The Digital Engineering Department in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking a motivated, self-starting applications developer to join our team performing DevOps functions. This position would work out of our State College, PA, Reston, VA or San Diego office. ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply. Responsibilities of this position include: Design and implement secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments thru Agile software development The entry-level DevOps individual will work as part of a team to perform and review pull requests, unit tests, and occasional documentation as needed Work with and maintain our continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to allow for frequent, trouble-free deployments of infrastructure code Configure and optimize various compute resources and networks including bare metal and virtualized/container environments Provide demonstrations of your work to the internal team and occasionally external customers Coordinate with the team to identify risks, issues, requirements, and design solutions for project-level activity on a daily basis This job will be filled at the intermediate professional or advanced professional level, depending upon the successful candidate's competencies, education, and experience. Typically requires an Associate's degree or higher in an Engineering or Science and 2 or more years’ related experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience for the intermediate professional level. Additional experience and/or education required for higher level positions. Requirements of this position include: Knowledge of DevOps tools/practices Linux-based infrastructure / system administration knowledge Infrastructure/automation via scripting languages like Ansible or Puppet Interest in Cloud-Native Computing Foundation tools like Kubernetes Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline development skills Proven troubleshooting skills with the ability to spot issues before they become problems ARL at Penn State is an integral part of one of the leading research universities in the nation and serves as a University center of excellence in defense science, systems, and technologies with a focus in naval missions and related areas. You will be subject to a government security investigation, and you must be a U.S. citizen to apply. Employment with the ARL will require successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our web site at www.arl.psu.edu . The posted salary ranged may be impacted by geographic differential . The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is: $61,800.00 - $115,100.00 Salary Structure - additional information on Penn State's job and salary structure.