DevOps Solutions Architect

Title: DevOps Solutions Architect Mandatory skills:designing automation solution, building automation solution,DevOps,.NET, Finance,Continuous Deployment, continuous integration, branching strategy, version management, artifact maintenance, configuration management,Account Processing Service, account management,CI roadmap, CD roadmap, CI,source control, build consistency, test automation, deployment strategy,versioning, release management, testing, configuration management,customer support, FTS,IBM, Unisys, Microsoft,DevOps toolset, DevOps process,infrastructure, hosted, private cloud, public cloud, hybrid model,build management, automated deployments, automated testing Description:As a DevOps Solutions Architect, you will have a major impact on the way we design, deploy, support and operate our DevOps solutions to meet the needs of the clients we serve, and evolve the underlying technology to support the changing markets our clients support.As an expert in enterprise continuous integration, deployment and delivery you will assist Accounts Processing Services team in creation of a common CI vision to be utilized across a variety of languages, platforms and infrastructure including hosted, private cloud, public cloud and hybrid models. You will be responsible for evaluating current processes, identifying best practices and socializing patterns for versioning, buildmanagement, automated deployments, automated testing and configuration management.The goal of the DevOps Solutions Architect is to make the deployment process more reliable, reusable, consistent, easy to establish, thus enabling development teams to focus on delivering code more frequently with confidence.Looking for a candidate in terms of a Sr. Manager (+10 Years of IT Exp) Managed Dev Ops for yearsThis is important to have to be successful in this role:Dev Op is niche in itself, and 10 years is the MINIMUM of the type of knowledge that would be considered for this role.Developer knowledge with experience as Architect and move into Dev. OpsTools: NET and Finance background experience is a nice to have .In this role, you will…Work with teams to establish initial CI best practices, leading workshops and assisting in initial pipeline buildoutsEvangelize, communicate and be a champion for proper source control, build consistency, test automation, and deployment strategies across many development teamsEvaluate existing configuration management practices and tools, determining how they translate to an enterprise solutionEstablish best practices and the development/implementation of an enterprise CI/CD roadmapDevelop tools in support of versioning, release management, build, testing, deployment and configuration managementLeverage strong technical background and effective communication skills in order to drive DevOps adoption across multiple departments, including development, operations, customer support, account management and FTSWork 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 key vendors such IBM, Unisys, Microsoft and others to understand technology improvements related to the existing DevOps toolsets and lead efforts related to proof of concept opportunities, workshops and benchmarks.Interact with other departments in a positive, constructive manner in order to accomplish tasks and overall job responsibilitiesPromptly complete administrative tasks as required such as time reporting, project status tracking and billable requests.Other duties as assigned by the manager.This is an exciting opportunity to boost Account Processing Services in our mission to be the front runner in creating a highly reliable DevOps process and culture to enable our development teams to innovative ways to achieve resiliency, availability and scalability.Basic Qualifications for Consideration:10+ years of overall IT experienceBachelor’s Degree in information technology or similar area of studySolid understanding of best practices in support of Continuous Deployment including branching strategy, version management, artifact maintenance, configuration managementFirm grasp of common deployment strategies including blue/green, zero-downtime deployment, traffic shaping, canary and rollbackExperience designing and building automation solutions2+ years experience with some of the following toolsets:CI Server – Jenkins, TeamCity, ConcourseCIArtifact Repositories – Artifactory, NexusSource Control – GitBuild Tools – Team Foundation Server (TFS), MSBuild, Ant, Maven, GradleWeb Server – IIS, ApacheAutomated Functional Testing – Selenium, Cucumber, Sauce Labs, HP Unified Functional TestingAutomated Performance Testing – LoadRunner, Gatling, NeoLoad, Newman,JMeterStatic Security Analysis – AppScan, Fortify, VeracodeStatic Quality Analysis – SonarQube, Cast, CodeClimateCloud Computing ModelsContainerization – Docker, KubernetesExcellent scripting knowledge and ability to execute through Python, Bash/Shell, PowerShell, GoGood understanding of common principals related to computing, networks, firewall, security and authenticationAbility to work and influence across functional teams with different mind sets, cultures, operating styles and decision-making frameworksOutstanding written and verbal communication skillsPreferred Skills, Experience, and Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer related field is required; Equivalent work experience in some casesStrong mathematical competency in basic statistical techniquesThe ability to communicate, both verbally and written, with a high level of confidence.This includes leading web-be be based review and/or planning sessions with technical peers and business executive management as the audience VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions. Contact Details:Please send your resumes and one of our recruiter will get in touch with you. VIVA USA INC.3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425Rolling Meadows, IL 60008http://www.viva-it.com