DevSecOps Application Developer

$61,800 - $115,100/Yr

Pennsylvania State University - State College, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

State College, PA

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Cloud Technology Advancement Department at Penn State University's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) is seeking a motivated applications developer to perform DevSecOps functions. This entry-level position involves designing and implementing secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments, working collaboratively within an Agile team, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for efficient deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments through Agile software development.
• Work as part of a team to perform and review pull requests, unit tests, and documentation as needed.
• Maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines 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 work to the internal team and occasionally to external customers.
• Coordinate with the Agile team to identify risks, issues, requirements, and design solutions for project-level activities.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Engineering or Science and 2 or more years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps tools and practices.
• Linux-based infrastructure/system administration knowledge.
• Infrastructure/automation experience 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.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with RHEL 8.x or newer.
• Familiarity with bare metal workstation, server, and data center hardware and software.
• Configuration management experience via Git, Bitbucket, or GitLab.
• Experience with container/orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, Rancher, or other scaled Kubernetes environments.
• Well-organized, independent, and ready to work.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $61,800.00 - $115,100.00 based on experience and education.
• Opportunities for professional development and growth within a leading research university.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the workplace.