Cloud Engineer

University of Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition benefit

Pre-tax retirement benefits

Paid time off

13 paid holidays

Employee tuition benefit

Job summary

University of Nebraska seeks an IT professional to ensure continuous availability of cloud services, designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure and related management solutions. You will monitor performance, capacity, and uptime to meet service level agreements in a 24x7 operation and troubleshoot complex issues with the team and third parties.

The role supports cloud adoption initiatives across the university, working with Windows and Linux environments, AWS or Azure, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT related field.
• 3 years experience with the configuration, design, installation, and maintenance of computer hardware/networks.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Familiarity with Ethernet networking.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex problems.
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure.
• Equivalent combination of education, experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous availability of cloud services, including design, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor, analyze, and ensure performance, capacity, and uptime meeting SLAs within a 24x7 operation.
• Troubleshoot complex problems with team members and third parties.
• Interact with networking, systems, and telecom professionals and end-users to deliver services.
• Advocate cloud adoption and promote cloud-first strategies across the organization.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Windows & Linux

Troubleshooting

AWS/Azure familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT related field

Tools

Amazon Web Services

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Incumbent will be responsible for ensuring continuous availability of the University of Nebraska cloud services. Including the design, implementation, and management of cloud-based infrastructure and associated management solutions. Monitor, analyze, and ensure solution performance, capacity, and uptime meet university service level agreements within a 24x7 operation. Troubleshoot complex problems, individually, with other members of the team, and with third-parties. Requires regular interaction with other networking, systems, and telecom professionals in the design and delivery of services; and with end-users to provide direct support. Serve as evangelists to for cloud adoption and encourage adoption of cloud-first strategies broadly across the organization.

This position will uphold the ITS core principles of outstanding collaboration and communication, a drive to succeed, a passion for higher learning, and acting with integrity.

University of Nebraska employees enjoy a flexible benefits program allowing you to customize your benefits to suit your personal needs; paid vacation and sick leave in addition to 13 paid holidays; access to career-advancing educational programs, including an employee and dependent tuition benefit applicable to any of the NU campuses; and immediate vesting pre-tax retirement benefits.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree inIT related field

3 years experience with the configuration, design, installation, and maintenance of computer hardware/networks

Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems

Familiarity with Ethernet networking

Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex problems

Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure

Equivalent combination of education, experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud services within Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure

Experience with IT process automation, DevOps, and 'Infrastructure as Code' concepts

Additional Information:

The ideal candidate is an agile professional with strong interpersonal communication skills, flexibility and responsiveness; exhibits high ethical standards; proficient in managing time and competing priorities; responsive and committed to supporting staff; committed to the ideals of a major public research university.

Special Instructions:

Please note: Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.

This position is designated as an on-site role and is not eligible for an alternative worksite arrangement at the time of hire. Following successful completion of the initial probationary period and demonstration of satisfactory performance, employees in this position may be considered for a hybrid work arrangement, subject to departmental needs and supervisory approval. Under the University of Nebraska Information Technology Services (NU ITS) hybrid work guidelines, eligible employees may work remotely up to two days per week and are required to work on-site a minimum of three days per week at on of the University of Nebraska campuses in Lincoln, Omaha or Kearney.

Campus Name: University of Nebraska System (UNOP)

Org Unit: IT Infrastructure Services UNCA

Job Location: Kearney, NE 68847, Lincoln, NE 68588, Omaha, NE 68182

For questions or accommodations related to this position contact: [e-mail]

University of Nebraska is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the University of Nebraska to adopt and support measures designed to prevent and eliminate discrimination against employees and prospective employees of the University of Nebraska based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. The University of Nebraska does not condone or tolerate discrimination.