DevOps Engineering Support Team Lead
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting multidisciplinary research in computing, AI, energy, materials, nuclear science, neutron science, isotopes, and national security.
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About Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is a government-owned, contractor-operated U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. UT-Battelle operates ORNL for DOE; the laboratory currently provides AI and high-performance-computing capabilities alongside science and engineering research infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will manage DevOps staff, customer relationships, workloads, strategy, and metrics. You will guide secure automation and deployments, troubleshoot Kubernetes and CI/CD workloads, develop services, and help researchers adopt Kubernetes practices and Helm-based delivery pipelines.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a technical, scientific, business, or related field and 8 or more years of experience, or an equivalent combination
- Experience with configuration-management and automation tools such as Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Puppet, or CI/CD tools
- Proficiency in Bash, Python, Go, PowerShell, or an equivalent scripting language
- Proven leadership ability
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy clearance
- Pass pre-placement drug testing and participate in random drug testing
Responsibilities
- Manage staff performance, development plans, meetings, time and attendance, training, and hiring
- Meet with customers and manage project workloads
- Provide DevOps metrics and strategy
- Troubleshoot Kubernetes workloads and CI/CD pipelines
- Develop and review technical solutions with staff and customers
- Evaluate and document DevOps tools and trends
- Develop and manage research IT services
- Guide Kubernetes practices, Helm charts, and automated deployment pipelines
- Ensure secure solutions comply with internal operating procedures
Benefits
- Medical plans
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work hours
- On-site fitness facilities
- On-site banking facilities
- Cafeteria facilities
- Prescription drug plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Contributory pension plan
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Vacation and holidays
- Parental leave
- Legal insurance with identity theft protection
- Employee assistance plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Educational assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Employee discounts