Lead DevOps Engineer

Jobs Bridge Inc is among the fastest growing IT staffing / professional services organization with its own job portal. Jobs Bridge works extremely closely with a large number of IT organizations in the most in-demand technology skill sets. Only GC/Citizen.  - Experience with systems automation and configuration management (Puppet).  - Knowledge of DevOps principles and practice.  - Knowledge of enterprise integrations.  - Knowledge of API development.  - Experience with DevOps toolchain components such as ChatOps, Source Code Management, Configuration as Code, Continuous Integration/Deployment, Knowledge of integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo), Orchestration toolsets, GitHub, Jira, etc.  - Experience in a high-volume or critical production service environment.  - Deep understanding of Linux fundamentals as well as OS commands/utilities.  - Programming ability with at least one of the following: perl, python, php, or ruby and a shell language (bash, korn, etc.).  - Knowledge of operational and security best practices.  - Knowledge of monitoring and trending systems - i.e. nagios, graphite, statsd.  - Familiarity with cloud environment (vCAC, AWS, Azure, OpenStack, RackSpace, etc.).  - Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive.  - Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  - Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.  - Demonstrated excellence in a variety of competencies including teamwork/collaboration, analytical thinking, communication and influencing skills, and technical expertise.  - Ability to work with changing priorities and with multiple projects.  - Ability to be precise and attentive to detail is essential.  - Ability to work with minimal supervision.  - Ability to work weekend and off-hour work on occasion.  Preferred Qualifications  - 5+ years of Linux System's Engineering/Administration experience.  - RedHat or VCP certifications are strongly preferred.  - VMWare vShpere 5+.  - Windows Server 2008+.  - Familiar with software packaging and code deployment.  - Experience using Open Source Software (OSS).  - Knowledge of any of the following: Java, Apache httpd, Tomcat, Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, XML.  - ITIL Foundations v3 certified a plus.  vCAC, AWS, Azure, OpenStack, RackSpace Multiple Openings for GC/Citizen