DevOps Engineer University Libraries
DevOps Engineer University Libraries
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$ 76700 - 129500
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Pennsylvania State University Libraries is looking for an enthusiastic motivated individual with a combination of systems administration experience and application development capabilities to serve as a DevOps Engineer.
The DevOps Engineer will work within a team environment exploring and implementing technology that serves the needs of the University and University Libraries. This is an opportunity to grow your skillset be an active voice and contribute to leading edge technology implementations at scale.
We support the University Libraries broadly to bolster the strategic initiatives of discovery access and preservation as well as advancing research at Penn State. Some example services include our online catalog open data and open access repositories electronic theses and dissertation system and the libraries website.
This position will actively work on automation integration performance and to operationally enhance our discovery access and repository services.
Working both individually and collaboratively in a team environment and utilizing time management skills will be essential as the DevOps Engineer completes this positions responsibilities which include but are not limited to:
All Phases of Systems Development
Infrastructure provisioning deployment and delivery.
Develop fully automated pipelines for building testing and deploying across environments.
Automate systems conguration and orchestrate services and servers.
Design creative solutions for performance scale and high availability.
Develop plans for software system upgrades and maintenance to ensure secure uptodate software systems that adhere to security best practices.
Assist the development team by participating in crossfunctional projects.
Project Management
Engage in project planning and team initiatives.
Work with stakeholders to determine requirements and develop product specifications and development plans.
Operational Duties
Coordinate implementations and changes; provide training information.
Communicate service changes updates and issues for projects and operational items to management and customers
Contribute to knowledge base information for services.
The DevOps Engineer will receive support and training from their supervisor for professional development. This role will explore and implement emerging technologies as well as present areas of growth and process improvements to their team.
Penn State offers competitive benefits to fulltime employees including medical dental vision and retirement plans in addition to generous vacation time sick time paid holidays and 75 tuition discounts (including for a spouse and dependent children up to the age of 26. Please visit for more detailed information.
Education and Experience: This position will be filled at the level of Advanced Professional or Senior Professional depending on the final applicants experience and education. The Advanced Professional level requires a minimum of a Bachelors degree and 3 years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional education and/or experience are required for higherlevel positions.
Required skills and experience include:
Experience with Docker and backend application development
Expertise in system and network architecture while actively supporting security monitoring and threat mitigation efforts
Ability to adapt to a changing environment and handle multiple priorities
Enthusiasm to learn new skills and technologies
Excellent written and oral communication
It is preferred that applicants have experience with:
Kubernetes Rancher or similar containerization systems that complement Docker
Conguration management software (e.g. Chef Puppet Ansible).
Agile methodology code reviews testdriven development
Cloud platforms (e.g. Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure)
Relational and nonrelational databases (e.g. MySQL PostgreSQL Redis Solr)
Systems administration experience is also strongly preferred.
The location of this position is flexible and can operate fully remote within the United States fully inperson at the University Park Campus or in a hybrid model of both inperson and remote.
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing equity respect and belonging in all its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness as well as a culture of belongingthat supports both broad and specific equity initiatives leverages theeducational and institutional benefits of inclusion in society and provides opportunities for engagement intended to help all members of thecommunity value belonging as a core strength and anessential element of the universitys teaching research and servicemission.
The salary range for this position including all possible grades is:
$76700.00 $129500.00Salary Structure additional information on Penn States job and salary structure.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988 Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security such as those concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
EEO IS THE LAW
Penn State is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability please contact.
Employment Type
Full-Time
