Junior Dev Ops Engineer at Swift in Manassas, United States

Summary: Swift is the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. As a Junior DevOps Engineer, you will support the testing and deployment of software systems, working closely with developers and stakeholders to analyze specifications and ensure smooth software rollout. Responsibilities: - Perform day-to-day systems administration/management activities that may include initial set-up, configuration, testing of hardware or software platforms, user account administration requests and/or customization to maintenance and upgrade projects - Resolve problem management issues regarding system/operations by identifying corrective measures/ improvements. May include installations, set-ups, error message, online transactions, system/application status, operational procedures in accordance with the service level agreement - Participate in development and maintenance of test tools - Interact with network services, software systems engineering and /or applications development in order to restore availability of services and/or identify root cause of problems - Ensure user satisfaction by providing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and problem resolution services - May participate in the planning and implementation of system/network projects/enhancements, ensuring adherence to documented processes and procedures and risk mitigation efforts - May automate administrative tasks to improve the monitoring of applications ensuring effectiveness in line with customer needs and departmental policies - May participate and organize environment testing and installations/upgrades. Maintain records of deployment and identify problems - Manage and coordinate the problem and change management processes including coordination of the team products/projects such as schedules, release planning and release management costs and the coordination of the change management process flow. Validate newly created cases and change requests for accuracy and completeness and forward to appropriate person(s) depending on the product - Review moderately complex problem situations and participate in the identification of opportunities for improvement to processes, procedures or tools - Acquire, develop and maintain technical and product knowledge in pursuance of the above objectives Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline - 1-3 years of hands-on experience contributing to software development teams - Experience working in a Linux environment - Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Perl - Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible - Experience with source code repositories such as GitHub and Bitbucket - Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware and KVM Required Skills: Linux, Python, Bash, Shell scripting, Perl, Ansible, GitHub, Bitbucket, VMware, KVM Benefits: Medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, Retirement plan plus matching 401k