Specialized Consultant - III; REMOTE

Specialized Consultant - III (REMOTE)

VARITE is looking for a qualified Specialized Consultant - III (REMOTE). VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.

Duration: 18 Months

Location:

Philadelphia, PA 19107

Mode:
Remote role

Pay Range: USD 81.49 /hr.

- USD 100.00 /hr. on W2

Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge pertaining to concepts and principles in functional area. General knowledge of System operations, policies, procedures and technologies.

Communications:

• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
• Effectively communicates with clients and other resources to update and maintain progress status. Provide input / status updates to senior leadership and executives during project design, build, and testing phases.

Automation & Toil Reduction

• Demonstrating a proven track record of identifying repetitive manual tasks and implementing automation solutions to streamline workflows, reduce operational burden, and improve productivity.

Incident Management & On-Call Practices

• Applying best practices in incident response, including proactive monitoring, rapid triage, and effective communication during on-call rotations. Ensuring that incidents are managed efficiently to minimize impact and restore services quickly.
• Actively resolves and tracks the completion of events, changes, problems, incidents, and requests within appropriate process guidelines. Coordinates business requirements and scope, and participates in cross-functional teams to ensure product adherence to business requirements.
• Leading efforts to diagnose and resolve complex production issues. Conducting thorough post-mortem analyses to identify root causes, document lessons learned, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Reliability Engineering (SRE/Dev Ops/Systems Engineering)

• Leveraging experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Dev Ops, or Systems Engineering to build and maintain robust systems. This includes designing for reliability, scalability, and maintainability, as well as collaborating across teams to drive operational improvements.

Security Best Practices

• Maintaining a strong understanding of security principles and integrating them into operational processes. Ensuring compliance with security standards, proactively identifying vulnerabilities, and fostering a culture of secure operations.

Decision Making:

• Works under direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite objectives. Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards. Achieving assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.
• Experience w/ Agile methodology following SAFe.
• On-Call rotation will be required.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with 6 to 9+ years of relevant work experience.
• Highly Preferred Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, related discipline or equivalent experience with 6 to 9+ years of relevant work experience.
• Position requires a broad understanding of various information technology disciplines and how they are combined to provide business value:
• UNIX and Windows Operating Systems
• Server Hardware, Firewalls, Network routing, Switches, Load Balancers
• Middleware, File Transfer and Messaging, and Database
• Cloud Technology
• Automation Technology

Additionally, US Citizenship or US Permanent Resident status is required. Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive:
Health Insurance:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage Retirement Plans:
Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan Legal Service Plans – Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation

VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.