Devops Consultant

DevOps Consultant

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Duration: 06 months

Years: 12

Must haves:

• Retail / Food services industry experience

• Mobile application experience (iOS / Android)

• Client management skills – not just individual contributor DevOps experience

• Specific release management experience in addition to regular DevOps, including working with stakeholders at all levels in the business

Job Description:

Software Development Cycle Focus

• Primary Focus: End of the development cycle, specifically release engineering.

Key Areas:

• Build process automation

• Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD)

• Release preparation and automation

• Post-release monitoring and issue resolution

• Collaborating with DevOps for infrastructure

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Automate the entire release preparation cycle to eliminate manual testing and release prep.

• Ensure reliable, reproducible builds and consistent build results.

• Manage and enhance CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.

• Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks using Selenium, Appium, etc.

• Collaborate with development, QA, and DevOps teams to identify and resolve release issues.

• Monitor post-release metrics, analytics, and feedback to identify and resolve issues.

• Create and maintain dashboards and monitoring tools for release performance and issues.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in release engineering and automation.

Business Value Contribution

• Efficiency: Reduce the two-week release preparation time, accelerating the development cycle.

• Reliability: Ensure higher quality releases with fewer post-release issues.

• Scalability: Enhance the ability to scale release processes across multiple environments and teams.

• Innovation: Introduce new tools and methodologies to stay ahead in the automation and release engineering space.

Metrics for Accountability

• Reduction in release preparation time.

• Number of successful automated builds and deployments.

• Decrease in post-release issues and bugs.

• Improvement in release cycle time and frequency.

• User feedback and satisfaction related to release quality.

Critical Background Experience

• Strong DevOps or release engineering experience (4+ years).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD practices and tools.

• Proficiency in automated testing tools (Selenium, Appium).

• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms (AWS, GCP).

• Experience with both manual and automated testing, preferably in the mobile domain.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-resolution skills.

• Engineering manager mindset with recent hands-on engineering experience.

Role Growth and Thought Leadership

• Initial Growth:

• Master the existing Client mobile ecosystem and release processes.

• Optimize and automate current release workflows.

• Long-term Growth:

• Lead the implementation of cutting-edge release automation technologies.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers in best practices for release engineering.

• Represent the organization at industry conferences and forums.

• Creating Influence:

• Publish articles and case studies on successful automation projects.

• Participate in and contribute to industry groups and standards.

• Host internal workshops and training sessions on release engineering and automation.