Position Summary

The DevOps Specialist is responsible for understanding and identifying opportunities for process improvements across the development lifecycle, with a particular emphasis on enhancing efficiency, automation, and collaboration within the infrastructure. The DevOps Specialist will play a key role in the IU5's development operations, ensuring that the infrastructure supports the continuous delivery of high-quality software.

Benefits

Salary: $55,000 (not negotiable)

260 Day position

PTO: 20 vacation days, 13 sick days, 5 personal days, 2 Mental Health days

Medical benefits are available your first date of employment with a monthly premium share of only $75

Requires a minimum contribution of 8% by the employee to the PSERS retirement system

Required Qualifications

Associate's degree in IT or equivalent work experience
Demonstrated expertise in front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
Experience with back-end technologies (.NET, C#, SQL)
Proficiency in database administration (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in IT or related discipline
1-2 years of experience in a DevOps or system support role
Experience with version control systems (Git)
Strong understanding of networking, system administration, and security best practices

Highly Desired Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in cloud services management (AWS, Azure)
Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash)

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

Engage in development and programming, creating and maintaining scripts, tools, and pipelines that support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD).
Design, develop, and maintain the infrastructure required for a reliable and scalable development environment, including servers, databases, and cloud resources.
Act as a liaison between development and the operations teams to ensure seamless communication and collaboration, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and shared responsibility.
Ensure system security by applying best practices in access control, encryption, and vulnerability management.
Continuously improve system reliability and performance through monitoring and automation.
Help maintain and update documentation ensuring that support procedures and information are current.
Utilize the helpdesk system to log, manage, and track client support requests, assisting in analyzing common issues to suggest service improvements.
Focus on customer service to meet the needs of IU5 employees and the organization.
Perform any other duties as assigned.

Performance Factors/Job Competencies

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment and/or independently with minimal supervision.
Maintain and improve technical skill set through trainings, classes, journals, and web research.
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to explain complex instructions in an easily understandable fashion to technical and non-technical clients.
Knowledge of state and federal laws that impact the organization.
Maintain a customer-first perspective and focus on customer service to meet the IT needs of IU5 employees and IU5 customers.
Make decisions consistent with the IU Mission and Core Values.
Establish and maintain effective communication and positive relationships within the IU5 and external organizations.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. Incumbent must be able to sit at desk for extended periods of time. This role routinely uses standard office equipment with a vast majority of the time utilizing computers to complete daily tasks. Due to travel outside of the home office, candidates are required to have a vehicle and valid driver's license to attend job related duties, meetings, seminars, and trainings.

Physical Demands: (% of time)

Standing: Occasionally (<20%)

Sitting: Frequently (<80%)

Lifting: 0-20lbs. Occasionally (<20%); 20-50 lbs. Occasionally (<20%); Over 50 lbs. Rarely (<10%)

Travel: Occasionally (<20%)

Pushing/Pulling: Occasional (<20%)

Manual Keying/Data Entry: Often (30-60%)

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