DevOps Architect

DevOps Architect

Pay Rate

$59–$64/hr

Location

Austin, TX

Education

Bachelor's Degree required

Work Arrangement

remote- Local candidate preferred (Austin, TX)

Vaccine Mandate

No

Travel

No travel required; expenses not covered

Industry Experience

Not required

Extension Potential

High

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced DevOps Architect to support the NSK Claims replatform initiative, transitioning from legacy CoolGen/CA Gen applications to a modern Java-based platform. This individual will lead and support CI/CD automation, GitHub implementation, source control migration, and configuration/release management while coordinating with DevOps, Configuration Management (CM/NSK), development, and infrastructure teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines for Java applications, including automated builds, testing, packaging, and deployments.
• Support migration from Azure DevOps (ADO) to GitHub, including repository administration, branching strategies, pull requests, and access controls.
• Manage configuration, build, release governance, version control, and environment promotion processes.
• Support both legacy CoolGen/CA Gen and modern Java platforms during the replatform transition.
• Integrate automated testing, security scanning, code quality checks, and artifact management into CI/CD workflows.
• Troubleshoot pipeline, deployment, configuration, and environment issues.
• Establish documentation, release procedures, and DevOps best practices while supporting knowledge transfer to internal teams.

Required Qualifications / Must-Have Skills

GitHub, CI/CD pipeline development, Java application builds/deployments, and enterprise configuration/release management.

• Git / GitHub & Source Control Management (3–5 years)
• CI/CD & DevOps Automation (5–7 years)
• Configuration & Release Management (5–7 years)
• Azure DevOps (ADO) (3–5 years)

Additional Preferred Skills

• GitHub Actions and Java build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Azure cloud platform experience.
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent).
• CoolGen/CA Gen or comparable legacy application platform experience.
• Artifact management tools (GitHub Packages, Artifactory, Nexus).
• DevSecOps, automated testing, and security scanning.
• Enterprise modernization or legacy-to-Java migration experience.
• Healthcare/Medicaid or other highly regulated enterprise experience.

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on DevOps professional with strong GitHub, Java CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and configuration/release management experience. The ideal candidate understands enterprise release controls and can support both legacy and modern platforms during a large-scale modernization effort.