Kforce is seeking a local candidate in Salt Lake City, UT for a 5-year contract for a DevOps Engineer role. Responsibilities: * Cross and merge the barriers that exist between software development, testing and operations teams while keeping existing networks in mind as they design, plan and test * Project management, best practices and workflows * Tools such as JIRA, GitHub, AWS DevOps * Assist developers in troubleshooting: Applications; Migrations; Conversions; Deployments/publications; Additional skills beyond system administrator * Security roles: Enforcing governance and best practices through security guardrails; Adhere to all State of Utah security definitions * Evaluate logs * Follow specific procedures and document for knowledge transfer * Work in conjunction with like-minded departments and closely with developers and other DevOps personnel throughout the State of Utah to successfully deploy applications and ensure consistent and repeatable practices * Collaborate with software developers, system operators and other IT staff members to manage code releases and cloud infrastructure * Use leadership skills to team build and train others by being the example through showing self-motivation, professionalism and adaptability to change * DevOps will require additional skills beyond system administrator * Work with developers to understand workflows, identify resources, system requirements, create Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts to provision the resources, and create automated CI/CD pipelines, across all environments * Work closely with Developers, Sys Admins, and Cloud Architects on best practices * Provision resources in cloud environments * Maintain and troubleshoot the health of applications and infrastructure * Build and maintain consistent environments * Manage the reliability of application infrastructure and environments, such as monitoring and identifying ways to make improvements * Ensure consistent and accurate billing