Developer Operations Associate Jobs in Fort Lauderdale, FL

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About the Organization:

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program)

CITI Program was established in 2000 and is a leading global online education provider. Its web-based training materials serve millions of learners and thousands of subscribing institutions. CITI Program is dedicated to serving the training needs of colleges and universities, healthcare institutions, technology and research organizations, and governmental agencies, as they foster integrity and professional advancement of their learners.

CITI Program is the preeminent leader in online research, ethics, compliance, and safety training. It has trained researchers globally for over 20 years at thousands of academic, research, and healthcare organizations.  CITI Program is a dynamic and collegial working environment with opportunities to bring forth new educational materials that support learners and institutions in the U.S. and around the world.

CITI Program joined the Biomedical Research Alliance of New York (BRANY) in 2016. BRANY was founded in 1998 and is jointly owned by four leading academic medical centers - NYU School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Icahn School of Medicine, and Northwell Health. BRANY is also a premier resource for research support services for hospitals, academic medical centers, and investigators, among its other ventures.

General Summary/Objective:

Support and help lead the modernization of the CITI Program LMS platform, including release engineering, cloud delivery, environment automation, and performance improvement for a mixed legacy and modern application stack. This role works closely with the development team to improve how applications are built, deployed, monitored, and scaled. The environment includes .NET applications running on IIS, a React-based learner experience, and a shared SQL Server backend. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on execution and collaboration.

Duties/Responsibilities:         

• Own and improve release processes across Dev, Staging, and Production environments.
• Support modern application delivery for React front-end and .NET back-end systems.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate builds and deployments.
• Standardize deployment workflows, versioning, validation, and rollback procedures.
• Assist with implementing CDN-based delivery and caching strategies.
• Contribute to performance testing and help identify system bottlenecks.
• Improve monitoring, logging, and operational visibility across environments.
• Support the transition from legacy to modern architectures.
• Help modernize Azure infrastructure and reduce reliance on manual server configuration.
• Support the introduction of containerization (Docker) where appropriate.
• Assist with Infrastructure-as-Code practices using Terraform, or ARM/Bicep.
• Collaborate with development and database teams to improve SQL Server performance and reliability.
• Participate in troubleshooting production issues and implementing long-term fixes.
• Use and scale Git for Source Control
• Set up monitoring and optimize feedback mechanisms.                                               

Non-Essential Functions will be noted by asterisk (*).

Education required:    

Associate’s degree or equivalent professional experience required; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Experience Required: 

3 to 6 years of DevOps, cloud, or platform engineering experience.

Qualifications:

• Azure certification preferred, such as Azure Developer Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Hands-on experience supporting .NET applications, React front-end applications, or comparable modern web application stacks.
• Experience working in Azure or comparable cloud platforms.
• Experience with Windows Server and IIS administration, certificate security, WAF configuration.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with development teams.
• Experience working in a mixed legacy and modern environment preferred.

SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE

Location:

Remote

Physical Demands and Environment:    

This position operates in an office environment using standard office equipment. The position requires the individual to see, talk, hear and be mobile. The employee is frequently required to use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and arms.

Travel: 

Occasional travel may be required.

Salary/Exempt Status/Hours: 

$75,000 to $90,000/Exempt

Wage is based upon an 8-hour workday, for a total of 40 hours/week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement benefits
• Group life Insurance
• Voluntary supplemental insurance
• Generous paid time off

EEO and Accommodations:

BRANY fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment based on qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. In accordance with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and applicable state laws, it is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation upon request during the application process to eligible applicants in order that they may be given a full and fair opportunity to be considered for employment. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we intend to comply fully with applicable federal and state employment laws and the information requested on this application will only be used for purposes consistent with those laws.

BRANY is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, BRANY will take the steps to ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact a BRANY representative at HR@brany.com