Configuration Administrator

**Company Description**
IS Global Service Center (GSC) operating from Chennai, India, is a part of IS supporting Expeditors IT operations.IS GSC started with 6 employees now we are 490+ employees today delivering world class Information services globally. This Product based Strategic Center's IT transformation has delivered a radical change to Expeditors IT manpower profile and skills over the past three years and will continue to deliver services as we continue to grow responsibly in the coming years.

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1979 we have employed over 18,000+ trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 340+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

A **Configuration Administrator** works on projects or tasks that ensure consistency & stability in design & implementation of software tools used in the development of software & asset management in the production environment. Be creative during collaboration on best practices and ways to improve performance along with efficiency. Possess resolve for troubleshooting complex and simple issues alike. They will have a keen eye for recognizing inefficiency and take the initiative to simplify processes for their team and customers. A solid understanding of automation and infrastructure as code would be desired

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Utilizing Infrastructure as Code best practices, develop, maintain, and enhance systems using scripting language (Python and bash)
- Analyze the design issues and suggest better solution.
- Provide recommendations to management through research and review of recent industry solutions in various configuration related tools/technologies.
- Maintain Config admin owned tools such Nexus, GitLab, k8’s, Apache, Tomcat, etc. with ability to utilize Ansible.
- Create documentation and training material; provide training to others to ensure cross collaboration.
- Participate in Company wide working group for contribute to strategy for Enterprise needs.

**Qualifications** Minimum Qualifications**
- 5+ years of DevSecOps experience as Config Admin or similar role
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skillset.
- Past participation in major systems rollouts and deployments
- Understanding of advanced continuous delivery methods.
- Solid foundation in internet and networking concepts
- Proficient UNIX/LINUX scripting knowledge (PERL, Bash, etc.)
- Ability to formulate a design strategy from a mix of business requirements, concept documents and verbal description.
- Outstanding communication skills, including oral, written, motivation and presentation skills.

**Desired Qualifications**
- Hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux/Solaris
- Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes including deployments
- Cloud deployment models and concepts - Azure or AWS or GCP
- Hands-on experience with DevSecops Tools: Jenkins, Nexus, GitLab, Ansible, chef, OWASP,etc.
- Experience in configuring various monitoring tools. (ELK, ops-view, Grafana, Prometheus, etc.)
- Experience in DevSecOps and CI/CD pipeline management.
- Java programming experience is advantage
- Held the role of a critical contributor to or leading major systems rollouts and deployments

Active participant in the vendor/product selection process
**Additional Information**
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

- Paid Vacation, Holiday
- Health Plan: Medical Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Education Programs
- Unlimited opportunities for career advancement