View Job description for IT Applications DevOps Engineer

College of Western Idaho•Nampa, ID

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The College of Western Idaho (CWI) is seeking an IT Applications DevOps Engineer to design, develop, and operate the systems that power data movement, backend automation, and enterprise workflows across the college. This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll work at the intersection of DevOps, data engineering, and platform integration—building production-ready pipelines, enabling modern CI/CD practices, and contributing to a collaborative, GitHub-driven engineering culture. At CWI, technology plays a vital role in supporting students, faculty, and operations. In this role, you’ll help shape how data flows across enterprise systems, improve automation across the institution, and contribute to scalable, reliable infrastructure that enables data-driven decision-making and efficient operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field or equivalent professional experience
Three (3) or more years of experience in DevOps, data engineering, systems integration, or platform engineering
Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or both, with experience building production-quality code
Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server or Azure SQL, including T-SQL and performance optimization
Hands-on experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions (pull requests, workflows, secrets management, CI/CD pipelines)
Experience integrating with REST APIs, including OAuth 2.0 authentication and structured data formats (JSON, CSV, etc.)
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document technical solutions for both technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure data platforms, Microsoft Fabric, or enterprise SaaS integrations
Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and analytics pipelines
Experience working in higher education or another complex, multi-system environment

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate production data integration pipelines connecting SaaS platforms (e.g., Canvas LMS, Microsoft 365, SharePoint) with Azure SQL Managed Instance and Microsoft Fabric
Own the full integration lifecycle, including API design, ingestion, transformation, and delivery
Ensure pipelines are observable, resilient, secure, and maintainable
Implement secure credential and secret management using Key Vaults, managed identities, and certificate-based authentication
Monitor pipeline health, respond to incidents, and perform root-cause analysis with documented resolution
Develop backend automation solutions using PowerShell and Python to streamline and eliminate manual workflows
Build reusable modules and orchestration frameworks to standardize automation practices
Integrate with enterprise REST APIs using OAuth 2.0 flows, including handling pagination, rate limiting, and error recovery
Support Azure SQL Managed Instance workloads, including performance tuning, indexing strategies, and schema management
Develop and maintain GitHub Actions workflows for code, infrastructure, and database deployments
Lead best practices around pull requests, branch protection, peer review, and deployment governance
Implement CI/CD standards, including automated testing, artifact management, deployment gating, and rollback strategies
Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
Partner with Business Intelligence teams to support data architecture frameworks (e.g., Bronze/Silver/Gold medallion model)
Collaborate with Enterprise Applications and IT Infrastructure teams to align integration strategies and system design
Author and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and system inventories
Contribute to team standards and ensure engineering best practices are defined and followed