Lead DevOps Engineer

Job Description
Title: DevOps Engineer
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: 6 Month contract to hire

MUST HAVE
• Previous Lead Experience AND has worked with Octopus Deploy
• SQL – administration, database installation and configuration experience
• Worked within a Microsoft Infrastructure Environment

Responsibilities:
• Lead complex projects that require multiple areas of expertise.
• Define DevOps guidelines and standards.
• Ensure adherence to standards, policies, and procedures.
• Build automated deployments using configuration management technology.
• Work with release management and QA to ensure modules are production ready.
• Responsible for infrastructure setup, configuration, deployment, and maintenance.
• Create and maintain automated systems for continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Work on multiple tasks in support of one or more projects that require a singular area of expertise.
• Work as a project team member, or independently on small projects.
• Increased skill in multiple technical environments and knowledge of a specific business area.
• Understand applications from a technical architecture and business goals perspective to apply DevOps best practices.

Qualifications
Requirements:
• Excellent communication
• PowerShell expertise
• Octopus Deploy. Solid understanding of Octopus Deploy mechanics. Preferably on API level.
• DevOps leadership

What You’ve Got (Qualifications & Skills)
• Experience with Microsoft Infrastructure: setup, configuration and monitoring:
• Windows Servers 2012+ (including administration of Internet Information Services - IIS)
• SQL Server 2008+ - Database Installation, Configuration, Administration
• Experience with Octopus Deploy: create, maintain and monitor continuous delivery and deployments.
• Experience in software development with Microsoft .NET.
• Experience with Git-based source control
• Bachelor's degree in Programming/Systems or Computer Science or other related field. Or equivalent work experience
• Typically requires 3-5 years of programming experience.
• Experience working in applications, systems or IT operations.
• Knowledge of an agile team environment and process.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to a changing and rapidly growing environment.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.