Senior Advanced Software Engineer (DevSecOps)
ACARA Solutions and our client in Scottsdale, AZ have several contract-to-direct hire positions available.Sr. Advanced Software Engineer'sHourly rate: $100.00-115.00+ DOE
Skills: Python / Java programming languagesUnderstanding of DevOps principles: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, automation, configuration management, and infrastructure as code
Familiar with Scaled Agile methodology and its best practice
Security knowledge: Familiarity with security best practices, risk, compliance & vulnerability management, encryption & PKI, incident response, auditing and monitoring
Programming and scripting: Proficiency and strong knowledge in languages such as Python, Linux/UNIX, YAML, and JSON.Cloud platforms: Experience with AWS (AWS Solutions Architect strongly preferred) and its services (including fundamental AWS networking), knowing Azure is a plus
Containerization: Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of API Design, testing, development and management
Collaboration and communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with development team members, operations, and security teams
Problem-solving and analytical skills: Ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
Documentation: Well versed in generating documentation and sharing important knowledge
Artificial Intelligence: Well versed in prompt engineering and utilizing popular AI tools to accelerate workload
Tools:CI/CD tools: Gitlab, Nexus Managed Artifacts, AWS: AWS EKS, EC2, Lambda, S3, EBS/EFS, VPC, DNS, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
Configuration management: Ansible, Terragrunt, ArgoCDBuild/Development: VS Code, Maven
Event streaming platform (nice to have): Kafka messaging
Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Security, Monitoring and logging: ACAS/Grype vulns scanning, SIEM (Splunk) Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
Version control: Git
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
Collaboration: Jira, Confluence