DevOps Engineer
University of Arizona- SIROW (Southwest Institute for Research on Women)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Arizona • United States
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About the role
- The DevOps Engineer will drive the automation, reliability, and scalability of our cloud infrastructure and software delivery processes.
- The DevOps Engineer will bridge development and operations by designing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high availability and observability of production systems, and championing automation to accelerate secure software releases.
- The DevOps Engineer collaborates closely with Systems Analysts, SMEs, and Business Units to build resilient, cloud-native systems that support rapid iteration while maintaining enterprise-grade security, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using modern tools to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes with zero-downtime strategies.
- Implement and manage container orchestration, microservices deployment, and scaling strategies.
- Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to enable proactive incident detection and rapid resolution.
- Automate repetitive operational tasks, reduce toil, and improve system reliability through scripting, tooling, and process optimization.
- Optimize cloud resource usage, implement cost controls, and contribute to capacity planning and performance tuning.
- Work cross-functionally to define and evolve platform standards and self-service capabilities for developers.
- Stay current with emerging DevOps, cloud, and observability technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
- Four or more years of hands-on experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or software engineering roles with a strong operations focus
- Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure
- Experience supporting live production systems at scale, including incident management and on-call responsibilities
- Strong proficiency with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) — preferably Azure
- Expertise in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Solid scripting and automation skills in Python, Go, Bash, or similar language
- Familiarity with configuration management and version control (Git)
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across the full stack (application, network, OS, cloud)
- Security mindset with knowledge of DevSecOps practices and compliance frameworks
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborative team player with a strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action and automation.
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation
- Award winning culture
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Comprehensive benefits package with 100% company-paid medical option for employee
- 401(k) with generous company match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pet Insurance
- Company-paid Life insurance
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer time off!)
- 14 Paid holidays
- Referral program
- Education Tuition Benefit program
- Career development opportunities with a growing company
- A team who is dedicated to your success!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
CI/CD pipelinescloud infrastructureautomationcontainer orchestrationmicroservices deploymentscriptingcost optimizationincident managementDevSecOpsagile methodologies
Soft Skills
problem-solvingtroubleshootingcommunicationcollaborationownershipbias toward actionprocess optimizationcross-functional teamworkproactive incident detectionresilience
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in Information Technology