Adjunct Instructor in Systems Automation, Orchestration, and Integration Practices
Brandeis University
Waltham, United States of America
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Junior Compensation
$ 79KJob location
Waltham, United States of America
Tech stack
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Systems Engineering
Azure
Communications Protocols
Information Systems
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Moodle
Reliability Engineering
Elearning
Ansible
Software Engineering
Web Platforms
Workflow Management Systems
Kubernetes
Information Technology
Hashicorp
Terraform
Api Management
Jenkins
Job description
- Course Logistics and Facilitation: Focuses on the organized and timely rollout of course content, maintaining consistent communication through weekly announcements, and ensuring all instructional activities occur within university-approved digital platforms.
- Instructor Presence and Engagement: Centers on building an active teaching persona by hosting live introductory sessions, facilitating weekly academic discourse in forums, and maintaining regular availability for student consultation.
- Individual Feedback and Grading: Emphasizes the professional obligation to provide transparent, rubric-based evaluations and supportive commentary on student work within a standardized weekly timeframe.
- Professional Conduct and Standards: Requires adherence to university communication protocols, the promotion of respectful online "netiquette," and ensuring the course meets accessibility and technical visibility standards before and during the term.
Requirements
Do you have experience in Remote training?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Required:
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, DevOps, or a closely related field
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in systems automation, DevOps practices, orchestration frameworks, or enterprise systems integration
- Demonstrated expertise with automation and orchestration tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, API integrations)
- Minimum 1 year experience developing asynchronous online courses for adult learners in higher education
- At least 1 year of teaching or training experience (preferably online/asynchronous)
- Experience with online instruction
- Excellent communication and teaching skills in an online learning environment.
- Preferred:
- Doctorate (PhD or DBA) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in DevOps leadership, platform engineering, automation strategy, or enterprise systems integration
- Professional experience as a DevOps Architect, Automation Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Platform Engineer, or Integration Architect
- Industry certifications such as AWS DevOps Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Terraform Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or equivalent
- Prior online teaching experience at the graduate level
- Knowledge of global learner personas and culturally responsive pedagogy
- Familiarity with Moodle LMS and digital authoring tools (e.g., H5P)