Cloud DevOps Engineer Job at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA

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  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
  • Menlo Park, CA

Job Description

Cloud DevOps Engineer Job ID 6315 Location SLAC - Menlo Park, CA Full-Time Regular **SLAC Job Postings** **Position Overview:** As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will be a key member of the Cloud Services team within SLAC IT, playing a vital role in designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure to enable scalable, secure, and efficient operations. This position integrates cloud engineering expertise with DevOps principles to support SLAC¿s mission-critical research and administrative activities by building and maintaining reliable, high-performance systems. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will focus on automating workflows, streamlining deployment pipelines, and optimizing cloud-based environments. With an emphasis on AWS platforms, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices, you¿ll help enhance SLAC¿s cloud capabilities and operational efficiency. This role provides an exciting opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a meaningful impact by advancing cloud technologies and DevOps practices. SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory operated by Stanford University and based in Menlo Park, CA. As a SLAC staff, this position is an employee of Stanford University. **Your specific responsibilities include:** + Design and implement scalable, secure solutions within the AWS ecosystem and other cloud platforms. + Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible. + Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and updates. + Monitor and enhance cloud infrastructure for performance, cost-efficiency, and reliability. + Collaborate with development teams to align cloud architecture with application requirements. + Implement and enforce robust security practices, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance standards. + Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure and deployment issues to minimize downtime. + Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements to systems and processes. + Support operational needs by maintaining cloud-native systems, applications, and utilities. + Address system emergencies promptly to safeguard user data and ensure service continuity. + Plan and implement strategies for cloud resource capacity, load distribution, and system integration. + Engage in long-term planning to advance cloud systems and infrastructure evolution. **To be successful in this position you will bring:** + Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience. + Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, VPC, IAM). + Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes). + Proficiency in scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell. + Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, VPNs, and load balancers. + Experience with native cloud monitoring and logging tools. + Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments. + Collaborative mindset with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. + Experience developing/implementing a business continuation and disaster recovery plan. + Proven ability to develop appropriate plans to meet computing needs. + Proven ability to lead and work on large/complex system deployment projects in a team environment. **Certifications and Licenses:** None **SLAC employee competencies:** + Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner. + Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing. + Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes. + Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward. + Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes. + Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages + Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve. **Physical requirements and Working conditions:** + Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job. **Work standards:** + Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. + Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1¿General Policy and Responsibilities: + Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, ----- + Classification Title: System Administrator 3 + Job code: 4833, Grade: K + Employment Duration: **regular continuing** _The expected pay range for this position is $148,162 - $168,602 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs._ SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.

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