Must haves:

·       10+ years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools

·       Extensive experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading

·       Extensive experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift.

A note on Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as "Onsite"; however, the consultant will be remote due to COVID-19 related Work from Home (WFH) direction. Once the I&IT cluster staff are required to return to the office, the resource under this request will be required to work onsite as well.

Description

Skill Set

·         Minimum 10 years of experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading

·         Minimum 5 years of experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift.

·         Working knowledge and experience in git, including branching and merging strategies (e.g. git-flow), collaborating via pull request and practicing GitOps

·         Working knowledge and experience of designing and implementing infrastructure as code build automation using Terraform and immutable infrastructure with Ansible and Packer

·         Minimum 10 years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools

·         Working knowledge and experience of implementing instances/applications performance tuning, storage/capacity management, DB migration/upgrade, Backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies

·         Working knowledge and experience of clustering Load Balancers, and Firewall configuration and accomplishing the same in Azure cloud

·         Experience with technologies (J2EE, Java) and web technologies (Node.js, Azure Functions, Serverless, Pub/Sub event driven systems, Azure App Gateway)

·         Experience with Informatics Power Centre tools, Designer, Workflow Manager, Workflow

·         Experience on application monitoring and support

·         Highly skilled analysis and problem-solving skills

Lead Evaluator

George Li

Deliverables

Task 1

·         Monthly Performance Status Report (where applicable)

Deliverables

·         All deliverables that consultant worked on during past month are included

·         Progress and specific accomplishment against the deliverable are described

·         Status of consultant’s deliverable compared to the project Baseline

Estimated Completion Date

·         Monthly

Task 2

·         Review Technical Design

·         Revise Technical Design Based on Review

·         Develop automation scripts based on technical design

·         Implement & Promote to User Test environment

·         Implement & Promote Production environment

·         Document for Knowledge transfer

·         Provide support to the development of integration and data migration requirements

·         Provide support to the Q&A phase of the project

·         Provide stabilization support post the project go-live

Deliverables

Estimated Completion Date

·         According to the project timeline schedule

Task 3

·         Knowledge transfer to ministry staff

Deliverables

·         Documentations

·         Walk-through sessions

Estimated Completion Date

-     Throughout the project

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Evaluation Criteria

Technical Knowledge

·         10+ years of experience in systems, data communications and telecommunication technology including experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux V7+, UNIX Solaris V10 and Mainframe IMS Connect, system software and System tools

·         Extensive experience in WebLogic V12, WebSphere V9, Informatica V10 configuration, customization, upgrading

·         Extensive experience in DevOps toolsets in Azure Cloud, including but not limited to, Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Azure DevOps Pipelines, OpenShift.

·         Working knowledge and experience in git, including branching and merging strategies (e.g. git-flow), collaborating via pull request and practicing GitOps

·         Working knowledge and experience of designing and implementing infrastructure as code build automation using Terraform and immutable infrastructure with Ansible and Packer

·         Working knowledge and experience of implementing instances/applications performance tuning, storage/capacity management, DB migration/upgrade, Backup/Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies

·         Working knowledge and experience of clustering Load Balancers, and Firewall configuration and accomplishing the same in Azure cloud

·         Experience with technologies (J2EE, Java) and web technologies (Node.js, Azure Functions, Serverless, Pub/Sub event driven systems, Azure App Gateway)

·         Mid-Tier refresh initiatives experience with technologies (Docker, Ansible, Packer, Terraform) in Azure cloud environment

30

Support & Troubleshooting

·         High skilled problem solving, reasoning and trouble-shooting experience to provide advice and resolve data recovery issues in a multi-platform environment

·         Support for pre-production and production systems on 7/24/365 basis for application and middleware

·         Experience conducting system monitoring and performance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards

25

Operations

·         Experience on supporting enterprise business and infrastructure projects

·         Experience in Incident Management, Change Management

Ability to perform performance analysis

·         Experience in resource usage tracking, analysis

·         Ability to perform log searches for problem solving, audit and performance checking

·         Experience in emergency problem resolution

·         Ability to provide ad-hoc reporting

25

Interpersonal & Communication Skills

·         Strong oral and written communications and interpersonal skills with experience making presentation, liaising with staff to resolve issues, and working as part of a technical multi-disciplinary team

·         Based on management's request, the ability to provide support to internal and external clients on a 7/24 basis

Experience in coordinating and providing leadership to staff and stakeholders

15

Public Sector Experience

·         Working knowledge of Transportation Safety architecture, applications, databases and systems