DevSecOps Research Computing Software Engineer

• Develop, deploy, enhance, and maintain software applications, infrastructure-as-code, and tools to support research computing needs
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code using largely infrastructure automation scripts and tooling to include Ansible
• Integrate software solutions with existing research computing infrastructure, including high-performance computing (HPC) systems and cloud platforms
• Collaborate with systems engineers and researchers to ensure seamless integration and functionality of software tools within the research environment
• Analyze and optimize the performance of software applications, ensuring they meet the high demands of computational research
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, memory usage issues, and other technical challenges
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for software issues, assisting researchers in overcoming obstacles
• Stay up to date with advancements in software engineering and computational research technologies including enhancing our efforts to leverage AI and LLMs
• Propose and implement new features, improvements, and updates to enhance the functionality and usability of software tools
• Lead or participate in software development projects, including planning, development, testing, and deployment phases
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

• Ability to integrate software solutions with existing research computing infrastructure, including high‑performance computing (HPC) environments and cloud platforms through CI/CD pipelines and automation of scripts
• Skill in analyzing and optimizing software performance to meet the demands of computational research workloads
• Capability to develop, deploy, enhance, and maintain software applications and tools that support research computing activities
• Proficiency in writing clean, well‑documented, and maintainable code or scripts
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers.

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

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