R&D Cloud Engineering Scientist

University of Texas; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 104,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas’s Applied Research Laboratories is seeking an R&D Cloud Engineering Scientist to design, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure supporting research and engineering applications. You will contribute to cloud architecture, implement infrastructure as code, and build CI/CD pipelines across environments.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in cloud engineering, hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, Kubernetes, and security-focused design, with strong communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer or information science, or other applied sciences.
• Three years of experience in cloud engineering.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code methodologies.
• Experience with containerization and container orchestration.
• Knowledge of networking concepts.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices.
• Understanding of distributed systems principles.
• Experience designing for scalability, high availability, security, and fault tolerance.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD 8140 compliant security certification within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Design & Architecture: Contribute to cloud architecture solutions for applications across multiple environments.
• Design scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Define networking, compute, storage, and security requirements and patterns.
• Make architectural tradeoffs to manage cloud costs.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams and design documentation.
• Implementation & Deployment: Implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
• Deploy and configure cloud resources including compute, storage, networking, and databases.
• Set up multi-region and multi-availability zone deployments.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes.
• Operations & Reliability: Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and cost.
• Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions.
• Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Support management of lifecycle of cloud costs.
• Optimize resource utilization and cloud costs.
• Security & Compliance: Support efforts to implement IAM best practices, define network security configuration, ensure data encryption at rest and in transit, compliance audits, and conduct periodic security reviews.
• Collaboration & Documentation: Partner with development teams to support application requirements.
• Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational procedures.
• Provide guidance and mentorship on cloud best practices.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure as Code

Containerization / Orchestration

Networking concepts

CI/CD practices

Distributed systems

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Security best practices

DoD 8140 compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

GitLab CI

Jenkins

CloudWatch / Datadog

Job description

## R&D Cloud Engineering ScientistApplylocations: PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUStime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R\_00047087**Job Posting Title:**R&D Cloud Engineering Scientist**----****Hiring Department:**Applied Research Laboratories**----****Position Open To:**All Applicants**----****Weekly Scheduled Hours:**40**----****FLSA Status:**Exempt from FLSA**----****Earliest Start Date:**Immediately**----****Position Duration:**Expected to Continue**----****Location:**PICKLE RESEARCH CAMPUS**----****Job Details:**## PurposeThe position will design, implement, deploy, and maintain distributed systems and cloud infrastructure which includes contributing to cloud architecture definition and performing design and implementation within established architecture patterns. This position leverages cloud-native services and best practices to build scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant infrastructure that supports science, research, and engineering applications.## Responsibilities* Infrastructure Design & Architecture: Contribute to cloud architecture solutions for applications across multiple environments. Design scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems. Define networking, compute, storage, and security requirements and patterns. Make architectural tradeoffs to manage cloud costs. Evaluate and recommend cloud services. Create and maintain architecture diagrams and design documentation.* Implementation & Deployment: Implement infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code. Deploy and configure cloud resources including compute, storage, networking, and databases. Set up multi-region and multi-availability zone deployments. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes.* Operations & Reliability: Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and cost. Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions. Contribute to disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Support management of lifecycle of cloud costs. Optimize resource utilization and cloud costs.* Security & Compliance: Support efforts to implement identity and access management best practices, define network security configuration, ensure data encryption at rest and in transit, compliance audits, and conduct periodic security reviews.* Collaboration & Documentation: Partner with development teams to support application requirements. Create and maintain runbooks, documentation, and operational procedures. Provide guidance and mentorship on cloud best practices.* Other related functions as assigned.## Required Qualifications* Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer or information science, or other applied sciences.* Three years of experience in cloud engineering* Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)* Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code methodologies* Experience with containerization and container orchestration* Knowledge of networking concepts* Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices* Understanding of distributed systems principles* Experience designing for scalability, high availability, security, and fault tolerance* Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities* Excellent written and verbal communication skills* Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD 8140 compliant security certification within six months of employment.Applicant must be highly organized, have excellent attention to detail, and possess sound scientific judgment. The position will require effective management of their own time with the ability to plan, coordinate, and execute multiple tasks simultaneously. Regular and punctual attendance in the workplace is required.US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.## Preferred Qualifications* Experience in designing, building, deploying, and maintaining applications in AWS* Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation* Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, EKS, or ECS* Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, or Jenkins* AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, or Developer* Knowledge of monitoring solutions such as CloudWatch, Datadog, or Prometheus* Experience with database services such as RDS, Aurora, or DynamoDB* Familiarity with serverless architectures* DoD 8140 compliant security certification (e.g., Security+)General NotesAn agency designated by the federal government handles the investigation as to the requirement for eligibility for access to classified information. Factors considered during this investigation include but are not limited to allegiance to the United States, foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, drug involvement, the likelihood of continuation of such conduct, etc.Please mark "yes" on the application question that asks if additional materials are required. Failure to attach all additional materials listed below may result in a delay in application processing.Visit our website (www.arlut.utexas.edu) for additional information about Applied Research Laboratories.UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package that includes: · 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage · Retirement contributions · Paid vacation and sick time · Paid holidays Please visit our Human Resources (HR) website to learn more about the total benefits offered.## Salary Range$104,000-$174,000+/negotiable depending on qualifications.## Working Conditions* Standard office conditions* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation* Use of manual dexterity* Some weekend, evening and holiday work* Possible interstate/intrastate travel## Required Materials* Resume/CV* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor* Letter of interest* Unofficial college transcripts**Important** **for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.**Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.