DevOps Engineer II

Overview

• This role requires U.S. citizenship to meet federal contract requirements related to access to sensitive government data.

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission. EO/AA

This position automates the software deployment processes by releasing incremental updates and developing automation tools. The DevOps Engineer II focuses on code release and has a solid understanding of the CI/CD pipeline. This position serves as a liaison between application development teams and operational infrastructure teams and works with stakeholders to provide automated solutions and process improvements. The incumbent will use and integrate different technologies as part of automation solutions. This position follows agile workflows and delivery timelines. This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

Corporate Overview: The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center and is nationally ranked and recognized for our academic research, quality standards and overall patient experience. Our five hospitals and eleven clinics provide excellence in our comprehensive services, medical advancement, and overall patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Writes, debugs, and maintains code.
• Completes build, release and configuration management of production systems.
• Implements and/or improves continuous delivery of software.
• Collaborates and communicates closely with stakeholders to provide solutions.
• Assists in continuous integration, rapid deployment, and testing of code.
• Supports DevOps projects and software in production systems.
• Clearly documents all automation platforms and code.
• Assesses products and services for integration and adoption.
• Conducts system troubleshooting and problem solving across platforms and applications.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Experience with Unix-like operating systems.
• Experience with Windows Server.
• Experience with Azure, Google Cloud, or AWS.
• Strong scripting and automation skills.
• Experience in BASH, PowerCLI, Python, Javascript, and PowerShell.
• Experience with modern software deployment methodology, i.e. continuous integration/continuous delivery, and Agile/Scrum.
• Experience with one or more modern version control systems such as Git or SVN.
• Experience with system administration or software development on a team.
• Experience with centralized configuration systems such as Chef, Ansible, or Puppet.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other related discipline or equivalency.

Qualifications (Preferred)

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Employee must be able to meet the following requirements with or without an accommodation.

• This is a sedentary position that may exert up to 10 pounds and may lift, Carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. This position involves sitting most of the time and is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Physical Requirements

Carrying, Climbing, Color Determination, Crawling, Far Vision, Lifting, Listening, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Non Indicated, Pulling and/or Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Stooping and Crouching, Tasting or Smelling, Walking