Hybrid Cybersecurity Operations Engineer

University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

LinkedIn Learning access

Flexible work arrangements

Exclusive incentive pay program

Generous paid time off

Job summary

University of Texas at Austin's Information Security Office seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to design, build, and securely operate shared DevOps infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments. You’ll work with a collaborative team to implement CI/CD, IaC, containers, observability, secrets management, and AI tooling to secure services for Texas and beyond.

The role emphasizes creative problem solving, strong communication, and a passion for learning in a flexible, life‑balanced

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen/resident or eligible for work in the U.S.
• Minimum 2 years building/integrating systems with automation tooling (Python/Bash/Ansible).
• At least 4 years Linux system administration experience.
• Demonstrated fluency with modern AI tooling in operations or security contexts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and securely operate shared DevOps infra including CI/CD, IaC, containers and orchestration.
• Use configuration management to harden systems with secure defaults.
• Scale for performance, resilience, and secure AI agent environments.
• Integrate AI tooling into development/operations workflows responsibly.
• Develop documentation, runbooks, and patterns for knowledge sharing.

Skills

DevOps collaboration

Strong communication

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Git

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

University of Texas at Austin's Information Security Office seeks a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to design, build, and securely operate shared DevOps infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments. You’ll work with a collaborative team to implement CI/CD, IaC, containers, observability, secrets management, and AI tooling to secure services for Texas and beyond.

The role emphasizes creative problem solving, strong communication, and a passion for learning in a flexible, life‑balanced