Site Reliability Engineer - Computing Services

Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Computing Services operates in a dynamic environment characterized by continuous change, propelled by the rapid advancements in technology, the ever-growing demand for digital transformation, and a persistent drive for operational efficiencies. A fundamental imperative for us is the creation and enhancement of an inclusive environment, one that empowers all our staff to learn, excel, and leverage their unique strengths to adapt effectively to this evolving landscape. A cornerstone of this endeavor is our deliberate commitment to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, where contributors from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to bring their distinct perspectives, fostering a rich tapestry of ideas that enable us to innovate and serve more effectively.

In light of these objectives, we are actively seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). This role offers an exciting opportunity for individuals who thrive in a stimulating and challenging work environment. As a member of our team, you will play a crucial role in the management of servers within the central group supporting our enterprise-wide systems, contributing to the dynamic and ever-evolving sphere of Computing Services at Carnegie Mellon University.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Systems administration and support: Maintain and administer UNIX servers and related computer systems, including operating systems software, applications software, and all configurations. Examples of maintenance include performing routine system hardware and software upgrades on a periodic basis. This may include larger projects.
• Systems Development: Scripting or programming experience, particularly for automating administrative tasks and deploying Infrastructure as Code solutions. The ability to support, maintain and develop these infrastructure tools and associated code.
• Testing and troubleshooting: Subcategory of "systems administration and support" and "systems development" specific to higher level problem resolution and quality assurance.
• Documentation: Ensure that all system administrator projects and procedures are documented, including design documents, ongoing status reports, and summary reports. Document and log all changes to system software and configurations. Edit and revise project justifications, project documentation, and other reports and documents.
• Systems Configuration: Subcategory of "systems administration and support" specific to configuration of various software packages, both involving our internal support structure and target applications.
• Architecting systems: This category includes interfacing with the user(s) and sponsor(s) and all other stakeholders in order to determine their (evolving) needs; generating the highest level of solutions requirements, based on the user's needs and other constraints such as cost and schedule; performing cost-benefit analyses to determine whether requirements are best met by manual, software, or hardware functions; partitioning large solutions into (successive layers of) subsystems and components; ensuring that a sufficiently robust
• Keep current with new technologies. Continue to develop leadership/professional qualifications through continuing education, further schooling, and technical/professional reading.
• Responding to trouble tickets and other requests from users.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Inclusion and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of diverse audiences. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 4 years of UNIX systems administration experience in an enterprise environment supporting High Availability solutions.
• Thorough knowledge of programming code (e.g. Ruby, Python, Perl) and version control systems (Git) to support systems, tools, APIs, and internal processes.
• Deploy and support modern RHEL releases and supporting Systems Management tools (e.g. Puppet Enterprise, Ansible, Terraform, etc)
• Or a combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated.

Requirements:

• Successful background check

Are you interested in this exciting opportunity? Apply today!

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Software/Applications Development/Engineering

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

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