DevSecOps Research Computing Software Engineer
Penn State UniversityAbout the role
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POSITION SPECIFICS
We are seeking a motivated, self-starting Research Computing Software Engineer to join our Cloud Technology Advancement Department in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State to perform DevSecOps functions. This position would work out of our State College, PA, location.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
Responsibilities of this position include:
- Design and implement secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments thru Agile software development
- The entry-level DevSecOps individual will work as part of a team to perform and review pull requests, unit tests, and occasional documentation as needed
- Work with and maintain our continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to allow for frequent, trouble-free deployments of infrastructure code
- Configure and optimize various compute resources and networks including bare metal and virtualized/container environments
- Provide demonstrations of your work to the internal team and occasionally external customers
- Coordinate with the Agile team to identify risks, issues, requirements, and design solutions for project-level activity on a daily basis
Requirements of this position include:
- Knowledge of DevSecOps tools/practices
- Linux-based infrastructure / system administration knowledge
- Infrastructure/automation via scripting languages like Ansible or Puppet
- Interest in Cloud-Native Computing Foundation tools like Kubernetes
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline development skills
- Proven troubleshooting skills with the ability to spot issues before they become problems
Preferred experience includes:
- RHEL 8.x or newer
- Bare metal workstation, server, data center hardware and software
- Configuration management via Git, Bitbucket, or GitLab
- Container/orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, Rancher, or other scaled Kubernetes environments
- Well-organized, independent and ready to work
MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS
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