DevOps Engineer

General Notes

This is a fixed term position that ends four years from the employee’s start date.

Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the ability to work remotely (90%). Remote work for individuals who reside outside Texas but within the United States and its territories will be considered and requires Central Office approval.

This position provides a life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week, and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).

Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.

Your skills will make a difference.

You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working for our campus.

The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:

• Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
• Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
• Training and conference opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Athletic ticket discounts
• Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.

Purpose

The Enterprise Technologies-Campus Solutions department is seeking a talented, driven, and collaborative DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of our efforts to streamline development, deployment, operations, and monitoring of our mission-critical enterprise applications. The DevOps Engineer will work closely with software development, IT operations, and project management teams to deliver robust solutions that accelerate innovation, increase reliability, and ensure scalability across our technology stack.

Responsibilities

• Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes for enterprise applications.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Provision, configure, and manage cloud-based resources using platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Configuration Management: Utilize tools like Ansible or Puppet to automate configuration, deployment, and management of servers and applications.
• Monitoring & Logging: Deploy monitoring and logging solutions with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk to ensure performance, availability, and rapid incident response.
• Security & Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to ensure all systems adhere to organizational policies and industry regulations regarding data protection, encryption, vulnerability management, and access control.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain infrastructure using IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) to ensure repeatability, scalability, and version control.
• Collaboration: Partner with development teams to integrate DevOps best practices throughout the software lifecycle, from development to production.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Serve as a technical resource for diagnosing production issues and implementing timely fixes, including root cause analysis and documentation.
• Process Improvement: Proactively analyze workflows, tools, and processes, recommending enhancements to improve efficiency, reliability, and developer experience.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for infrastructure, processes, and policies.
• Perform other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
• 2+ years of experience in DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Software Development in a production environment.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitLab/gitHub.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms: AWS or Azure
• Hands-on experience with VMWare VM environments
• Strong scripting skills in languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Experience with container technologies: Docker or Kubernetes
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible or others.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools: Prometheus, Grafana, or Splunk.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities in a team setting.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications in cloud technologies (AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps Engineer, etc.).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional teams.
• Exposure to microservices architectures and serverless computing.
• Experience integrating DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with database administration (SQL, NoSQL, cloud databases).

Salary Range

$85,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Work performed on multiple concurrent projects under pressure of rigid deadlines or time limitations

Work Shift

Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, Occasional overtime and/or on-call may be required in emergencies

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of Interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.