DevOps Engineer IV

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The UCF IT division within University Operations is seeking a highly skilled Dev Ops Engineer IV to serve as the Dev Ops and Linux Platform Engineering Lead within UCF IT. This senior technical role is responsible for advancing cloud and Linux platform engineering practices across AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and enterprise Linux environments. The position will lead the design, implementation, automation, security, and operational excellence of cloud infrastructure and platform services that support the university's academic, research, and administrative missions.

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Cloud Computing Engineer IV

• Lead the design, implementation, automation, and support of AWS cloud infrastructure and platform services supporting enterprise, academic, and research workloads.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, cloud governance controls, monitoring solutions, backup and recovery processes, and operational standards.
• Engineer and support enterprise Linux platforms across cloud and on-premises environments, including configuration management, patching, automation, troubleshooting, and life cycle management.
• Design reusable automation solutions, scripts, templates, system images, and operational run-books to improve platform consistency and efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership for the university's Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment, including cloud architecture, identity and access management, networking standards, monitoring, and automation.
• Develop and maintain Dev Ops, orchestration, and release engineering capabilities across cloud and Linux environments.
• Design, build, secure, and support containerized application platforms using Docker, including Docker image creation, multi-stage Docker builds, container registries, Docker Compose deployments, container networking, and operational best practices.
• Implement and maintain automated container build and deployment pipelines, integrating Docker technologies into CI/CD workflows to streamline application delivery and environment consistency.
• Implement automated deployment pipelines, testing frameworks, security controls, secrets management, and rollback procedures to improve service reliability and resilience.
• Establish cloud and platform engineering standards, architecture documentation, implementation guides, and operational procedures.
• Consult with university departments, researchers, developers, and technical teams regarding cloud adoption, application hosting, containerization strategies, automation opportunities, and modernization initiatives.
• Mentor technical staff in Dev Ops practices, cloud engineering, Linux administration, Docker technologies, automation, troubleshooting, and operational best practices.

Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of relevant experience; or High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 8 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).

• Experience supporting cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops practices, Linux platform administration, developing automation solutions, and supporting enterprise technology environments or systems engineering.
• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts, infrastructure management, security principles, and operational best practices.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills, with the ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience designing, implementing, and administering cloud environments within AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, or similar technologies.
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines, Dev Ops workflows, release engineering processes, and automated deployment solutions.
• Strong Linux systems administration experience, including configuration management, patching, automation, scripting, and performance…