The N.C. Department of Information Technology serves as the Technology Center for the State of NC, providing technology services to government agencies and educational institutions. They are seeking a Junior DevOps Associate to support the development and maintenance of AWS-based cloud infrastructure for the Digital Solutions Drupal 10 platform.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with upkeep of web server operating systems (Ubuntu 22.04, Amazon Linux 2023) and supporting software (Apache, PHP-FPM, etc.) across production and test environments
- Supporting maintenance of AWS services under the guidance of senior staff
- Helping administer Digital Solutions' URL redirection service, including maintaining Apache configuration in GitHub, coordinating with DIT networking on redirect requests, and ensuring
- Ensuring SSL certificates remain current
- Assisting with infrastructure, configuration, and database updates needed to provision and launch new sites on the Drupal 10 platform
- Supporting CI/CD pipeline automation using GitHub Actions and self-hosted runners in EC2 for deploying release branches during approved maintenance windows
- Contributing to infrastructure-as-code efforts using tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, and Packer
- Learning to optimize server performance at the EC2 level by reviewing PHP-FPM and Apache configuration tracked in GitHub repositories
- Participating in discussions around strategic improvements to the environment (security, scalability, performance) and assisting with patching and updating core Drupal and associated systems in an enterprise multi-site environment
- Gaining exposure to containerized workloads and contributing to container-related projects as needed
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or an IT related field from an appropriately accredited institution
- OR Associate degree in computer science or an IT related field or related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in business application consulting or development
- OR High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in business application consulting or development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Foundational knowledge of Linux systems administration (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly, troubleshoot issues, and ask effective questions
- Scripting experience (Bash, Python, or similar)
Benefits
- This position may be eligible for hybrid remote work in accordance with state policy and the agency’s remote work program but does require weekly onsite work.
Company Overview
The N.C. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://it.nc.gov.