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The University of Arizona (UA) is a public research university located in Tucson, Arizona. As an employer, the University of Arizona offers a work environment t
DevOps Engineer
Location
Arizona
Posted
77 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
DevOps Engineer
University of Arizona
• The DevOps Engineer will drive the automation, reliability, and scalability of our cloud infrastructure and software delivery processes. • The DevOps Engineer will bridge development and operations by designing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring high availability and observability of production systems, and championing automation to accelerate secure software releases. • The DevOps Engineer collaborates closely with Systems Analysts, SMEs, and Business Units to build resilient, cloud-native systems that support rapid iteration while maintaining enterprise-grade security, performance, and cost efficiency. • Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using modern tools to automate build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes with zero-downtime strategies. • Implement and manage container orchestration, microservices deployment, and scaling strategies. • Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions to enable proactive incident detection and rapid resolution. • Automate repetitive operational tasks, reduce toil, and improve system reliability through scripting, tooling, and process optimization. • Optimize cloud resource usage, implement cost controls, and contribute to capacity planning and performance tuning. • Work cross-functionally to define and evolve platform standards and self-service capabilities for developers. • Stay current with emerging DevOps, cloud, and observability technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
- Four or more years of hands-on experience in DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or software engineering roles with a strong operations focus
- Proven track record of building and maintaining production-grade CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure
- Experience supporting live production systems at scale, including incident management and on-call responsibilities
- Strong proficiency with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud) — preferably Azure
- Expertise in CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Solid scripting and automation skills in Python, Go, Bash, or similar language
- Familiarity with configuration management and version control (Git)
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills across the full stack (application, network, OS, cloud)
- Security mindset with knowledge of DevSecOps practices and compliance frameworks
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborative team player with a strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action and automation.
Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation
- Award winning culture
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Comprehensive benefits package with 100% company-paid medical option for employee
- 401(k) with generous company match
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pet Insurance
- Company-paid Life insurance
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer time off!)
- 14 Paid holidays
- Referral program
- Education Tuition Benefit program
- Career development opportunities with a growing company
- A team who is dedicated to your success!
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