IT Infrastructure Lead - DevOps & Kubernetes Architect

Rutgers University; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Retirement benefits

Employee educational benefits

Job summary

Rutgers University is searching for a Research Associate - IT Infrastructure Lead to oversee and enhance IT infrastructure and services. The role involves managing daily operations and leading a team of systems administrators and DevOps engineers, aligning IT strategies with organizational goals.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in IT from operational management to development of infrastructure strategies. Competitive benefits and a salary starting at $120,000 annually are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in IT.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of IT infrastructures across the entire stack.
• In-depth experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience administering Linux server environments.
• Experience with email services setup and administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the DevOps team and manage daily operations of IT infrastructure.
• Provide support for debugging and troubleshooting complex production issues.
• Develop and implement a long-term IT infrastructure strategy.
• Manage budgeting and vendor relationships with hardware and service providers.
• Establish project plans and track progress to monitor risks.
• Collaborate closely with software and scientific application developers.

Skills

IT infrastructure management

Leadership

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux administration

Problem-solving

DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Cloud technologies

Tools

NodeJS

Java

Python

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

AWS

GCP

Job description

Rutgers University is searching for a Research Associate - IT Infrastructure Lead to oversee and enhance IT infrastructure and services. The role involves managing daily operations and leading a team of systems administrators and DevOps engineers, aligning IT strategies with organizational goals.

Ideal candidates will have significant experience in IT from operational management to development of infrastructure strategies. Competitive benefits and a salary starting at $120,000 annually are offered.