Devops Engineer ( Redwood RunMyJobs (RMJ) Scheduler

Location: Austin, Texas | Duration: 12 Months

About the Role

Innovee’s Public Sector client is seeking a dedicated DevOps Engineer, Level 2, to serve as the primary owner and implementer of the Redwood RunMyJobs (RMJ) Scheduler platform. This individual will manage, maintain, and optimize workload automation processes while partnering with internal teams to support business-critical operations. The RMJ Engineer will collaborate closely with enterprise architects, Informatica Lead, Mulesoft engineers, data engineers, report developers, and IT leadership to deliver high-quality solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for RunMyJobs (RMJ).
• Manage and maintain job schedules, workflows, and dependencies across systems.
• Administer, patch, and configure the Redwood RunMyJobs platform.
• Monitor job execution, alerts, and system performance to ensure reliability and SLA adherence.
• Troubleshoot job failures, performance issues, and system errors in a timely manner.
• Manage platform configurations, users, roles, security settings, and maintain up-to-date system configurations.
• Apply security patches and perform regular system updates.
• Design, build, and optimize automated workflows and job chains.
• Implement and maintain batch schedules aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through automation.
• Define execution times, job priorities, and scheduling logic.
• Document troubleshooting steps, scheduling policies, and lessons learned.
• Monitor job execution status, resolve errors or delays, and ensure adherence to SLAs.
• Analyze and optimize batch job performance for efficient resource utilization.
• Support integration of RMJ with various enterprise applications and data sources.
• Develop and maintain documentation for workflows, processes, and configurations.
• Work with internal applications, infrastructure, and data teams to support integrations.
• Configure and manage platform agents and connectivity across environments.
• Support file transfers, API-based integrations, and event-driven processes.
• Assist in environment setup, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into automation solutions.
• Participate in requirements discussions, working sessions, and testing activities.
• Collaborate with operations and project teams to ensure reliable batch processing integration with enterprise systems.
• Provide recommendations on best practices for workload automation and platform usage.
• Contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Provide on-call support for critical batch failures and incidents.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps or related roles.
• 5+ years of strong experience creating, debugging, and running scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Born, Python) to automate batch jobs and system monitoring.
• 5+ years of strong understanding of job scheduling concepts, dependencies, and workflow orchestration and automation.
• 5+ years of direct, hands-on experience with RunMyJobs, including day-to-day administration and troubleshooting.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or similar).
• 3+ years of experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• 3+ years of strong knowledge of application upgrades, installations, and configuration management.
• 3+ years of experience designing and maintaining batch job dependencies, triggers, calendars, and execution windows.
• 3+ years of ability to troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD and migration-related incidents.
• 3+ years of experience with integrations (consuming APIs, running and controlling file-based ETL or ELT processes).
• 3+ years of experience working in Mainframe systems and JobTrac.

Preferred Skills

• 5+ years of experience in data-focused projects, such as migrating from legacy to newer systems.
• 3+ years of familiarity with mainframe systems (IMS, COBOL files, JCL, batch processes).