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University of Chicago

Private research university in Chicago, IL

Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Platform EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA$106k - $117kHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • A college or university degree in a related field is required.
  • Five to seven years of work experience in a related job discipline is required.
  • At least five years of experience in an infrastructure, DevOps, platform, or site reliability engineering role supporting production systems is preferred.
  • At least three years of experience supporting Linux servers in a production environment is preferred.
  • At least five years of experience working in production environments is preferred.
  • Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery systems such as GitHub Actions, GitHub Pipelines, Jenkins, or similar tools is preferred.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or Terraform is preferred.
  • Experience writing scripts and programs to automate common tasks and support IT operations is preferred.
  • Experience supporting production web servers such as Apache and Nginx is preferred.
  • Experience using, implementing, and supporting monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability tools, and contributing to system reliability efforts is preferred.
  • Familiarity with supporting PostgreSQL and MySQL servers, database management, and query syntax is preferred.
  • Experience with Linux system administration and troubleshooting is preferred.
  • Ability to apply infrastructure-as-code principles using tools such as Puppet, Terraform, and GitLab Actions is preferred.
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, or Ruby is preferred.
  • Understanding of SQL syntax, queries, and relational databases is preferred.
  • Familiarity with version control systems such as Git is preferred.
  • Familiarity with observability tools such as Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, Grafana, or Loki is preferred.
  • Understanding of core infrastructure protocols and services such as TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP is preferred.
  • Understanding of, or willingness to learn, web application frameworks including Ruby on Rails and Flask is preferred.
  • Understanding of software development lifecycle, DevOps, and Agile methodology and best practices is preferred.
  • Strong understanding of networking, storage, security, and access control within Linux systems is preferred.
  • Willingness to take initiative to understand current and potential systems and applications, ask thoughtful questions, and raise concerns early is preferred.
  • Effective written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate with cross-functional technical teams are preferred.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively within a team, contributing to planning, troubleshooting, and retrospectives is preferred.
  • Commitment to operational excellence, service reliability, and continuous improvement is preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Work independently to perform activities relating to software support and development, including analyzing, designing, developing, debugging, and modifying computer code for end-user applications, beta general releases, and production support.
  • Guide the development and implementation of applications, web pages, and user interfaces using software applications, techniques, and tools.
  • Solve complex problems in the administration, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting of code and the application ecosystem in production.
  • Report to the Director of Techstaff and act as a senior technical leader by proposing and defining architectural standards, mentoring junior engineers, and driving platform reliability, automation, security, and observability across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • Lead initiatives to improve infrastructure reliability, security, and performance, including continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline improvements, system monitoring, and automation of manual workflows.
  • Implement infrastructure-as-code principles using systems such as Puppet, Terraform, and GitLab Actions.
  • Implement and maintain system monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure platform health, performance, and visibility.
  • Build, configure, and manage the lifecycle of Linux/Unix operating systems across physical, virtual, containerized, and cloud environments.
  • Develop automation tools and scripts using Python, shell scripting, and other scripting languages to streamline operations.
  • Manage and optimize Linux-based systems in production environments.
  • Support department applications by managing infrastructure and continuous integration and delivery pipelines, and performing minor programming tasks.
  • Implement hardened security configurations, including system hardening, secure communications, and identity and access integration.
  • Stay current with platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and software deployment technologies, and provide guidance on their implementation within projects.
  • Document work clearly, contribute to team best practices, and help others adopt design patterns by sharing knowledge in Slack, internal wikis, and GitLab.
  • Participate in an off-hours on-call rotation.
  • Design new systems, features, and tools; solve complex problems; identify opportunities for technical improvement and performance optimization; and review and test code and systems to ensure they meet appropriate standards.
  • Act as a technical consultant and resource for faculty research, teaching, and administrative projects.
  • Perform other related work as needed.

About the Company

University of Chicago

Private research university in Chicago, IL

The University of Chicago is a private research university founded in 1890 in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. It comprises the College, graduate divisions, and professional schools across a broad range of disciplines.

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