Deployment Manager

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 33 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Deployment Manager to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

**Locatin of job: Remote**

The client seeks a seasoned Deployment Manager/DevOps Engineer 3. This role demands a proactive professional capable of collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to gather technical requirements, design, implement, and maintain our mission-critical infrastructure platform and DevOps services. These services and solutions are foundational to our software lifecycle, ensuring scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance. The ideal candidate will be capable and comfortable managing large-scale deployments in an agile-at-scale environment.

The successful candidate will bring a proven record, with 8 or more years in the industry, showcasing expertise in creating solutions that align with business needs while following best practices, standards, and controls. This role emphasizes both independent judgment and adherence to guidelines, using in-depth knowledge to drive crucial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with client stakeholders to devise strategies for the deployment of new technologies, monitoring the existing system to develop a migration path using CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead teams in architecting and rolling out state-of-the-art DevOps practices and solutions.
• Establish and manage CI/CD frameworks, utilizing tools like Jenkins, Veracode, SonarQube, Artifactory, and Liquibase, ensuring seamless software integration, testing, and deployment.
• Govern the setup and management of configuration tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to maintain consistent configurations.
• Spearhead the implementation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, streamlining the provisioning and management of cloud resources.
• Analyze operational metrics continuously, identifying inefficiencies, and optimizing the infrastructure for unmatched availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Promote and oversee container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, reinforcing efficient application deployment.
• Mentor team members, particularly on AWS design, implementation, and fostering a culture rooted in DevOps principles throughout the SDLC.
• Stay updated with the latest in DevOps, advocating for innovative strategies that enhance operational efficiency.
• Champion strict adherence to security standards, ensuring all DevOps operations surpass safety and compliance benchmarks.
• Follow all organizational Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) concerning approvals and reviews.

The above job description and requirements are general in nature and may be subject to change based on the specific needs and requirements of the organization and project.