Job: Infrastructure Developer / Information Technologist II (Humanities Commons and MESH Research)

The Infrastructure Developer will be responsible for designing, supporting, and improving the research technology infrastructure used by the MESH Research team (http://www.meshresearch.net) at Michigan State University, including the systems supporting Humanities Commons and other projects within the College of Arts & Letters. The Infrastructure Developer will work with colleagues to design and develop these systems and will maintain their security and stability, as well as that of the data they contain. This role will be ideal for a developer interested in connecting to and understanding the enterprise systems being deployed by MSU as a whole, while being in a position where experimentation and implementation are not only desired but encouraged. Our projects provide the opportunity for creativity and innovation that may not be possible on a centrally located cloud computing team. The person in this position will: Manage and develop our existing AWS and other backend infrastructure Collaborate with team members and other IT professionals at MSU and beyond to build, deploy, and maintain services that support our projects and priorities Work with the team to design, develop, and test highly scalable systems to support future platform expansion Improve logging, instrumentation, graphing, and monitoring Monitor data and server security and audit systems for vulnerabilities Document systems and processes so that they can be managed by others on the team when you’re away Track and resolve user and team issues Monitor service costs and make optimizations to keep our AWS bill in check Design a backup strategy and maintain a disaster recovery plan Respond to the occasional late-night server alert, and come up with ways to correct and prevent their causes The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience with the skillset below. However, we invite you to apply even if you have not currently mastered all of the skills listed. We seek someone with the ability to collaborate and to expand their technical skill set in creative ways; we’re happy to discuss whether you have the experience and approach we need for this role.