Research Software Developer

The Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CCBB) at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine is committed to conducting outstanding basic, clinical, and translational research that promotes advanced computation and informatics approaches to increase the overall understanding of normal and disease-associated biological processes, drug development, and therapeutic responses.

The Scalable Compute Archive (SCA) team builds, delivers, and operates secure scalable systems for research data management and scientific computing within the CCBB. We partner with research groups to enable better data stewardship and reproducible science by providing robust automated and maintainable infrastructure solutions.

Job Summary

As a DevOps Engineer with SCA, you will design and maintain the infrastructure and automation pipelines that power our research data management platforms and scientific software systems. Your work will enable seamless software delivery, reliable cloud-based deployments, and improved developer experience across a varied and collaborative environment.

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Continuous Integration (CI) / Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines to automate builds, testing, deployments, and infrastructure provisioning for multiple research platforms.
• Develop automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to manage scalable deployments across on-prem and cloud environments (Amazon Web Services (AWS), containers, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Enhance developer productivity by creating tools, workflows, and best practices that improve efficiency, security, and observability.
• Collaborate with software engineers and researchers to ensure smooth integration of application code into production environments.
• Monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot distributed systems that handle large-scale scientific datasets, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement security, compliance, and reproducibility standards for research applications and data services.
• Document and standardize processes for deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Engage with researchers and technology teams to understand evolving requirements and design scalable solutions for data-intensive research.

General Responsibilities

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

SKILLS

Required

Preferred

Working Conditions / Demands

This position requires the ability to communicate effectively and to operate computers and other related technical equipment. The role is required to maintain and interact with computers and frequently move objects weighing up to 50 pounds. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including :

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level : Career

FLSA : Exempt

Job Function : Information Technology

Job Family : Software / App Design, Dev & Eng

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