F2F Interview - DevOps Architect in Sacramento, CA - ONSITE Only

[Ron .]

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Hi {JobSeeker : firstname} :
Hope you are doing well today!

This is in reference to your profile I got from our database. I wanted to check your availability for an URGENT position we have. Please find the detailed job description for your reference below.

If you are interested, please send me your updated resume along with your expected hourly rate.

Position:    DevOps Architect
Location:   Sacramento, CA
Client:         CalPERS


Job Description:

Inperson Interview Project Scope/Tasks The scope of this project encompasses the following deliverable base tasks: The consultant will provide application architecture and monitoring and DevOps/Platform Engineering expertise and mentoring to the ARTS team members, to support and service the critical state-wide myCalPERS application subsystems. The consultant will act as a Subject-Matter Expert (SME), assisting ARTS technical team members in the design, architecture, analysis, troubleshooting, review, and documentation of products supported by the ARTS Unit. The products are both on-prem and in the Azure or AWS cloud. The consultant may also act as the technical subject-matter expert on complex projects or may participate with other team members on projects of a complex nature or broad scope. Consultant responsibilities also include ensuring that all work performed under this agreement will comply with CalPERS Information Technology Services Branch (ITSB) policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines. The consultant is to submit to the technical project manager a written monthly status report as part of this agreement and provide mentoring to CalPERS' team members to expand their functional knowledge, analysis skills, and technical skills sets throughout the contract. Deliverable 1: Solution Architecture, Development and Test Support • Evaluate existing applications and provide roadmap for architectural upgrades and enhancements. • Evaluate unit tests and collaborate with the Regression Automation team to ensure adequate testing suites. • Provide input into design alternatives and provide alternative solutions based on the requirements and performance of the applications. Deliverable 2: Dev Ops Discovery and Assessment • Provide a thorough assessment of the existing CI/CD infrastructure, monitoring, security and compliance, and identify bottlenecks, risks and technical debt. • Provide a gap analysis between current state vs. industry standard. Deliverable 3: Roadmap & Strategy • Prioritized list of improvements (short, medium, long term). • Recommend upgrades and refactoring based on new technologies • Identify automation opportunities. • Security and compliance upgrade plan. Deliverable 4: Implementation of Approved Changes • CI/CD Pipeline Enhancements such as automated build, test, and deployment pipelines. • Monitoring and Logging Improvements to observability stack • Implementation of secrets management, vulnerability scanning, and access controls. • For cloud applications, optimize scaling policies, cost optimizations, and backup/recovery improvements. Deliverable 5: Knowledge Transfer On an ongoing basis through the end of the contract, all work products and deliverables (project status reports, business process, triage incident reports with resolution, meeting minutes, test cases, test outcomes) have to be discussed with the contract manager to ensure that all the information is documented and placed in a file share. Minimum Qualifications: 1.    Minimum of ten (10) years of expert-level experience as a DevOps Architect and System Integrator, with a proven track record of implementing solutions using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products. 2.    At least ten (10) years of experience serving as a Solution Architect for complex enterprise-scale applications, demonstrating the ability to design, integrate, and optimize large systems. 3.    A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the infrastructure and architecture of public pension systems, including system integration, scalability, performance optimization, and modernization of legacy platforms. 4.    Five (5) years of experience in developing technical documentation (standards, best practices, procedures) and delivering training or knowledge transfer sessions to team members. 5.    A minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting applications on cloud platforms, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, with expertise in deployment, monitoring, and operational support.

Looking forward to working with you!

Thanks,

Ron D'Silva
r...@elegantsolutions.us

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