Cyber Range Infrastructure Architect III (Proxmox & Ceph)

The University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition reduction for employee and/ or

Retirement plans

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

The University of Arizona’s Campus IT Services seeks an IT Architect III to oversee Proxmox virtualization, Ceph storage, and network infrastructure in a hybrid role at the Tucson Campus. You will manage hardware lifecycle, security boundaries, and infrastructure improvements in collaboration with campus IT teams.

The position requires strong Linux skills, virtualization expertise, and experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in infrastructure or systems administration, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate and administer the on-prem Proxmox virtualization cluster and Ceph storage system.
• Manage networking, VLANs, firewall rules, and access controls with security boundaries.
• Oversee storage pools, backups, replication, and disaster recovery processes.
• Perform OS patching, template maintenance, and platform updates.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, runbooks, and compliance logs.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Virtualization

Infrastructure as code

Performance optimization

Security compliance

Documentation practices

Cross-functional collaboration

DevSecOps workflows

Project management

Data-center operations

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Proxmox

Ceph

Docker Compose

Ansible

Terraform

Cloud-init

Packer

Guacamole

KVM/QEMU

Ceph storage

Job description

The University of Arizona’s Campus IT Services seeks an IT Architect III to oversee Proxmox virtualization, Ceph storage, and network infrastructure in a hybrid role at the Tucson Campus. You will manage hardware lifecycle, security boundaries, and infrastructure improvements in collaboration with campus IT teams.

The position requires strong Linux skills, virtualization expertise, and experience with infrastructure-as-code tools.