DevOps Developer (Puppet)

Company Description

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within
the teams of the world’s leading companies to help them build innovative
businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step
ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for
employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge
digital innovation for our customers.
We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or
small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our
unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo
Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all
areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality
assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.
Since its inception, Halo Group has been recognized for numerous awards, including: 
- INC 5000
- Future 50
- 101 Best and Brightest
- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
- Goldline Research - “Most Dependable Companies”
- Ernst & Young - “Entrepreneur of the Year” Finalist

Mandatory
• Strong experience with automation/configuration management using Puppet, Chef or an equivalent.
• Good knowledge with Puppet, Puppet’s declarative language to specify system configuration in Puppet manifests, complex resource dependencies, compilation into catalogs for distribution to target systems/servers, and split Puppet Master architecture.
• Proven configuration management skills and mindset.
• Experience maintaining large clusters using configuration tools such as : Puppet/Chef - Strong practical Linux and Windows-based systems administration skills in a cloud or virtualized environment.
• Prior experience of operating highly available and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience in any of the scripting language - Shell, Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Experience with revision control source code repositories (Git,SVN,etc- ).
• Work with development teams to identify and implement automation in appropriate areas.
• Knowledge on distributed applications/enterprise applications is plus.
• Deep, working knowledge of web, database and OS server configuration (Linux, Apache, and MySQL preferred platforms).
• Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 7+ years of experience with IT

** U.S. Citizens and those who are authorized to work independently in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
This is a Contract to Hire Job
Visa: Only US Citizen, GC & GC-EAD.
** All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.