- Please document qualifications on resume
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and two years of related work experience OR a comparable combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace.
Strong organizational skills along with outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Please note, this position is not eligible for H-1B or Green Card sponsorship.
The DevOps Engineer position is vital to providing operational support for key business processes across the University of Minnesota. In this role, you will design, develop, and support critical infrastructure for the University’s workload automation, secure file transfer, and integration platform applications. The ideal candidate will take a full-stack view of system resilience, reliability, and security and bring skills in automation and monitoring.
We Offer:
University paid contribution (10% of your salary) to your retirement account - vested immediately.
22 paid vacation days per year, in addition to sick leave and 11 paid holidays.
Reduced tuition opportunities covering 75% - 100% of eligible tuition.
Excellent and affordable health care benefits.
Wellness program with opportunity to earn lower health care rates.
Free disability insurance.
Annual merit increase program.
Core Job Responsibilities:
Application Support and Maintenance
Provide advanced operational support and troubleshooting of complex, escalated issues for critical University workload automation, secure file transfer, and integration platform applications.
Perform application security patching, upgrades, implementation of new technologies.
Support operational efficiency through continuous process improvements. Eliminating toils, expanding automation, process redesign, and documentation.
Maintain system resiliency and reliability by building highly observable systems. Enhance infrastructure and application monitoring and alerts to meet Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices.
Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to identify opportunities for modernization at all stack levels, working across teams to leverage emerging technologies and practices.
Apply infrastructure-as-code methodologies across configuration and infrastructure using a combination of scripting languages and other automation toolkits (e.g. Ansible, GitHub, Rundeck).
Create internal and external facing standard operating procedures. Document team procedures, flowchart, diagrams.
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-UOHR (8647).
The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.
The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Our presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.
Please note: All employees at the University of Minnesota are required to report complete vaccination against COVID-19 or submit documentation requesting a medical or religious exemption on their first day of employment. To learn more, please visit the University's COVID-19 Response webpage.
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.