Senior DevOps Engineer — Linux, CI/CD & Automation

oclc; Dublin (OH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site fitness center

Onsite catering

Health and wellness events

Modern work environments

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

OCLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (DevOps) to support the Wise ILS platform used by public libraries. The role focuses on secure, scalable infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

You will design, deploy, and optimize Linux-based systems, automate tasks with Ansible and Bash/Python, and lead incident resolution while collaborating across global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in DevOps, Systems Engineering, Platform Engineering, or related roles.
• Strong experience with Linux (RHEL) administration and troubleshooting.
• 6+ years of Ansible and automation/IaC experience.
• Proficiency in Bash and Python scripting.
• Experience with SQL/MySQL.
• Monitoring, incident management, and production support expertise.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and optimize Linux-based infrastructure (RHEL preferred).
• Automate operational tasks, deployments, and configuration management using Ansible and scripting ( Bash/Python ).
• Improve infrastructure provisioning, patching, upgrades, and platform maintenance processes.
• Implement and enhance monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Lead incident resolution, root cause analysis, and preventive improvements.
• Support customer environment deployments and platform improvement projects.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve CI/CD and deployment processes.
• Create technical documentation, runbooks, and promote knowledge sharing.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-team coordination.

Skills

Linux (RHEL) admin

Bash

Python

SQL/MySQL

Monitoring/incident handling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Jenkins

Rundeck

Solr

etcd

Job description

OCLC is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (DevOps) to support the Wise ILS platform used by public libraries. The role focuses on secure, scalable infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

You will design, deploy, and optimize Linux-based systems, automate tasks with Ansible and Bash/Python, and lead incident resolution while collaborating across global teams.