IT Pro 3-DevOps Engineering

Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN). Design, develop, and support critical infrastructure for workload automation, secure file transfer, and output & print management applications.

Duties include:

• Provide advanced operational and project support for critical enterprise applications.
• Support operational efficiency through continuous process improvements, eliminate toils, expand automation, process redesign and documentation.
• Maintain system resiliency and reliability by building highly observable systems, enhancing infrastructure, app monitoring, and alerts to meet Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvements and modernization at all stack levels.
• Streamline development processes by using code versioning tool and performing code review.
• Apply infrastructure-as-code methodologies across configuration and infrastructure using combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits.
• Create internal and external facing standard operating procedures.
• Serve in advisory and consultative capacity for customers regarding critical infrastructure technologies and platforms.
• Support app change process and maximize efficiency of change management tools and process.
• Collaborate with business customers to implement batch scheduling and file transfer change requests.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Computer Science or closely related IT field plus 2 years' demonstrated proficiency in application administration, or, Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related IT field plus 4 years' demonstrated proficiency in application administration.

Experience must include proficiency in:

• Linux and Windows server administration, upgrades, patching, and monitoring.
• The technology stack including Linux, Window servers, Oracle, mySQL, MariaDB, networking, firewalls, load balancing, Bash, Korn, Python, Java, JavaScript, and DevOps tools.
• Code and configuration management tools using Github and Ansible.
• Application administration of Autosys workload automation, Axway secure file transfer system, and VPSX print output management tools.
• Project management with cross-team collaboration.

May permit telecommuting.

Pay Range $103,001.34 a year

Time Appointment: 100% Appointment

Position Type: Faculty and P&A Staff

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

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