| Position Summary/Purpose of Position: | The DevOps Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining the University of Maryland Libraries’ application deployment environments. The DevOps Engineer utilizes software development techniques to automate application deployments and to automate system monitoring and notifications. This work is performed in close collaboration with software developers and leads to high availability and performance of applications as well as an agile deployment lifecycle. The incumbent maintains applications and systems through monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning resources such as cpu, memory, disk, and network, and will ensure systems are properly redundant, backed up and prepared for disaster recovery. The current deployment environment is a physical hardware infrastructure based on Dell/VMWare ESXi servers for vSphere management and VEEAM backups, DELL Compellent Storage, SAN fibre switches, and network switches. The incumbent maintains this physical hardware infrastructure as well as the vSphere virtual environment which runs RHEL Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, and Windows based technologies. The incumbent provides systems administration for the RHEL Linux, Kubernetes, and Docker based virtual environments. The incumbent will also participate in investigating a cloud based deployment solution such as Amazon Web Services. If the project is approved, the incumbent will be responsible for migrating our existing applications and managing the cloud deployment environment. |
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| Minimum Qualifications: | Required Education and Experience:
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Other: Background Check Required: Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. A prior criminal conviction or convictions will not automatically disqualify a finalist from employment in the position. |
| Preferences: | Preferences:
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| Additional Information: | No relocation assistance will be provided. You must be legally able to work in the United States; the University of Maryland Libraries will not sponsor individuals for employment. For the full position description and faculty requirements, please go to http://www.lib.umd.edu/hr/employment-opportunities/staff-faculty-positions. Applications: Electronic applications required Salary Range- $70,120-87,000. You must be legally able to work in the United States; the University of Maryland Libraries will not sponsor individuals for employment. |
| Job Risks | Not Applicable to This Position |
| Physical Demands | The position entails primarily sedentary work that involves remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time and the ability to occasionally transport up to 50 pounds Operate computers, objects, tools, or controls. Commute to the UMD, College Park campus and to the offsite data center, sometimes to deliver and install hardware and occasionally on short notice for emergency responses. |
| Posting Date: | 03/02/2023 |
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| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Best Consideration Date | 03/22/2023 |
| Diversity Statement: | The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. |
