Cfengine Expert

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CFEngine Expert

**Work Location**: (Hybrid) - Chicago, IL

Top Skills Required

1. 10 years of experience working with CF Engine

2. Excellent communication skills

**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 mínimal 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.