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Job Description

Overview

Working in an agile software development environment, the CI-CD Automation Engineer is responsible for automating build-test-deploy lifecycle for wide variety of applications. The candidate will work as a member of the DevOps team to focus on enhancing Groovy / Shell / Perl scripts and testing, platform services and contributing code to multiple automation projects. The automation engineer will work collaboratively with the Development, IT Operations, and QA teams both onshore and offshore in implementing software configuration management best practices to accelerate and optimize delivery methodologies.

The ideal candidate will be a team player and a self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced job, thrives on problem solving, and is committed to delivering seamless product availability to large enterprises.

Responsibilities

The candidates first project will be CI/CD automation and help drive the migration effort of converting Cotiviti applications to run in a containerized environment utilizing RedHat OpenShift.

Responsible for maintaining the tools and processes for a large, enterprise level system in a fast-paced, agile, service-oriented environment.

Work with team members to manage and administer enterprise-wide development tools Bitbucket/Git, Jenkins, Nexus, OpenShift, SonarQube.

Automate build, packaging, testing, and deployment processes using tools and/or scripts.

Responsible for continuous integration and continuous deployment for multiple initiatives across all products.

Work with production release team to identify and implement methodology for highly flexible and responsive releases (weekly, biweekly, monthly, and bimonthly).

Automate end to end build processes, patching, and production product deployments.

Structure and maintain the software configuration management to build very secure and high availability systems.

Scale infrastructure to meet rapidly increasing demand. Monitor site stability and performance and troubleshoot site issues.

Build and maintain a resilient, secure, and efficient SaaS application platform to meet established SLAs.

Provide support to development teams that use the automated infrastructure. Collaborate with developers to bring new features and services into production.

An understanding of the full stack software development (databases, services, REST, client-side, user interface).

Working closely with Delivery teams to engineer solutions for production/enterprise automation efforts across all lines of business within Enterprise Client Engineering.

Work with various stakeholders to set-up required lower level and production environments including the deployment of applications, artifacts, and tools.

Emphasize automation, implement processes, procedures, and best practice guidelines for code management.

Guide teams with DevOps best practices, including improved scalability, performance, reliability, and speed to market.

Interface with leadership, Group Leads, and Lead Architects to convey infrastructure requirements, plan, and schedule deployment of tasks, and resolve any issues that impact deployment of the Application delivery systems.

Competencies

Communicates with Impact: Presents information and ideas in a thoughtful and compelling manner. Is clear and concise in verbal and written communications. Shares information freely and speaks openly and honestly. Seeks to understand the perspectives of others.

Drives and Delivers Results: Sets clear priorities, takes action, stays focused, and overcomes barriers to deliver expected results.

Solves Problems and Makes Good Decisions: Evaluates critical information needed to understand problems, determine probable causes, and develop workable solutions. Accurately assesses the costs, benefits, and risks associated with alternative courses of action and makes high quality and timely decisions.

Leads Change: Sees emerging patterns and opportunities. Adapts quickly and easily to new information, changing conditions or unexpected events. Facilitates and communicates change across the team or organization to drive adoption.

Lives Our Values: Behaves in a way that consistently demonstrates commitment to Cotiviti values (Open, Collaboration, Customer driven & Accountable)

Information Security and Compliance: Demonstrates understanding of Cotiviti policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements, and performs duties in accordance with such regulatory requirements. Assures confidentiality and security of all data. Demonstrates the skills, knowledge, and ability to ensure that our environment is a safe one, complying with industry standards.

Shapes the Future: Recognizes trends and their impact on the business. Accurately forecasts opportunities and obstacles, clearly defines a future state, sets the direction, and lead others toward the goal. Communicates the purpose and strategy in a way that inspires people to embrace it and make it their own.

Builds and Enables Great Teams: Attracts and selects strong talent. Provides guidance, feedback, coaching, and development to help people succeed and grow. Recognizes and rewards exceptional performance.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree (or higher) with a major in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- Overall, 3 + Years of IT experience and 2+ years experience in Shell / Perl scripting
- Experience in DevOps, CI/CD implementation.
- Experience in containerization platforms (one of them) - RedHat OpenShift/ Kubernetes/ AWS EKS
- Experience with Deployment Automation & Orchestration platform (Jenkins).
- Experience with collaborative version control systems (Git/ GitHub / GitLab / Bitbucket).
- Experience with configuration management tools like Chef, Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet.
- Experience with cloud computing and container solutions such as Amazon EC2, Docker.
- Experience with scripting languages (Groovy, Python, Jenkins DSL) to develop automation tools.
- Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMWare.
- Experience with managing code repositories and best practices as it relates to DevOps.
- Knowledge of basic Java constructs in both web and thick client applications.
- Familiarity with Enterprise Oracle DB deployments.
- Experience with development using SAFe Agile principles.
- Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence
- Professional with ability to properly handle confidential information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to learn and quickly absorb new material, Strong troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work well independently and in a team environment.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize and meet deadlines.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Self-motivated and willing to do what it takes to get the job done.
- Must be able to sit and use a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
- Must have flexibility and willingness to participate in the work processes of an international organization, including conference calls scheduled to accommodate global time zones.
- Experience in health care industry is a plus.