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Senior Systems Engineer (DevOps)

Pyramid Consulting, Inc

Kirkland, WA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$60–$69.67 Per Hour
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Ansible, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Strategy, Communication Skills, Computer Security, Configuration Management, Consulting, DevOps, Docker, Employee Benefits, Establish Priorities, Identify Issues, Incident Response, Information Technology & Information Systems, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Investigative Reports, Java, Linux Administration, Linux Operating System, Organizational Skills, Policy Development, Programming Languages, Puppet (Configuration Management), Python Programming/Scripting Language, Security Analysis, Short Messaging Service (SMS), Software Patches, Software Upgrades, Strategic Planning, Systems Engineering, Time Management, Vulnerability Scanners
LOCATION
Kirkland, WA
POSTED
3 days ago
Immediate need for a talented Senior Systems Engineer (DevOps). This is a 12 Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Kirkland, WA (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-21082

Pay Range: $60 - $69.67/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
 
Key Responsibilities:
  • Monitors, tracks, responds, investigates and reports vulnerabilities and works with the responsible parties in System Engineering and Security teams to drive timely results and remediation
  • Partners with stakeholders to drive down vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies across the organization.
  • Assist with writing and deploying Puppet or Ansible playbooks to resolve vulnerabilities
  • Assess and remediate container image vulnerabilities across registries and Kubernetes environments; coordinate vulnerability scanning and patching in containerized workloads
  • Write knowledge articles as needed
  • Assist with defining hardening policies that will improve our security posture
  • Review, consult and prepare for planned change introduction to environment.
  • Partner with teams to plan and execute software code upgrades as needed.
Key Requirements and Technology Experience:
  • A solid foundation in Linux infrastructure and configuration management tools such as Puppet or Ansible.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure
  • Proficiency with Kubernetes architecture, cluster operations, and container orchestration; ability to assess security posture of containerized environments
  • Hands-on experience with container security scanning tools and vulnerability assessment in container registries (e.g., artifact scanning, image analysis)
  • Solid understanding of and have experience with most of the following infrastructure services. VMWare, Puppet, Ansible, Imaging, Artifactory, Git
  • Working knowledge of container platforms (Docker, Podman) and Kubernetes distributions; experience with Helm or similar K8s deployment tools
  • Familiarity with programming language components for java and python
  • Strong Coordination & Troubleshooting skills in handling Complex Security Incidents & escalations.
  • Solid understanding of Linux
  • Hands-on experience with vulnerability management tools and strong technical understanding and experience assessing vulnerabilities and identifying weaknesses in cloud infrastructure services.
  • Demonstrated experience with container vulnerability scanning platforms and the ability to triage, prioritize, and remediate container-based vulnerabilities
  • Ability to partner with peers who are globally distributed is a key part of this role.
  • Strong communication skills and empathy for customers.
Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
 
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