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Tatitlek provides Information Technology Operations and Maintenance Support (ITO&MS) for the BEP's Chief Information Officer (CIO) Directorate's Office; Office of Information Technology Operations (OITO) in support of BEP's printing services mission. These services are provided 24/7.

Personnel are responsible for providing an effective, efficient, and proactive approach to managing, supporting, securing, and maintaining the BEP IT network infrastructure and systems to ensure a sustainable, efficient, effective, and highly reliable environment for government employees and contractors. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop automation solutions using Azure ARM & Logic Apps, as well as perform process automation using PowerShell, python and GUI runbooks.
• Develop Desired State Configuration (DSC) or equivalent baseline runbooks, automation of inspection, validation and implementation of DSC for resources such as servers and cloud resources of configuration items including but not limited to security policies, configuration or drift from desired state.
• Identify opportunities for automation, collaborate with teams to determine highest value tasks, and implement automation solutions to reduce manhours on routine tasks.
• Responsible for supporting an engineering effort in planning, designing, testing, building, implementing, deploying, and transitioning Information Technology (IT) solutions to meet various customer requirements.
• Improving efficiency, accuracy, and speed in business processes, ultimately leading to increased productivity and reduced costs.
• Responsible for the performance, equipment reliability, uptime percentage, design, development, and optimization of automation systems, and processes to improve production efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and ensure high-quality outputs.
• Monitor and report on network utilization, resource consumption, and performance metrics to optimize software performance. Will provide customers with seamless transitions to leading edge solutions which meet security requirements.
• Provide operations and maintenance for development and test environments and provide specialized support for mission specific systems and applications.
• Work closely with product, operations, and engineering teams within the organization to understand requirements and translate them into scalable automation solutions.
• Continuously research and explore new testing tools, technologies, and methodologies to enhance the overall testing process.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• At least four (4) years' experience of large enterprise infrastructure and software automation utilizing various automation tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) AWS Cloud Formation, Microsoft Power Automate, etc.).
• Experience in multiple programming languages (e.g., Powershell, bash, python C#/Rust/Ruby) and a basic understanding of software development methodologies.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in all phases of engineering, automation, application, and development of multiple operating systems.
• Microsoft Certified Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Red Hat Certified Specialist in Microsoft Windows Automation with Ansible 
• H.S Diploma or GED
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have a clear background with no derogatory financial history
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government clearance

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS:

As a condition of employment, must pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people.  Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated.  We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment.  We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business.