| Campus/College Information: |
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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| Background Checks |
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify someone from employment. Prior to any adverse decision, finalists have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding the background check.
The University reserves the right to rescind offers of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed. Offers are contingent on providing proof of employment eligibility in the United States no more than 3 days after the initial start date. If this proof is not provided within this timeframe, the offer may be rescinded or employment terminated. |
| 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 2 other DevOps Engineers and 5 Software Developers, which 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 incumbent provides systems administration for RHEL Linux, Kubernetes, and Docker based virtual environments, using Ansible scripting and automation as one of their primary tools. The DevOps team is in the beginning phases of migrating our deployment environment from on-prem to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The incumbent will be responsible for migrating our existing applications and managing the cloud deployment environment.
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 DevOps team maintains this physical hardware infrastructure as well as the vSphere virtual environment which runs RHEL Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, and Windows based technologies. This on-prem environment is scheduled for decommissioning at the completion of the AWS migration project.
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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. |
| Additional Information: |
Additional Information:
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: $106,120 – $132,650. |
| Job Risks | Not Applicable to This Position |
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| Posting Date: | 08/28/2024 |
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| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Best Consideration Date | 09/13/2024 |
| 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.
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
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