DevOps Engineer

We are currently seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our client’s IT department team in Albany, NY. This team is responsible for developing and maintaining custom applications to support all functions of the organization. The client is required by law to draft, or aid in drafting, or examine legislative Bills and Resolutions, and amendments thereto, and to advise as to their constitutionality, consistency, or effect. The Information Technology department is responsible for developing and maintaining custom applications to support all functions of the Commission. In support of the client’s mission of drafting and crafting legislative documents, the Data Processing department has developed many texts entry, legislative retrieval, bill tracking, bill status and numerous other custom office support systems. These systems provide a wide variety of services to the public.

Job Duties

System Deployment and Maintenance

• Install, configure, and manage the on-premises deployment of the LWB 360 platform applications and supporting services.
• Manage Docker containerized services, including the Python-based document and asynchronous worker services as well as associated dependencies.
• Configure and maintain orchestra tools (e.g., Kubernetes or Docker Swarm) for container management.

Infrastructure Management

• Commercial experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) tools and best practices.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining a containerized on-premises infrastructure capable of supporting horizontal scaling.
• Optimize resource allocation for computers, storage, and networking to meet performance requirements.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and failover mechanisms for critical services.
• Maintain automated pipelines to streamline deployment of LWB 360 updates.

System Monitoring and Performance

• Implement monitoring solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track system health,

container performance, and application metrics.

• Implement and maintain solution for aggregating system logs and metrics to aid the

identification and resolution of bottlenecks and issues.

Security and Compliance

• Ensure system security by configuring firewalls, SSL/TLS certificates, and secure access policies.
• Implement and maintain fine-grained role-based access control (RBAC) for users and services.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with organizational and regulatory security requirements.

Collaboration and Support

• Work closely with LWB 360 development teams to troubleshoot issues in the application stack.
• Provide documentation and training for IT staff to support ongoing system operations.

Qualifications

• Experience managing on-premises deployments, including networking, storage, and server configurations.
• Experience managing Red Hat OpenShift
• Knowledge of AWS environments, Docker, Kubernetes, Postgres SQL, Elasticsearch, Terraform or similar technologies a must.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Linux system administration, OpenID Connect, Keycloak, LDAP, Python, C++, and web development preferred.

Salary Range: $80,000 – $110,000

Benefits

• Retirement plan-guaranteed pension
• Life/Health /Vision/Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement

Garnet River® is a full-service information technology company that customizes solutions for its clients. We solve challenges through staff augmentation, project-based teams and technical solutions. Our staffing division works as a recruiting arm for companies in the region and across the country. Clients turn to us to help them find professional talent.

Garnet River LLC is an Equal Employment opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer. Minorities/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V)