oracle products, AWS

10
Required
Designing and Implementing automation solutions for scalability, repeatability and recoverability

10
Required
Proven ability and experience designing and implementing advanced automation solutions using tools such as Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible Automation Platform, Github actions, Jenkins, Liquibase etc.

8
Required
Experience with one or more programming/script languages such as Python, GoLang, Shell, Ruby, bash, shell, Perl

8
Required
Experience with Containers and Container orchestration Kubernetes platforms such as PODMAN, docker, EE/OpenShift/Rancher And packaging tools such as Helm Charts and Kustomize

8
Required
Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems

8
Required
Experience designing and implementing solutions using AWS Well-architected framework

8
Required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

5
Preferred
Development experience using Java, J2EE, Java Spring Boot, EJB, JSP, JSF/Struts, (JavaServer Faces, Apache Struts Framework), XML is a significant plus

5
Preferred
Experience with WebSphere ND, MQ, Oracle, Java, SQL tools (PL/SQL developer, SQL plus), LDAP, Splunk, Dynatrace.

III. TERMS OF SERVICE

Services are expected to start 12/02/2024 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1600 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.

IV. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION

Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.

The primary work location(s) will be at 1609 Centre Cr Dr., Austin, Texas 78754. The working position is Telework. Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Health and Human Services Commission will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.

The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

V. OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Please do not submit candidates who were submitted for original solicitation (phone number removed). Program would like a new pool of resumes to review.

Position will be remote. Program will allow candidates who are within the state (Any location within the State of Texas).

TERM OF SERVICE (Required)

Services are expected to start on or around December 2, 2024 and are expected to completed by August 31, 2025. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 1,600 hours for FY25. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.

WORK HOURS AND LOCATION (Required)

A) Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Agency. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., excluding Texas state holidays when the agency is closed.

B) The primary work location will be 1609 Centre Cr Dr., Austin, Texas 78754.

Position will be remote. Program will allow candidates who are within the state (Any location within the State of Texas).

C) Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the worker's and/or Vendor's expense.

D) The worker may be required to work remotely at HHSC discretion, up to 100 percent of the time.

E) The worker may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through the Agency.

OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Interviews will be conducted: (check all that apply)

By Phone

In person

Through Microsoft Teams

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

A vendor's submission of a candidate may be disqualified if :

The vendor fails to add the candidate to competitive solicitation, or RFR, in the DIR ITSAC Portal. Another vendor submits the same candidate for the same competitive solicitation, also known as a request of resume (RFR) . click apply for full job details

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