Job description

Job Title: DevOps Engineer-II. (REMOTE)
Location: Madison, WI 53703
Duration: 3 Months

Job Description:
This contractor is required to serve in a DevOps Engineer II role with a primary focus around "Security" for the Department's Unemployment Insurance Systems Modernization project. This project is an effort to systematically and incrementally modernize the client Unemployment Insurance systems, and through that effort moving from on-premise to a cloud based infrastructure within a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. The DevOps Engineer II with a primary focus around "Security" that will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing security solutions and practices within our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. Primary objective will be to safeguard our cloud-based infrastructure, applications, and data while ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Working with the Technical Lead for this effort, this role will help in defining the future state for the technology platform and assists in the creation of the roadmap to implement that vision. This contractor will be responsible for ensuring that there is strong communication to both technical and non-technical resources about the technology needs for this effort and the benefits and risks associated with the recommendations.

Hardware/Software Environment:

Google Cloud Platfrom (GCP)
Cloud Security Principles
Google Cybersecuirty Professional Certificate
Infrastructure, Application & Data Security principles

Top Required "Must Have" Skills:

Google Cloud Platform (primary focus "security)
Fluent in IT Technologies "best practices" skills and concepts
Project management experience
Exp with monitoring and analysis of security events of interest to detect security risks and threats.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Cloud Security Principles
Infrastructure, Application & Data Security principles
Analytical/problem solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Top Nice-To-Have Skills:

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Microsoft 365 Office Products
Project Management knowledge
Implement and enforce security requirements
Previous experience providing this service for government a plus, and experience with client's environments will be especially valuable.

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