Company description

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity. United by our core values and our purpose of helping people thrive in the brave pursuit of next, our 20,000+ people in 53 offices around the world combine experience across technology, data sciences, consulting, and customer obsession to accelerate our clients’ businesses through designing the products and services their customers truly value.

Overview

Senior Associate Devops Engineer

As a Senior Associate Devops Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the performance, security, and availability of enterprise databases. You will work closely with development, infrastructure, and security teams to optimize database operations and support business-critical applications.

Your Impact

• On‑site work required at least 3 days per week
• Additional on‑site presence may be required based on operational needs
• Support and operate a large‑scale high‑performance computing (HPC) environment supporting over 800 NIH faculty and research teams
• Ensure the physical health, network connectivity, and inventory management of 2,800+ Linux servers powering the Biowulf supercomputing platform
• Monitor large numbers of Linux systems running user compute jobs and supporting core HPC infrastructure
• Collect, log, and analyze operational data across thousands of nodes and hundreds of thousands to millions of user jobs
• Track and proactively identify disk utilization bottlenecks across 60+ petabytes of data
• Monitor and analyze network traffic performance to maintain high bandwidth and low latency
• Build, debug, and enhance command‑line and web‑based tools for displaying metrics, events, and trend predictions
• Work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, highly technical environment
• Translate broad technical direction into concrete, actionable solutions

Set Yourself Apart With

• Very strong experience with Linux operating systems (Red Hat–based distributions)
• Experience with software development and deployment tools such as Git and Ansible
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including:
• Python
• Rust
• Go
• Perl
• C / C++
• Distributed file systems (e.g., VAST, GPFS, NetApp)
• Analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Kibana, Grafana)
• Experience preparing and presenting technical reports

Skills & Experience

• Strong hands‑on experience with Linux operating systems, specifically Red Hat–based distributions
• Experience monitoring and operating large‑scale Linux environments supporting production workloads
• Proficiency with software development and deployment tools such as Git and Ansible
• Working experience with one or more programming languages, including Python, Rust, Go, Perl, or C/C++
• Ability to collect, log, and analyze system and job‑level data across large numbers of servers
• Experience troubleshooting system performance, disk utilization, and network connectivity issues
• Ability to translate broad technical direction into concrete, actionable solutions
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary technical team

Additional information

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hiring@publicis.sapient.com