IT Security Specialist

IT Security Specialist

BCforward is currently seeking an initiative-taking IT Security Specialist for an opportunity in Charlotte, NC / Jersey City, NJ / Chandler, AZ

Position Title: IT Security Specialist

Location: Charlotte, NC / Jersey City, NJ / Chandler, AZ

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Please note this is the target date and it is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12 Months.

Job Type: CONTRACT, (Hybrid)

Monday- Friday (5x8)

Candidate who is authorized to work independently

Pay Range: $75- $85/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per-diem, etc).

Job Description:

Help create a best-in-class software development environment that can be replicated across the organization. Candidates must have 5+ years of enterprise scale programming in Python Ansible, ideally working with VCF, vSphere, vRealize Suite, NSX-T platform APIs at scale. Work collaboratively as a part of the Software Engineering team to enable the development, configuration, and operation of key systems and applications to enable adoption of VCF into the Bank of America Environment. Streamline our development operations and processes, standardize environments, as well as build and maintain tools for development, automated testing, regression, deployment, monitoring and operations. Will be responsible for automation and streamlining of multiple vSphere/NSX-T/vRealize Suite development operations and processes. Build and maintain automated tools for deployment, monitoring and day to day vSphere, NSX-T, vRealize Suite operations. Create and present design and development progress to peers and stakeholders as part of end of sprint ceremonies.

5+ years of experience of software development in building enterprise-level software.

Hands-on production experience with vSphere, Aria Suite, and NSX-T products

Strong development background in vSphere APIs, Aria Suite APIs, NSX-T APIs, Python

Expertise in Ansible, including experience with its architecture and writing custom modules

Design, develop, and implement automation solutions using Python and Ansible

Participate in agile software development processes and contribute to project planning and estimation. Familiarity with project management tool such as JIRA

Work with development team to integrate automation solution into a workflow

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Continuously improve the automation process and tools to ensure maximum efficiency and reliability

Understand of software development life cycle and participate in SDLC process and contribute to the design, development, and testing phases

Write unit tests and perform system integration testing to ensure the quality and reliability of automation solution

Experience with CI/CD tool such as Jenkins, including writing deployment scripts to support customized builds and deployment environments

Hands-on experience with Git and version control practices

Good written and verbal communication skills, ability to write documentation for end user and present designs to peers and user stakeholders

Understanding of ITIL processes is a plus

Hands on Cohesity / Netbackup / Avamar product experience

Version Control (Git/Bitbucket)

Typically requires 5+ years of software development experience with some exposure to network programming and networking protocols

Solid understanding of network concepts, load balancers, routing, subnets, firewalls

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

Keywords:

[vSphere, NSX API, Aria API, Python, Ansible, Banking/Financial Domain]

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class places to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

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Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 240387 when responding to this ad.

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