DevSecOps Research and Development Engineer

Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated, self‑starting Dev Sec Ops  Research and Development Engineer to join our Cloud Technology Advancement Department in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. This position would work out of our State College, PA, location.

• Design and implement secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments through Agile software development.
• Work as part of a team to perform and review pull requests, unit tests, and occasional documentation as needed.
• Maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines for frequent, trouble‑free deployments of infrastructure code.
• Configure and optimize various compute resources and networks, including bare metal and virtualized/container environments.
• Provide demonstrations of your work to the internal team and occasionally to external customers.
• Coordinate with the Agile team to identify risks, issues, requirements, and design solutions for project‑level activity on a daily basis.

• Knowledge of Dev Sec Ops  tools and practices.
• Linux‑based infrastructure and system administration knowledge.
• Infrastructure automation via scripting languages such as Ansible or Puppet.
• Interest in cloud‑native computing foundation tools such as Kubernetes.
• Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline development skills.
• Proven troubleshooting skills with the ability to spot issues before they become problems.

• RHEL 8.x or newer.
• Bare metal workstation, server, data center hardware and software experience.
• Configuration management via Git, Bitbucket, or Git Lab.
• Container orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Rancher, or other scaled Kubernetes environments.
• Well‑organized, independent, and ready to work.

Research and Development Engineer – Intermediate Professional:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science, 2+ years of relevant experience. Research and Development Engineer – Professional:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science, no prior relevant work experience required.

Employment requires successful completion of background checks in accordance with university policies. Candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. government security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required. A pre‑employment drug screen is also required.

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades, is $76,700.00 – $. The proposed salary range may be impacted by geographic differential.

Payroll and benefits:
Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full‑time employees, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; robust retirement plans; paid time off; and a 75% tuition discount for employees and eligible spouses and children.

Penn State is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.