The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) requires the assistance of a Senior Automation engineer to help automate and improve the build, deploy and operation of (NC FAST) Applications. The primary role is to lead Automation effort of infrastructure provisioning, build and deploy activities for NC FAST applications. This position must demonstrate a solid understanding of AWS infrastructure and software release life cycle. This position will be responsible for automating and performing tasks associated with the build and deploy processes for the NCFAST application by preparing and executing build scripts using Ansible,cloud formation etc. This position will provide hands-on Automation support to the release and Application development teams for the entire release management lifecycle across multiple applications as well as recommend process improvements keeping Agile and DevOps culture and practices in mind. This position will also beresponsible for supporting tasks and activities for the release/build team inthe Architecture and Infrastructure Unit of the NCFAST program. The position will work with IT management toimprove the software engineering processes and practices associated withcontinuous integration and Continuous deployment (CI/CD) of applicationchanges. This position will interact with the architects, developers,deployment Team, and Database Administrators to ensure automation of varioustasks. This position is required to be on call forevenings and weekends as required to meet business needs. Required/Desired Skills Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Experience with automating OS and software patches and upgrades across multiple environments using automations tools like Ansible Required 7 Years Hands on Experience (like branching, merging, configuring, and administering) with BitBucket or GIT Source Code Management tool Required 3 Years Hands on experience in Automating build/deploy process including changes to database using tools like Ansible Required 7 Years Knowledge and experience in J2EE-specific application hosting, application tracing/debugging, and application deployment. Required 7 Years Experience with build and release activities for large number of teams Required 2 Years Hands on experience developing and managing CI/CD (DevOps) pipeline using tools like Teamcity, Jenkins, Ansible Highly desired 2 Years Thorough knowledge/experience with Agile SDLC processes (Scrum, Kanban) Highly desired 2 Years Strong knowledge and understanding of Amazon web Services and infrastructure Highly desired 1 Years Questions No. Question Question1 Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement? Question2 Please list services on AWS cloud platform in which the candidate has hands-on experience. Question3 Please list CI/CD (Automation) tools/technologies on which the candidate has hands-on experience. Question4 Please provide candidate's current location (City and state), NOT a Yes or No response. Question5 Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment. Question6 will the candidate be subcontracted at the time of submission? Question7 Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement? Question8 Payment for all approved hours will be paid at the straight hourly rate regardless of the total hours worked by the engaged resource. It is the responsibility of the supplier to adhere to any applicable compensation laws including payment for overtime hours. Do you accept this requirement? Question9 Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate s VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm? Question10 This position requires that, if selected for the role, candidate agrees to comply with EO224-COVID-19 Guidelines. Do you accept this requirement and affirm you will share this requirement with your candidate and have obtained confirmation that your candidate will comply with these guidelines? Pls reply YES or NO Question11 Work currently can be performed remote with potential for onsite at the Client/manager s discretion. Question12 Candidates submitted above the rate of XX120 may not be considered. Do you accept this requirement? Question13 Please list candidate's email address HERE that will be used when submitting E-RTR.