Software Developer

University of Utah, United States

Updated: 8 days ago
Location: Salt Lake City, UTAH
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Jul 2025

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Open Date 04/09/2025
Requisition Number PRN41601B
Job Title Software Developer
Working Title DevOps Engineer
Job Grade F
FLSA Code Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Mon-Fri (with possible nights and weekends)
VP Area Academic Affairs
Department 00640 - CHPC Ctr for High Perform Computing
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range 75000.00
Close Date 07/31/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Requires a bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and 3-5 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
You will help design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure, tools, and processes necessary to support various research compute needs at the university. You will collaborate closely with other teams at CHPC to ensure the smooth deployment and operation of our applications, as well as onboarding new and existing projects from researchers while also working on continuous improvement initiatives to enhance our DevOps practices. 
**It is anticipated that this position will involve access to federally funded research that is subject to federal sponsorship regulatory restrictions (e.g. certain export control, data security, acquisition regulations, or federal contract clauses) that mandate U.S. citizenship participation only.
Responsibilities
  • Develop & maintain scalable, reliable, on-premise DevOps platforms with ability for bursting to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Infrastructure Automation: Design, implement, manage, and maintain tools with industry best practices for infrastructure as code (IAC) solutions.
  • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines.
  • Containerization and Orchestration: Manage containers (Podman/Docker/Apptainer/Singularity), build custom images, utilize containers for supporting research processes and pipelines.
  • Security: Implement and enforce security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
  • Scripting and Automation: Develop and maintain automation. (Ansible, Gitlab/Github)
  • Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal system performance and scalability.
  • System Administration: Attend to/automate various systems for which you will be responsible.
  • Training and Mentoring: Mentor other members, sharing your knowledge and best practices.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams and researchers.
Minimum Qualifications
  • 3-5 years developer & system administration experience
  • Proficiency with Python, Go or another backend programming language (Java, C++, etc.)
  • Proficiency with version control, Git
  • Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD)
  • Familiarity with Linux operating systems
  • Familiarity with containers and container orchestration (Podman/Docker)
  • Experience writing API integrations for supporting DevOps workflows
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong documentation skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Willingness to explore and adopt new technologies and platforms
Preferences
  • Expertise with Go, Python, Bash, Git
  • Expertise with Linux (RHEL)
  • Familiarity with Ansible
  • Familiarity with Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and their security and performance
  • Experience with databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL
  • Experience with design, implementation and support of Kubernetes 
  • Experience with design, implementation and support of OpenStack or similar
  • Understanding of VPCs, subnets, route tables, load balancing, firewalls, etc.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator’s office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  • * Do you have a related Bachelor's degree or equivalency? (2 years related work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education)
    • Yes
    • No
  • * How many years of related work experience do you have?
    • less than 1 year
    • 1-3 years
    • 3-5 years
    • 5+ years
  • I am a U.S. citizen ** It is anticipated that this position will involve access to federally funded research that is subject to federal sponsorship regulatory restrictions (e.g. certain export control, data security, acquisition regulations, or federal contract clauses) that mandate U.S. citizen participation only.
    • Yes
    • No
  • I have dual citizenship with the United States and another country. ** It is anticipated that this position will involve access to federally funded research that is subject to federal sponsorship regulatory restrictions (e.g. certain export control, data security, acquisition regulations, or federal contract clauses) that mandate U.S. citizen participation only.
    • Yes
    • No

    • Applicant Documents
    Required Documents
  • Resume
    • Optional Documents
  • Cover Letter
  • Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Description for More Information – Appropriate discharge document (such as DD-2214) – Veteran Only
  • Historical Only – Do Not Use – See Document Description for More Information – Addendum to the University of Utah – Veteran Only

    • University Human Resource Management
    250 East 200 South, Suite 125 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
    Contact us: (801) 581-2169 By Email: employment@utah.edu

     


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