Lead Data Integration Dev-Ops / Systems Engineer

Job Description

Dev-Ops and data integration systems engineering at the City offers a unique opportunity for impactful, dynamic work and professional growth while supporting platforms that directly improve City operations and public services. The Lead Dev-Ops / Data Integration Systems Engineer will help design, automate, secure, monitor, and improve the infrastructure that powers the City’s enterprise data integration and data engineering platforms.

This position will help establish reusable infrastructure patterns, improve observability and security, reduce operational bottlenecks, and strengthen the City’s ability to operate reliable data integration systems. The role will support cloud and hybrid infrastructure, deployment automation, containerized services, monitoring, secure access patterns, and operational practices for platforms such as DataBridge, DataBridge-Airflow, AIS, MuleSoft, enterprise APIs, data warehouses, and related systems.

The Lead Dev-Ops / Data Integration Systems Engineer will support priority infrastructure, platform, and integration needs across City government, while also contributing to the broader enterprise portfolio of data integrations, platforms, and systems maintained by CityGeo.

We are looking for a candidate who is not only technically skilled, but also passionate about leveraging reliable infrastructure, automation, and data systems to improve City operations and community life. If you are eager to contribute to a team that values innovation, efficiency, service-oriented work, and data-driven decision-making, we encourage you to apply. Some prominent services the team is responsible for include DataBridge, OIT’s enterprise data warehouse, AIS, the City’s custom address information systems which supports public address search and internal geocoding, and Databridge-Airflow, a custom workflow generator and orchestrator for departmental integrations ( and open data publishing. Some examples of OIT’s commitment to serving the public through the effective and innovative integration of City open data include:

Essential Functions

· Design, implement, maintain, and improve cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting enterprise data

integration platforms and data engineering workflows.

· Build and maintain deployment automation for Linux and Windows servers, containerized workloads,

databases, integration runtimes, APIs, and workflow orchestration systems.

· Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK,

Helm, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

· Support containerized services and orchestration patterns using Docker and AWS services such as ECS,

EKS, ECR, Batch, CloudWatch, and related tools.

· Configure, improve, and maintain system monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability using tools such

as CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, AlertManager, and SNS.

· Support secure infrastructure patterns for sensitive or restricted data, including access control, secret

management, encryption, network segmentation, auditability, and least-privilege design.

· Support enterprise integration platforms and data systems, including DataBridge, DataBridge-Airflow,

AIS, MuleSoft, Postgres/PostGIS environments, APIs, and related application stacks.

· Improve operational reliability through backup automation, deployment standardization, incident

response practices, performance tuning, and lifecycle management.

· Work closely with data engineers, data architects, application teams, vendors, security teams, and

department partners to support reliable integrations and data services.

· Translate platform requirements into scalable infrastructure designs that can be reused across multiple

projects and departments.

· Troubleshoot complex production issues involving infrastructure, networking, containers, databases,

pipelines, authentication, scheduling, or application runtime environments.

· Contribute to DevOps standards, infrastructure documentation, operational runbooks, architecture

diagrams, and reusable deployment patterns.

· Support continuous improvement of the City’s enterprise data integration ecosystem.

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Competencies:

· Clear and concise writing and communication skills, with a documentation-driven approach.

· Creative problem-solving and critical thinking.

· Strong operational judgment and attention to reliability, security, and maintainability.

· Ability to manage multiple systems, projects, and production support needs simultaneously.

· Ability to coordinate technical implementation work with engineers, analysts, vendors, and

stakeholders.

· Ability to work with non-technical stakeholders and translate operational needs into technical

solutions.

· Commitment to automation, repeatability, and continuous improvement.

Knowledge and Skills:

· Strong Linux systems administration skills; Windows systems administration experience is also useful.

· Strong command-line skills, including Bash and PowerShell.

· Strong scripting skills with Python, Bash, or similar tools.

· Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.

· Experience with AWS cloud services, preferably including ECS, EKS, ECR, Batch, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC/networking, S3, RDS, and related services.

· Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or Helm.

· Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins.

· Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, AlertManager, CloudWatch, and SNS.

· Experience supporting Postgres or other relational database environments.

· Familiarity with Apache Airflow, DBT, MuleSoft, Kubernetes, and enterprise integration platforms.

· Understanding of secure systems design, access control, secret management, and production change management.

· Experience hosting or supporting GIS, data visualization, data management, or integration tools is a plus.

· Experience in a public-sector or large enterprise environment is a plus.

Abilities:

· To troubleshoot system health, deployment issues, networking problems, container failures, database performance, and production incidents.

· To design maintainable, secure, and repeatable infrastructure patterns.

· To automate routine operational tasks and reduce manual maintenance burden.

· To maintain clean, secure, and reliable data environments.

· To work effectively in a hybrid cloud and on-premises environment.

· To support systems that handle sensitive, operationally important, or resident-facing data.

· To communicate complex technical concepts in understandable terms.

· To contribute to shared engineering standards and improve operational practices over time.

· To identify opportunities for infrastructure modernization and improvement

Qualifications

Bachelor’s/advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or equivalent

work experience.

· Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in DevOps, systems engineering, cloud

infrastructure, platform engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related role.

· Demonstrated experience managing systems or software stacks in a production environment with

appropriate testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational support practices.

· Experience administering Linux-based environments, cloud infrastructure, containerized applications, and enterprise integration or data platforms.

· Experience with automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, monitoring, and production support.

· Dedication to making Philadelphia municipal government more robust, efficient, equitable, and resilient.

· Previous work in a public-sector or large-organization setting is a plus.