Senior Network DevOps Engineer
Job Details
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General Notes
This is a fixed term position that ends three years from the employees start date.
Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the option to work remotely within the United States. Applicants residing outside of Texas but within the United States and its territories may be considered for remote work, pending approval by the Central Office.
Note: This position is not fully remote and will require occasional on-site work, typically 10-20 days per year.
This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).
Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.
Your skills will make a difference.
Youll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If youre the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, youll like working for our campus.
The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.
Purpose
This is a senior-level network DevOps position in the Enterprise Technology Core Networking team that will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure software systems in support of the universitys network services. This includes developing front-end and back-end applications, integrating proprietary, open-source, and commercial software systems, and automating deployment pipelines with a focus on Network Access Control (NAC) and Identity Based Network Services (IBNS) systems. This position will participate in both development and operations of internal-only to customer-facing systems.
Responsibilities
$120,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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General Notes
This is a fixed term position that ends three years from the employees start date.
Flexible work arrangements are available for this position, including the option to work remotely within the United States. Applicants residing outside of Texas but within the United States and its territories may be considered for remote work, pending approval by the Central Office.
Note: This position is not fully remote and will require occasional on-site work, typically 10-20 days per year.
This position provides life/work balance with typically a 40-hour work week and travel limited to training (e.g., conferences/courses).
Enterprise Technology is dedicated to supporting the mission of the University of Texas at Austin of unlocking potential and preparing future leaders of the state.
Your skills will make a difference.
Youll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for research and the work you do will make a difference in the lives of our students, faculty and staff. If youre the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, youll like working for our campus.
The University of Texas at Austin and Enterprise Technology provide an outstanding benefits package to our staff. Those benefits include:
- Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Training and conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Athletic ticket discounts
- Access to UT Austin's libraries and museums
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
This position requires you to maintain internet service and a mobile phone with voice and data plans to be used when required for work.
Purpose
This is a senior-level network DevOps position in the Enterprise Technology Core Networking team that will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure software systems in support of the universitys network services. This includes developing front-end and back-end applications, integrating proprietary, open-source, and commercial software systems, and automating deployment pipelines with a focus on Network Access Control (NAC) and Identity Based Network Services (IBNS) systems. This position will participate in both development and operations of internal-only to customer-facing systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and operate software and applications in support of UTs Network Access Control (NAC) and Identity Based Network Services (IBNS) systems.
- Participate in system architecture and planning for NAC and IBNS services.
- Provide escalation support (tier 3+) for complex problems related to NAC and IBNS systems.
- Perform other related functions as assigned.
- U.S. Citizen, resident, or officially recognized asylee - Applicant selected will be subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of current software development experience in Java and JavaScript/TypeScript
- 7+ years of current/recent software development experience on Linux systems
- 5+ years of current/recent sysadmin experience with Linux systems
- Working knowledge of navigating and configuring mainstream consumer devices (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android)
- Experience with Cisco IOS-XE and IOS-XR routers and switches
- Experience with FortiNet firewalls
- Experience with Angular
- Experience with LAN and WAN routing and switching
- Experience implementing network automation processes
- Experience with Python, Perl, and UNIX shell scripts
- Experience working in large university environments (30000+ students) supporting academic (instructional and research) and administrative functions
$120,000 + depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- Use of manual dexterity (ex: using a mouse)
- MondayFriday, 8am5pm. Occasional work outside standard hours is required (e.g., maintenance or incident response). Hours over 40 per week accrue compensatory time. The role includes 24x7 escalation and the expectation of being reachable when not on PTO.
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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