OPEN TO CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY PERMANENT IN THIS TITLE
The Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) leverages technology to drive opportunity, improve public safety, and help run better across New York City. From delivering affordable broadband to protecting against cybersecurity threats and building digital government services, OTI is at the forefront of how the city delivers for New Yorkers in the 21st century. Follow us on social media @NYCOfficeofTech, and visit www.nyc.gov/oti to learn more.
At OTI, we offer great benefits, and the chance to work on projects that have a meaningful impact on millions of people. You'll have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and collaborate with other passionate professionals who share your drive and commitment to making a difference through technology.
OTI seeks an experienced and forward-thinking Senior DevOps Engineer to drive the modernization, scalability, and security of the city's critical digital infrastructure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between development and operations, automating core processes to ensure the seamless delivery of civic technology solutions that serve millions of New Yorkers and thousands of businesses daily.
Responsibilities will include:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud and hybrid infrastructure using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
- Design, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub) to ensure fast, secure, and reliable software deployments.
- Architect and manage containerized environments utilizing Docker and containerized cloud services (e.g., Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, Azure AKS) to support microservices.
- Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting systems (e.g., Dynatrace, Elastic, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, ScienceLogic) to ensure high availability and proactive issue resolution.
- Develop, integrate, and maintain pipelines that automate security scanning and vulnerability management.
- Lead the automated provisioning, patching, and version upgrades of cloud databases and containerized applications to ensure high availability, security, and peak performance.
- Maintain application configuration, secrets, and certificates.
- Partner closely with software engineering, security, and product teams to foster a DevOps culture, providing technical leadership and mentoring junior engineers.
- Drive rapid prototyping, validation, and deployment of cutting-edge AI models, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and Proofs of Concept (POCs) to evaluate technical feasibility and accelerate business innovation.
- Perform special projects and initiatives as assigned.
HOURS/SHIFT
Day - Due to the technical duties of this position in a 24/7 operation, candidate may be required to work overtime and/or various shifts such as weekends and/or nights/evenings.
WORK LOCATION
Brooklyn, NY
TO APPLY
OPEN TO CITY EMPLOYEES ONLY
Only permanent employees in the title and those that are reachable on the current civil service list are eligible to apply.
Please go to www.cityjobs/jobs/search and search for Job ID# 789192
* Interested applicants with other civil service titles who meet the preferred requirements should also submit a resume for consideration
SUBMISSION OF A RESUME IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTERVIEW
APPOINTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO OVERSIGHT APPROVAL
This position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program.
Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program
OTI participates in E-Verify
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