Lead Data Integration Dev-Ops Systems Engineer

Dev-Ops and data integration systems engineering at the City offers a unique opportunity for impactful dynamic work and professional growth while supporting platforms that directly improve City operations and public services. The Lead Dev-Ops / Data Integration Systems Engineer will help design automate secure monitor and improve the infrastructure that powers the Citys enterprise data integration and data engineering platforms.

This position will help establish reusable infrastructure patterns improve observability and security reduce operational bottlenecks and strengthen the Citys ability to operate reliable data integration systems. The role will support cloud and hybrid infrastructure deployment automation containerized services monitoring secure access patterns and operational practices for platforms such as DataBridge DataBridge-Airflow AIS MuleSoft enterprise APIs data warehouses and related systems.

The Lead Dev-Ops / Data Integration Systems Engineer will support priority infrastructure platform and integration needs across City government while also contributing to the broader enterprise portfolio of data integrations platforms and systems maintained by CityGeo.

We are looking for a candidate who is not only technically skilled but also passionate about leveraging reliable infrastructure automation and data systems to improve City operations and community life. If you are eager to contribute to a team that values innovation efficiency service-oriented work and data-driven decision-making we encourage you to apply. Some prominent services the team is responsible for include DataBridge OITs enterprise data warehouse AIS the Citys custom address information systems which supports public address search and internal geocoding and Databridge-Airflow a custom workflow generator and orchestrator for departmental integrations ( and open data publishing. Some examples of OITs commitment to serving the public through the effective and innovative integration of City open data include:

Functions

Design implement maintain and improve cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting enterprise data

integration platforms and data engineering workflows.

Build and maintain deployment automation for Linux and Windows servers containerized workloads

databases integration runtimes APIs and workflow orchestration systems.

Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using tools such as Terraform AWS CDK

Helm GitHub Actions Jenkins Python Bash and PowerShell.

Support containerized services and orchestration patterns using Docker and AWS services such as ECS

EKS ECR Batch CloudWatch and related tools.

Configure improve and maintain system monitoring alerting logging and observability using tools such

as CloudWatch Grafana Prometheus AlertManager and SNS.

Support secure infrastructure patterns for sensitive or restricted data including access control secret

management encryption network segmentation auditability and least-privilege design.

Support enterprise integration platforms and data systems including DataBridge DataBridge-Airflow

AIS MuleSoft Postgres/PostGIS environments APIs and related application stacks.

Improve operational reliability through backup automation deployment standardization incident

response practices performance tuning and lifecycle management.

Work closely with data engineers data architects application teams vendors security teams and

department partners to support reliable integrations and data services.

Translate platform requirements into scalable infrastructure designs that can be reused across multiple

projects and departments.

Troubleshoot complex production issues involving infrastructure networking containers databases

pipelines authentication scheduling or application runtime environments.

Contribute to DevOps standards infrastructure documentation operational runbooks architecture

diagrams and reusable deployment patterns.

Support continuous improvement of the Citys enterprise data integration ecosystem.

Competencies Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Competencies:

Clear and concise writing and communication skills with a documentation-driven approach.

Creative problem-solving and critical thinking.

Strong operational judgment and attention to reliability security and maintainability.

Ability to manage multiple systems projects and production support needs simultaneously.

Ability to coordinate technical implementation work with engineers analysts vendors and

stakeholders.

Ability to work with non-technical stakeholders and translate operational needs into technical

solutions.

Commitment to automation repeatability and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and Skills:

Strong Linux systems administration skills; Windows systems administration experience is also useful.

Strong command-line skills including Bash and PowerShell.

Strong scripting skills with Python Bash or similar tools.

Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.

Experience with AWS cloud services preferably including ECS EKS ECR Batch CloudWatch IAM VPC/networking S3 RDS and related services.

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform AWS CDK or Helm.

Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.

Experience with monitoring logging alerting and observability tools such as Grafana Prometheus AlertManager CloudWatch and SNS.

Experience supporting Postgres or other relational database environments.

Familiarity with Apache Airflow DBT MuleSoft Kubernetes and enterprise integration platforms.

Understanding of secure systems design access control secret management and production change management.

Experience hosting or supporting GIS data visualization data management or integration tools is a plus.

Experience in a public-sector or large enterprise environment is a plus.

Abilities:

To troubleshoot system health deployment issues networking problems container failures database performance and production incidents.

To design maintainable secure and repeatable infrastructure patterns.

To automate routine operational tasks and reduce manual maintenance burden.

To maintain clean secure and reliable data environments.

To work effectively in a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment.

To support systems that handle sensitive operationally important or resident-facing data.

To communicate complex technical concepts in understandable terms.

To contribute to shared engineering standards and improve operational practices over time.

To identify opportunities for infrastructure modernization and improvement

Qualifications :

Bachelors/advanced degree in Computer Science Information Systems a related field or equivalent

work experience.

Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in DevOps systems engineering cloud

infrastructure platform engineering site reliability engineering or a related role.

Demonstrated experience managing systems or software stacks in a production environment with

appropriate testing deployment monitoring and operational support practices.

Experience administering Linux-based environments cloud infrastructure containerized applications and enterprise integration or data platforms.

Experience with automation Infrastructure-as-Code CI/CD monitoring and production support.

Dedication to making Philadelphia municipal government more robust efficient equitable and resilient.

Previous work in a public-sector or large-organization setting is a plus.

Additional Information :

Salary Not to Exceed: $100000

Starting salary to be determined based on experience and qualifications. 

Important: To apply candidates must provide a cover letter and a resume.

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