Sr. Systems Engineer

Notre Dame, IN, United States
Full-time
Dean of Hesburgh Libraries
EIC3

Company Description
The University of Notre Dame is more than a workplace! We are a vibrant, mission-driven community where every employee is valued and supported. Rooted in a tradition of excellence and inspired by our Catholic character, Notre Dame is committed to fostering an environment of care that nurtures the whole person-mind, body, and spirit. Here, you will find a deep sense of belonging, a culture that prioritizes well-being, and the opportunity to grow your career while being a force for good in the world. Whether contributing to world-class research, shaping the student experience, or supporting the University's mission in other ways, you will be part of a dedicated team working to make a meaningful impact on campus and beyond. At Notre Dame, your work matters, and so do you!


Job Description
The Hesburgh Libraries are committed to cultivating a world-class research and learning ecosystem for our staff, faculty, and students. The University of Notre Dame's ability to remain at the forefront of world-changing research and teaching is intimately tied to our ability to support current and cutting edge technological solutions.

To that end, the Enterprise Systems team is looking to hire a Sr. Systems Engineer to continue fostering a technical environment focused on providing highly scalable, available, and secure applications and systems.

Our mission is to provide seamless, automated infrastructure support for our stakeholders and campus partners. We leverage cloud-first design and rigorous DevOps principles to build scalable environments that take the complexity out of the deployment process. Through ongoing automation and thoughtful architecture, we ensure our partners have the reliable tools they need to deliver their best work.

To continue driving our efforts, the Sr. Systems Engineer will: 

• Champion Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK written in TypeScript) to ensure 100% reproducible and version-controlled environments
• Orchestrate Containerized Workloads: Manage and scale Amazon ECS clusters, ensuring high availability and performance
• Design Advanced Traffic Management: Design and optimize complex networking architectures involving Application Load Balancers (ALBs), CloudFront distributions, Route53 zones/records, and robust WAF security integrations
• Manage Hybrid Compute: Oversee a diverse fleet of EC2 (Linux/Windows) and VMware instances, balancing legacy support with modern cloud-native migrations
• Automate Everything: Build and refine end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and AWS Developer Tools (CodePipeline/CodeBuild) to enable seamless, automated deployments
• Maintain Data & Storage Continuity: Maintain and optimize a variety of data layers, including S3/EFS for static content and managed database environments (MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

We're looking for someone who is: 

• Motivated to grow and expand their technical expertise
• Curious and self motivated to explore, research, and implement new technologies and approaches
• In tune with industry-relevant IT trends. We encourage the safe and accountable usage of generative AI tools.

Recognized for 10 years, the University of Notre Dame ranks 10th among large organizations in Computerworld's 2025 Best Places to Work in IT. The Hesburgh Libraries have been a technology leader on campus during that time. We offer work/life balance as well as excellent health and education benefits for you and your family.

As a professional in the ever-changing fields of technology and education, the selected candidate can expect to continue to develop in these areas through structured professional development programs, experiential learning, and self-directed growth. Our team invests in helping each other learn and grow along with our industry. Notre Dame has been recognized for its educational benefits and commitment to professional development.


Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Experience with Linux/Unix server administration
• Experience working with AWS or a similar cloud platform
• Understands and endorses DevOps principles, including commitment to a collaborative and communicative culture, automated testing, releases and deployments, and frequent iteration
• Experience with Database Administration
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Has experience writing infrastructure code, scripts, and tests to automate provisioning of local and AWS services and configure services using tools and languages such as Typescript, AWS CLI/API, CDK, Python, Bash, and PowerShell
• Experience providing administration and lifecycle management for deployment pipelines, EC2 instances, and container-based services (e.g., Docker, ECS)
• Experience working with and maintaining SaaS solutions
• Experience with Windows server administration

Additional Information
Please Note: This position is not eligible for fully remote work. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week on-site.

Please include a cover letter for full consideration when applying to this job.

Salary: $105,000 - $118,000

Deadline to Apply (Subject to Change): Sunday, January 25th

The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and complies with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). We strongly encourage applications from candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity.


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