DevOps Engineer

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This role is for an IBMi DevOps Engineer, remote for 6 months with potential extension, offering expertise in IBMi/AS400, automated deployments, and CI/CD pipeline implementation. Key skills include Jenkins, Docker, and leadership in financial services environments.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 22, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
More than 6 months
🏝️ - Location type
Remote
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
United States
🧠 - Skills detailed
#DevOps #Ansible #Leadership #Cloud #Strategy #Jenkins #Consul #Automated Testing #Deployment #Docker #Containers
Role description

Job Title: IBMi DevOps Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension)

Job Overview:

We are seeking a hands-on IBMi DevOps Engineer to lead the modernization and optimization of deployment pipelines across our IBMi systems. This is not a development-heavy role — we are looking for a DevOps expert familiar with IBMi/AS400 who can assess current workflows, propose a target architecture, and accelerate environment delivery cycles. You will act as a player-coach, offering technical leadership while executing critical improvements hands-on.

Key Responsibilities:

   • Assess current IBMi deployment practices and environments, identifying bottlenecks and optimization opportunities

   • Deliver a comprehensive strategy by Q2 end with 5+ actionable recommendations to reduce developer cycle time

   • Evaluate modern DevOps tooling and recommend 3+ midrange pipeline enhancements targeting 15% delivery speed improvement

   • Lead pilot implementations of these improvements and measure impact

   • Propose infrastructure and CI/CD strategies spanning cloud (public/private), containers, and automated testing

   • Define and visualize a roadmap to transition from current to target state

   • Mentor junior staff and help build a supporting team

Preferred Qualifications:

   • Has strong DevOps experience specifically with IBMi / AS400

   • Proven experience with automated deployments, change management, and environment strategy

   • Can assess, design, and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines in IBMi ecosystems

   • Understands legacy systems and has experience in enterprise modernization

   • Comfortable working across cross-functional teams and driving organizational change

   • Experience in financial services environments is a major plus

   • Excellent communicator and visual thinker (you’ll be collaborating with leadership including the CTO)

Nice-to-Haves:

   • Prior experience at IBM or as an IBMi consultant

   • Experience with IBM-Z systems

   • Based in or near Evansville, IN (current data center location)

   • Familiarity with tools such as Rocket Aldon, Jenkins, RDi, Ansible, Docker, or similar CI/CD and infrastructure tools