Linux; DevOps Engineer| Information Technology

Organization Overview

The goal of Information Technology (IT) is to provide information resources and services to accelerate and support scientific research at The Rockefeller University. Our department is responsible for cyberinfrastructure, high‑performance computing, bioinformatics, decision support, data analytics, cybersecurity, and the scientific and administrative software environment at the university. The department is in the midst of a major transition in culture, including the adoption of Dev Ops and Agile practices, the facilitation of self‑service approaches, and a "cloud first" deployment philosophy.

Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure, we seek a hands‑on Linux (Dev Ops) Engineer to lead automation, configuration management, and infrastructure modernization efforts at The Rockefeller University. This is a technical, individual‑contributor role. You will collaborate with a small team and be expected to drive and implement Dev Ops best practices.

• Maintaining and advancing Ansible‑based configuration management used to support the team’s systems and roles across multiple teams
• Improving Git Lab CI/CD pipelines and supporting the migration to Git Lab SaaS
• Managing Docker Swarm clusters and assisting in architecting a replacement
• Implementing infrastructure automation and improving provisioning processes for physical, virtual, and cloud servers
• Monitoring system health and performance (CheckMK) and advocating for observability best practices
• Other duties and special projects, as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated experience using Linux OS, provisioning, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Swarm), and managing CI/CD environments
• Proficiency in building and maintaining code repositories with Git
• Experience with large‑scale monitoring and reporting tools (e.g., Nagios, CheckMK, ELK, Splunk, Grafana)
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and related tools, network principles, and protocols (e.g., VMware, Vagrant, Packer.io, TCP/IP, SSH, HTTP(S), DNS, DHCP, SNMP)
• Experience building and installing open‑source software with complex dependencies, strong shell scripting, and programming skills for systems administration purposes (two or more of BASH, Python, or similar)
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, problem‑solving, and interpersonal skills

• The ability to coordinate both short and long‑term projects and build strong relationships across teams
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Positive, constructive approach with an emphasis on collaboration and good execution
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructures (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Compute Engine)
• Understanding of Agile/Kanban techniques

The Rockefeller University is an equal opportunity employer – veterans/individuals with disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics protected by applicable local, state or federal law, including but not limited to disability and protected veteran status.

Min: USD 90,000.00 per year. Max: USD  per year.