Senior DevOps Engineer - Chicago, United States - The University of Chicago

The University of Chicago Chicago, United States

1 month ago

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Description

Department

BSD PED Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation Pediatric Cancer Data Commons Software Engineering
About the Department

The Biological Sciences Division's 'Data for the Common Good' (D4CG), is a rapidly growing team of experts in medicine, clinical research, public health, data standards, data infrastructure and programming, data governance, and international data sharing.

Headquartered in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago, Data for the Common Good works to connect and share disparate data sets in order to alter longstanding research paradigms and enable the study of new research questions that drive cures.

Its signature flagship project, the Pediatric Cancer Data Commons (PCDC), houses the world's largest set of clinical data for pediatric cancer, uniting clinical data from across five continents for almost all types of pediatric cancer.

Leveraging its expertise in establishing data commons, Data for the Common Good is expanding to create similar infrastructure across other rare diseases, including monogenic diabetes and monogenic epilepsy, and rare adult cancers as well as a universitywide initiative called the Sociome, a scalable and extensible infrastructure and architecture that will ultimately assemble, quantify and organize the entirety of social context experienced by every individual.
Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior DevOps Engineer to enhance our deployment processes, automate general services, refine our automated testing pipeline, and generally support our cloud infrastructure services.

The Senior DevOps Engineer will play a key role in supporting automation across all platforms developed by the team, including PCDC and other disease commons, as well as the GEARBOx platform, a clinical trial matching tool.

Responsibilities include participating in the design, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing applications, systems architecture, and network infrastructure. Additionally, the Senior DevOps Engineer will ensure the operation and security of all servers and networks, configure, install, maintain, and upgrade applications for the organization's

infrastructure.

This atwill position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Our department follows a hybrid work structure that fosters productivity, collaboration, and employee wellbeing. Working from the office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of

collaboration. rently

in production.

Responsibilities
Deployment of applications in both production and nonproduction environments.

Maintain and update current infrastructure. (Updating

Dockerfiles

, and services versions, like Kubernetes and

elasticsearch

).

Implement automated testing and deployment pipeline(s) (like Jenkins).

Manage IAM in the team to the different resources (for instance access and permission to AWS accounts).

Improve deployment scripts and general

automation.

Designs new systems, features, and tools. Solves complex problems and identifies opportunities for technical improvement and performance optimization. Reviews and tests code to ensure appropriate standards are met.

Utilizes technical knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, including public cloud offerings from Amazon

WebServices

, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work

Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 57 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:Preferred Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar field.

Experience:
5 or more years of professional work experience as a DevOps Engineer.

Professional experience utilizing a cloud

services

provider.

Proficiency in CI/CD tools within a professional setting.

Strong background in network technologies.

Familiarity with continuous testing tools in a professional capacity.

Proficient in shell scripting for automation tasks.

Preferred Competencies
Professional experience with Terraform and/or

CloudFormation.

Professional experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Proficiency in Kubernetes, Docker, and

Karpenter.

Strong scripting skills, preferably with Bash or similar languages.

Experience in systems administration (e.g. Linux servers).

Experience with Python or similar scripting languages would be

advantageous.

Working Conditions
This position will be eligible for an alternative work arrangement.

Application Documents
Resume (required)

Cover Letter (preferred)

When applying, the document(s)

MUST
be uploaded via the

My Experience

page, in the section titled

Application Documents

of the application.

Job Family

Information Technology
Role Impact

Individual Contributor
FLSA Status

Exempt
Pay Frequency

Monthly
Scheduled

Weekly Hours

40
Benefits Eligible

Yes
Drug Test Required

No
Health Screen Required

No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No
Posting Statement

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal

Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans

and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.

For additional information please see the

University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.
Staff Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call

or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages a diversity of perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history.
A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment.
Rather, the University considers conviction information on a casebycase basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

The University of Chicago's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report (Report) provides information about University offices and programs that provide safety support, crime and fire statistics, emergency response and communications plans, and other policies and information.

The Report can be accessed online at:
. Paper copies of the Report are available, upon request, from the University of Chicago Police Department, 850 E. 61st Street, Chicago, IL

The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890.

Our commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born that challenge and change the world.

We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Students in the College develop critical, analytic, and writing skills in our rigorous, interdisciplinary core curriculum.

Through graduate programs, students test their ideas with UChicago scholars, and become the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government.

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