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# Research Computing Software Engineer (Platform Observability)

- **Company:** Penn State University
- **Location:** State College, PA, United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $68,604.0 - $102,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, Scientific Computating, Data Logging, Scripting, High Performance Computing, DevOps Tools - Open-source, System Availability, HybridCloud, Containerization, Kubernetes, Bare Metal, Performance Monitor, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Dynatrace, Devsecops, Workday
- **Published:** October 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_CCAB9D97EF9F45E2BB0CF22D5A7A2430-PA23024903

## About the Role

Configuration management via distributed version control, and experience with containerization Your working location will be fully on-site located in State College, PA but options exist for hybrid of on-site/work from home based on project-dependent ability . Questions related to flexible work should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process. **MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS** If filled as Scientific Computing Engagement Specialist (ARL) - Intermediate Professional, this position requires:Associate Degree2+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptedRequired Certifications:NoneIf filled as Scienti ic Computing Software Specialist (ARL) - Professional, this position requires:Bachelor's DegreeNo prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education.Required Certifications:None ARL's purpose is to research and

## Description

CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process.
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CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process.
Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants. **Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional information on remote work at Penn State, seeNotice to Out of State Applicants.** **POSITION SPECIFICS** We are seeking a motivated, self-starting **Computing Software Specialist (Platform Observability)** to join our Cloud Technology Advancement Department in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.
In this role you will perform DevSecOps functions with a strong focus on **observability and platform reliability** - building and operating the monitoring, logging, and tracing backbone for our high-performance and cloud-native computing environments.
This position would work out of our State College, PA, location.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply. **You will:** 1.
Design and implement secure, automated infrastructure solutions for high-performance computing environments through Agile software development 2.
Build and operate observability infrastructure across the**three pillars - metrics, logging, and tracing**- including dashboards, actionable alerting, and health/performance monitoring 3.
Work to maintain and monitor our CI/CD pipelines to allow for frequent, trouble-free deployments of infrastructure code, and deploy/operate workloads in**container orchestration**environments across bare metal and cloud 4.
Assist in performing and reviewing pull requests, writing unit tests, and producing occasional documentation as needed 5.
Provide demonstrations of your work to the internal team and occasionally external customers 6.
Coordinate with the Agile team to identify risks, issues, requirements, and design solutions for project-level activity on a daily basis **Required Skills/Experience areas include:** 1.
DevSecOps tools/practices and Linux-based infrastructure / system administration 2.
Infrastructure/automation via configuration management and scripting tools 3.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline development skills 4. **Container orchestration**and interest in cloud-native technologies 5. **Observability concepts and tooling**- collecting and analyzing metrics, logs, and traces **Preferred Skills/Experience areas include:** 1.
One or more**observability stacks**- metrics/monitoring, log aggregation, distributed tracing, and dashboard/alerting platforms 2. **Service-level objectives (SLOs/SLIs)**and supporting on-call/incident response practices 3. **Container orchestration**at scale and familiarity with**public, private, or hybrid cloud**platforms 4.