Description

The Senior DevOps Engineer at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a key technical leader responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure and services supporting observatory operations in Chile. This role requires deep expertise in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, container orchestration, and system reliability.

Job Details

The Senior DevOps Engineer at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a key technical leader responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of critical infrastructure and services supporting observatory operations in Chile. This role requires deep expertise in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, container orchestration, and system reliability.

The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams in Chile and internationally, provide technical direction and mentorship, lead incident response and resolution efforts, and ensure the robustness and scalability of Rubin systems. This position plays both a hands-on and strategic role,



contributing to architectural decisions and advising management on technical matters.

The role may involve occasional after-hours responsibilities and collaboration across multiple time zones.

Work Modality
- On-site in La Serena, Chile
- Full or Hybrid Teleworking

Essential Functions
- Develop, deploy, configure, test, and maintain DevOps services
- Design and develop DevOps infrastructure deployment and provisioning solutions
- Design and implement monitoring, reporting, and service health tools
- Develop and maintain configuration management solutions
- Build test automation frameworks in collaboration with engineering teams
- Optimize performance and ensure high availability of observatory infrastructure
- Create tools that enable teams to maximize infrastructure capabilities
- Lead or collaborate on incident response to resolve critical outages and operational issues
- Provide technical guidance and

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