Position Title: uDeploy Admin Sr Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in-office): Pittsburgh, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, OH, Birmingham, AL, Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Miamisburg, OH, Rocky Mount, NC, Other Client tech Hubs. Duration: 04-Month Contract to Hire (W2 Only) Shift Times/Preferred Time Zone 9-5 EST core hours, would require on-call/overnight coverage as needed (Only if RTB support cannot handle the issue, may be reached out to, but would be very rare). May be asked to join CRs on Monday nights, but wouldn’t be every Monday OT: Could be for after-hours work, would try to flex during the week first Travel: Quarterly as needed-PA or OH (If not in PA or OH, would be discussed) Job Description: We are seeking an experienced UDeploy Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in the installation, architecture, and upgrading of our UDeploy environment. This position is vital for mitigating risk and reducing costs within the bank, filling a key gap left by a former employee. Responsibilities: • Lead the installation, configuration, administration, and support of IBM Urban Code Deploy (Udeploy). • Drive Udeploy software upgrades, including managing licenses via IBM License Key Center. • Onboard new consumers to the Udeploy application. • Develop custom Udeploy plugins (e.g., integrating with ServiceNow). • Contribute to automation efforts using scripting languages like Groovy, Ansible, and Python. • Support a Java application that wraps the UDClient. Required Skills & Experience: • 5-7 years of overall experience, with a strong technical background. • 4+ years of hands-on experience with IBM UrbanCode Deploy (Udeploy), specifically with installation, configuration, architecture, and upgrade experience. • Proficiency in coding and scripting (e.g., Golang, Python, Java/Groovy, Bash). • Experience with automation frameworks and tools like Ansible and Terraform. • Expertise with Git and platforms such as Atlassian Bitbucket, GitHub Enterprise, or Azure DevOps Server. • Familiarity with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). • Strong understanding of Continuous Integration & Delivery Best Practices. Nice to Have: • Experience with Kubernetes and/or OpenShift and Helm for deploying application services. • Experience with the Jenkins platform, including provisioning, configuring, and using automation like Jenkins Configuration as Code (JCasC). • Ansible scripting experience. • Knowledge of Blue/Green deployments. • Experience with containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes). • Familiarity with Java development. • Kubernetes Certification or Jenkins Certification. Soft Skills: • Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills. • Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable to new technologies. Education: Can be flexible on education, experience is more important Kubernetes Cert is a plus Jenkins Cert a plus Years of experience: 5-7 Screening Questions: 1. Please describe any experience you have in a banking or large company environment in an end-user support capacity (specifically for issues that are not resolved by the normal operation support team, i.e., when issues are escalated to the engineering team for further triaging, remediation, and potentially root cause analysis)? 1. Confirm that the candidate has performed some of the following specifically with the IBM Udeploy technology (install, configure, upgrade, remediate vulnerabilities, capacity planning, etc). If the candidate has merely used the IBM Udeploy tool for their deployments, they might not be a good candidate. Interviews Process: 30 min screening IV w/HM 2nd round the above and additional team members, 30-60 mins Note: While education is flexible, significant experience, particularly with Udeploy installations and upgrades in large enterprises or banking environments, is highly valued.