Job Title: CFEngine Expert
Duration: 6-12 months
Location: Onsite/Hybrid Chicago - IL
Work Type:
Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.
Job Summary:
1. 10 years of experience working with CF Engine
2. Excellent communication skills
Job Description/ Responsibilities
Overview:
The Configuration Management Engineer is responsible for managing and maintaining the organization's configuration management infrastructure using CFEngine. This includes documenting policies, reviewing and optimizing existing policies, upgrading the CFEngine server and components, and upgrading CFEngine clients across the environment.
Responsibilities:
Policy Documentation:
Document CFEngine policies in a clear and organized manner, ensuring that all configurations and settings are thoroughly explained.
Maintain up-to-date documentation for new policies and changes to existing policies.
Policy Review and Optimization:
Regularly review existing CFEngine policies to identify areas for improvement, optimization, and simplification.
Analyze policy effectiveness, performance, and impact on system resources.
Identify and resolve policy conflicts, redundancies, and inefficiencies.
Suggest and implement improvements to enhance policy effectiveness and efficiency.
CFEngine Server and Component Upgrades:
Plan and execute upgrades of the CFEngine server and related components (e.g., hub, mission portal) to the latest stable versions.
Perform thorough testing and validation of upgrades in a non-production environment before deployment.
Ensure smooth transition and minimal disruption to production systems during upgrades.
Document upgrade procedures and maintain version control.
CFEngine Client Upgrades:
Plan and coordinate the upgrade of CFEngine clients across the organization's infrastructure.
Develop and implement a rolling upgrade strategy to minimize downtime and service disruptions.
Test and validate client upgrades in a non-production environment before deployment.
Provide guidance and support to system administrators during the client upgrade process.
Monitor and troubleshoot any issues arising from client upgrades.
Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing:
Work closely with system administrators, developers, and other stakeholders to understand their configuration management needs and requirements.
Provide training and knowledge transfer sessions on CFEngine policies, best practices, and configuration management concepts.
Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and contribute to the organization's configuration management best practices.
Continuous Improvement:
Stay up-to-date with the latest developments, features, and best practices in configuration management and CFEngine.
Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies and tools that can enhance the organization's configuration management capabilities.
Implement processes for continuous improvement, including regular policy reviews, automation, and performance monitoring.
Additional Information:
(Team size, direct reports, key deliverables, unique selling points, additional qualifications, team culture etc.)
Individual contributor role but critical.
Client is on tight deadlines and resource needs to ensure that you can understand the requirements, come up with options & suggestions, create Design, Create Plan & deliver to plan to agreed timelines
Resource has to be in client office in Chicago for atleast 1 week to 2 weeks in a month
ABOUT Ztek:
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Ztek Consulting Inc is a minority- and woman-owned business enterprise that leverages a unique blend of human talent, machine learning algorithms, and artificial intelligence to provide customized talent management solutions for clients. Ztek's diversity-focused hiring models have proven successful, particularly in hiring veterans. The company's veteran-focused hiring and deployment program, Z-V.E.T, matches skilled veterans with clients' needs in various areas.
Disclaimer:
Ztek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Ztek is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us at Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Ztek encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply for employment opportunities. Ztek does not discriminate against applicants based on citizenship status, immigration status, or national origin, in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1324b.
