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OCLC

Lead Systems Engineer

OCLC

Lead DevOps Engineer at OCLC enhancing software build, test, and deployment processes with hands-on technical ownership. Implementing CI/CD automation and improving platform reliability.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeDublin • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AnsibleDistributed SystemsLinuxMySQLPostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead automation initiatives that eliminate repetitive tasks and reduce operational toil
  • Build and maintain Ansible automation to provision new environments and keep existing environments up to date
  • Propose and lead platform improvement projects using tools such as Ansible, Rundeck, and CI/CD systems
  • Design and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation with safe rollout/rollback strategies and clear environment promotion
  • Enable developers through reusable “paved road” tooling: templates, golden pipelines, self-service workflows, and guardrails that reduce manual work and tribal knowledge
  • Partner with engineering teams to improve delivery quality through: automated integration and regression testing, deployment validation and smoke testing, reliable and repeatable test/pre-production environments, quality gates that catch issues earlier
  • Improve observability across services and infrastructure (monitoring, logging, alerting, tracing), including visibility into deployment outcomes and failures
  • Lead analysis and resolution of production incidents across infrastructure, application, database, and network layers; drive RCAs and prevention work
  • Oversee platform patching and upgrades; plan, schedule, and monitor maintenance tasks
  • Coordinate and implement server/platform changes required by customers and internal teams
  • Document systems and processes, transfer knowledge, and mentor engineers to raise technical standards across the organization
  • Communicate proactively with stakeholders, manage multiple requests, and prioritize work effectively

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) or equivalent professional experience
  • 6+ years of RedHat Linux server administration experience, including production troubleshooting and log triage
  • 6+ years of extensive Ansible scripting and automation experience (or equivalent configuration management)
  • 6+ years of scripting experience in Bash and Python
  • Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems (infrastructure, application, database, and network layers)
  • Strong working knowledge of MySQL (query language required); Postgres experience is a plus
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead through planning, prioritization, and influence
  • Proven ability to context switch, manage multiple stakeholder requests, and deliver reliably under deadlines

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Free use of our on-site fitness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room
  • Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC
  • Health and wellness events
  • Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
  • Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships

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Hard Skills & Tools
AnsibleCI/CDBashPythonMySQLPostgresautomationscriptingtroubleshootingmonitoring
Soft Skills
communicationleadershipplanningprioritizationinfluencementoringstakeholder managementcontext switchingproblem-solvingcollaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science