DevOps Engineer

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Key Responsibilities

The service stack is primarily Kubernetes-based. Perform cluster administration and application deployment assistance to users.

Requirements Summary

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or closely related field and a minimum of 2+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer and/or Cloud Engineer.

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EngineeringDevops Engineer

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility’s (ALCF) mission is to accelerate major scientific discoveries and engineering breakthroughs for humanity by designing and providing world-leading computing facilities in partnership with the computational science community. We help researchers solve some of the world’s largest and most complex problems with our unique combination of supercomputing resources and computational science expertise.

The ALCF seeks a DevOps engineer to support infrastructure within ALCF and in support of the Department of Energy's American Science Cloud (AmSC) project. AmSC is a secure, federated, and science-optimized cloud environment that integrates the DOE’s world-leading computing and experimental facilities, data resources, and high-performance networks.

Responsibilities

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→PT2: Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or closely related field and a minimum of 2+ years of experience as a DevOps engineer and/or Cloud Engineer.
→US citizenship: To perform the essential functions of this position successful applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, which is required to comply with federal regulations and contract
→Previous experience as a team lead – able to perform task management for DevOps or Cloud Engineering teams.
→Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team.
→Working knowledge of cloud application architecture patterns and a thorough grasp of common products and managed services for at least one Cloud Service Provider (e.g. AWS).
→Working knowledge of Kubernetes cluster administration and concepts (CR/CRDs) and application deployment strategies (GitOps, Helm).
→Working knowledge of Unix system fundamentals and common network protocols.
→Solid understanding of cloud computing networking concepts.
→Ability to proactively identify performance issues, problems, and areas for improvement.
→Ability to identify requirements and to define, plan, and implement requisite solutions.
→Ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision.
→Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment software methodologies and strategies.
→An understanding of code review and familiarity with tools like GitHub and GitLab.
→Experience using tools such as Nagios, Grafana and Prometheus to monitor systems, metrics, and create dashboards.
→Experience with OpenTofu or Terraform in multi-account AWS environments, including AWS Organizations, SCPs, and IRSA (IAM Roles for Service Accounts).
→Hands-on experience with ArgoCD including App of Apps patterns and ApplicationSets for multi-environment GitOps deployments.
→Familiarity with Tanka, Jsonnet, or equivalent configuration-as-code templating approaches beyond Helm.
→Experience with Kong Gateway or similar API gateway platforms in Kubernetes environments.
→Familiarity with secrets management patterns including AWS Secrets Manager, External Secrets Operator, or comparable Kubernetes-native solutions.
→Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
→Exposure to high-speed research networks such as ESnet or Internet2 is a plus.

Professional Technical (PT)

IT Multi-Functional 2

Regular

Full time

The expected hiring range for this position is $69,750.00 - $108,810.00.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Additionally, comprehensive benefits are part of the total rewards package.

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