Engineering Tools Administrator

Responsibilities

• Administer the GitHub Organization Configure and maintain approved organization- and repository-level permissions, team hierarchies, and role-based access control.
• Maintain branch protection rulesets, repository templates, and repo lifecycle policies.
• Develop, m aintain and troubleshoot tool integrations and webhooks.
• Administer Jira and Confluence Configure and maintain Jira projects, workflows, permission and notification schemes, custom fields, and screens to match engineering and program management needs.
• Use approved automation rules and scripts to reduce repetitive administrative work, including status transitions and reporting.
• Configure and maintain our Confluence universe.
• Administer Lab Infrastructure Manage SSH and user access and bridge the gap between the IT organization and the engineering team for our development and test infrastructure.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of lab assets and access across people and automations .
• Administer AWS Infrastructure Perform routine AWS administration supporting engineering, including IAM access changes, EC2 lifecycle operations, S3 access configuration, tagging, and cost and usage review.
• Work within established account and network architecture, partnering with the DevOps team on VPC changes, account structure, and elevated access decisions.
• Partner Across Program Management, Engineering Management, and DevOps Partner with program management on Jira configuration and release reporting, with engineering management on implementing approved access and governance controls, and with the DevOps team on infrastructure standards, escalations, and changes outside this role's administrative scope.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred

• Current GitHub Administration or Atlassian administration certification, such as GH-100, ACP-120, or a successor credential, is helpful but not required .
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), CompTIA Linux+, or LPIC-1.
• Experience in a hardware, semiconductor, or networking engineering environment, including familiarity with lab equipment such as PCIe test cards and out-of-band management tools (IPMI, BMC).
• Infrastructure-as-code experience (e.g., Ansible, SaltStack ) for provisioning lab or test systems.
• Experience with identity federation (SSO/SAML/SCIM) via providers such as Okta, Entra ID, or FreeIPA.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Frontline Developer Support and Documentation Triage and resolve developer requests related to GitHub, Jira, AWS, and lab machine access.

Minimum Qualifications

7 + years of hands-on experience in an IT, DevOps, or lab/systems support role. Hands-on experience administering GitHub and Jira /Confluence , with demonstrated depth in at least one platform and the ability to perform routine administration in the other. Previous experience administering these tools through software and/or hardware engineering releases. Working knowledge of Linux system administration (RHEL, Rocky Linux, or Ubuntu). Hands-on experience performing routine AWS administration, including IAM, EC2, S3, and basic VPC or security-group troubleshooting. AWS certification is not required . Basic scripting or automation experience (e.g., Bash, Python) for repetitive administrative tasks.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across program management, engineering management, and DevOps. A customer-service mindset and comfort supporting multiple concurrent requests from engineers.

Location

This is a remote position for employees residing within commuting range of our Chesterbrook PA office. This position requires occasional visits to the office. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes equity, cash, and incentives, along with health and retirement benefits. Our dynamic, flexible work environment provides the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most influential names in the semiconductor industry. At Cornelis Networks your base salary is only one component of your comprehensive total rewards package. Your base pay will be determined by factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and location relative to the hiring range for the position. Depending on your role, you may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, including an annual bonus or sales incentives. In addition to your base pay, you will have access to a broad range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as disability and life insurance, a dependent care flexible spending account, accidental injury insurance, and pet insurance. We also offer generous paid holidays, 401(k) with company match , and Open Time Off (OTO) for regular full-time exempt employees. Other paid time off benefits include sick time, bonding leave, and pregnancy disability leave. Cornelis Networks does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. Cornelis Networks is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.