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.

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree