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IT@JH Cloud & Virtualization Services is seeking an Enterprise Web and DevOps Architect who is responsible along with the team for hosting over 1600 web sites/applications that span a diverse variety of platforms for both the University and Health Systems. Specifically, this position will be leading the architecture planning, security, implementation, maintenance and support efforts of highly integrated and complex web and database hosting services within our public cloud providers. This position will design and integrate best security practices by using DevSecOps principles, processes and tools. The candidate will build automation/infrastructure as code within CI/CD Pipelines to enforce cloud infrastructure security. The candidate must possess a strong background in workload containerization, infrastructure and application security, server deployment/management, automated scripting, web programming languages, web site tooling, database architecture, and DevOps/SecOps/CI/CD toolsets. The ability to customize open source products or develop custom solutions to meet technological requirements is also desired. Additionally, this position will play a critical role investigating new advancements in artificial intelligence, high performance computing and design secure and compliant hosting solutions for AI developed web applications. Finally, the candidate will be expected to implement and manage timelines, work closely with IT staff, vendors, and customers to accomplish project goals under limited supervisory oversight.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific Duties & Responsibilities - Specific requirements of the position include but not limited to
- Deep understanding of complex cloud infrastructure and networking with a focus on high availability and security.
- Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services cloud management and administration including environment provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring and information security.
- Proven track record of delivering large scale infrastructure deployments and cloud-native applications using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps technologies (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep).
- Experience setting up development operations and pipelines for new and existing projects and/or familiarity with version control (i.e., Git, GitHub), CI/CD tooling (e.g., Azure DevOps Pipelines), build tools (e.g., npm, composer), container/app repositories (e.g., Azure Container Registry, Azure Repos), monitoring tools, and associated process automation.
- Familiarity with Git workflows, branching and tagging best practices.
- Experience with containers and container orchestration using Kubernetes (Helm, kubectl, Docker).
- Experience managing and using database systems (relational and NoSQL).
- Experience with backend website CMS hosting and management (WordPress, Drupal, Laravel).
- Expertise with cross-platform development tools and techniques.
- Set up a highly automated, easy-to-use Dev/SecOps pipelines to meet necessary compliance requirements.
- Assist with prompt DevOps operational support when required.
- Deploy new and improve existing Dev/SecOps solutions to maintain and accommodate the changing needs of developers, changes in infrastructure, and updates to security standards.
- Research and find new ways to automate and improve development and release processes.
- Proactively develop automated methods to ensure web systems and application are protected against cybersecurity threats.
- Actively engage software engineers and developers on issues and areas for improvement, particularly around application security and site reliability.
- Stay abreast of latest trends and explore new frameworks, technologies, and processes that provide value to the organization.
On-Call
- Yes
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Eight years of related work experience with computer systems and applications.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate advanced proficiency with several of these technologies (similar technologies to those specifically named will also be accepted)
- Cloud Platform / Compute (Kubernetes, App Service/Runner, Elastic Beanstalk)
- Storage (Azure Blob Storage, Amazon S3, NetApp Files)
- Databases (MS SQL, My SQL, No SQL)
- DevOps / CI-CD / Source Control (GitHub, DevOps, Pipelines, Repos, Terraform, ARM)
- Networking / Web / Infrastructure (Cloudflare, NGINX, RHEL, Windows Server, PHP, .NET, Python)
LOCATION
Location: Remote
COMPENSATION
- Starting Salary Range: $119,515 - $209,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
EMPLOYEE GROUP
Employee group: Full Time
SCHEDULE
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
FLSA STATUS
FLSA Status: Exempt
DEPARTMENT NAME
Department name: IT@JH Cloud and Virtualization Services
PERSONNEL AREA
Personnel area: University Administration
TOTAL REWARDS
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EQUIVALENCY
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
APPLICANTS COMPLETING STUDIES
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
BACKGROUND CHECKS
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
VACCINE REQUIREMENTS
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
INTRODUCTION
IT@JH Cloud & Virtualization Services is seeking an Enterprise Web and DevOps Architect who is responsible along with the team for hosting over 1600 web sites/applications that span a diverse variety of platforms for both the University and Health Systems. Specifically, this position will be leading the architecture planning, security, implementation, maintenance and support efforts of highly integrated and complex web and database hosting services within our public cloud providers. This position will design and integrate best security practices by using DevSecOps principles, processes and tools. The candidate will build automation/infrastructure as code within CI/CD Pipelines to enforce cloud infrastructure security. The candidate must possess a strong background in workload containerization, infrastructure and application security, server deployment/management, automated scripting, web programming languages, web site tooling, database architecture, and DevOps/SecOps/CI/CD toolsets. The ability to customize open source products or develop custom solutions to meet technological requirements is also desired. Additionally, this position will play a critical role investigating new advancements in artificial intelligence, high performance computing and design secure and compliant hosting solutions for AI developed web applications. Finally, the candidate will be expected to implement and manage timelines, work closely with IT staff, vendors, and customers to accomplish project goals under limited supervisory oversight.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Specific Duties & Responsibilities - Specific requirements of the position include but not limited to
- Deep understanding of complex cloud infrastructure and networking with a focus on high availability and security.
- Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services cloud management and administration including environment provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring and information security.
- Proven track record of delivering large scale infrastructure deployments and cloud-native applications using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and GitOps technologies (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep).
- Experience setting up development operations and pipelines for new and existing projects and/or familiarity with version control (i.e., Git, GitHub), CI/CD tooling (e.g., Azure DevOps Pipelines), build tools (e.g., npm, composer), container/app repositories (e.g., Azure Container Registry, Azure Repos), monitoring tools, and associated process automation.
- Familiarity with Git workflows, branching and tagging best practices.
- Experience with containers and container orchestration using Kubernetes (Helm, kubectl, Docker).
- Experience managing and using database systems (relational and NoSQL).
- Experience with backend website CMS hosting and management (WordPress, Drupal, Laravel).
- Expertise with cross-platform development tools and techniques.
- Set up a highly automated, easy-to-use Dev/SecOps pipelines to meet necessary compliance requirements.
- Assist with prompt DevOps operational support when required.
- Deploy new and improve existing Dev/SecOps solutions to maintain and accommodate the changing needs of developers, changes in infrastructure, and updates to security standards.
- Research and find new ways to automate and improve development and release processes.
- Proactively develop automated methods to ensure web systems and application are protected against cybersecurity threats.
- Actively engage software engineers and developers on issues and areas for improvement, particularly around application security and site reliability.
- Stay abreast of latest trends and explore new frameworks, technologies, and processes that provide value to the organization.
On-Call
- Yes
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Eight years of related work experience with computer systems and applications.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate advanced proficiency with several of these technologies (similar technologies to those specifically named will also be accepted)
- Cloud Platform / Compute (Kubernetes, App Service/Runner, Elastic Beanstalk)
- Storage (Azure Blob Storage, Amazon S3, NetApp Files)
- Databases (MS SQL, My SQL, No SQL)
- DevOps / CI-CD / Source Control (GitHub, DevOps, Pipelines, Repos, Terraform, ARM)
- Networking / Web / Infrastructure (Cloudflare, NGINX, RHEL, Windows Server, PHP, .NET, Python)
LOCATION
Location: Remote
COMPENSATION
- Starting Salary Range: $119,515 - $209,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
EMPLOYEE GROUP
Employee group: Full Time
SCHEDULE
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
FLSA STATUS
FLSA Status: Exempt
DEPARTMENT NAME
Department name: IT@JH Cloud and Virtualization Services
PERSONNEL AREA
Personnel area: University Administration
TOTAL REWARDS
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EQUIVALENCY
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
APPLICANTS COMPLETING STUDIES
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
BACKGROUND CHECKS
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.
VACCINE REQUIREMENTS
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Senior Devops Engineer
Translate your infrastructure skills into PERM documentation
PERM requires your employer to define a specific minimum education requirement for the role. Make sure your offer letter and job description specify your degree field, because a generic 'bachelor's in computer science or related field' weakens the specialty occupation argument at the I-140 stage.
Target employers with active PERM filing histories
Search the OFLC public disclosure data for companies that have filed PERM applications under SOC code 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) or 15-1252 (Software Developers). Employers with recent filings already have internal processes for sponsoring DevOps roles.
Find green card sponsoring DevOps roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by green card sponsorship availability, so you aren't sifting through roles where PERM is never offered. Use it to identify Senior DevOps Engineer positions at employers already set up to file.
Distinguish EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility before accepting an offer
If you hold a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive DevOps experience, push for an EB-2 filing. EB-2 can mean a shorter priority date wait for nationals of most countries and skips the supervised recruitment period that extends EB-3 timelines.
Negotiate who controls the PERM job description
During offer negotiation, confirm that your employer's immigration counsel will tailor the PERM job description to your actual role, not a recycled template. Overly broad descriptions that don't reflect specialized DevOps duties such as Kubernetes orchestration or infrastructure-as-code increase the risk of a DOL audit.
Audit your prevailing wage tier before PERM is filed
DOL assigns your PERM a Wage Level I through IV based on the job description complexity. Ask your employer to share the prevailing wage determination and verify it matches your offered salary using the OFLC Wage Search before submission, since a mismatch triggers denial.
Green Card Senior Devops Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior DevOps Engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3?
It qualifies for both, and the tier depends on how the employer frames the job requirements. EB-2 applies if the role requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience. EB-3 covers roles requiring at least a bachelor's degree. Most employers file under EB-3 because the job description is easier to defend at audit, but EB-2 can be faster for nationals of countries without significant backlogs.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary status with a three-year initial period, annual lottery selection, and no path to permanence by itself. PERM is the first step toward lawful permanent residency, has no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities, and does not require lottery selection. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone takes roughly six to eighteen months before the I-140 petition is even filed.
Where can I find Senior DevOps Engineer jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces Senior DevOps Engineer listings from employers that have indicated willingness to sponsor employment-based green cards, so you're not spending time on applications where PERM sponsorship was never on the table. Filtering by sponsorship type upfront saves weeks of back-and-forth with recruiters.
What happens to my PERM case if I change employers mid-process?
If you leave before USCIS approves your I-140, the PERM labor certification is tied to the original employer and cannot be transferred. Once your I-140 is approved and your priority date has been pending for 180 days or more, portability rules under AC21 allow you to move to a same or similar DevOps role with a new employer without restarting the process.
Can my employer file PERM while I'm on H-1B status?
Yes, and many DevOps professionals pursue both simultaneously. Holding H-1B status does not affect your PERM eligibility, and filing early extends your options if H-1B renewals become complicated. USCIS processes the I-140 petition after DOL certifies the PERM application, and you can remain on H-1B status while both stages are pending.