Senior Cloud Networking Engineer

Purdue University Institute of CHIPS and AI; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Generous paid time off package

Job summary

Purdue University Institute of CHIPS and AI is looking for a Senior Cloud Network Engineer in West Lafayette, Indiana. This role involves shaping the cloud ecosystem by designing secure cloud networking solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, and collaborating with campus leaders.

The ideal candidate should have strong cloud networking experience, a bachelor's degree in a related field, and a passion for advancing cloud capabilities. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, alongside generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in cloud services, including architecture design, support, and deployment.
• Experience with integrating cloud with on-prem infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving skills in cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design of multi-cloud networking strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Support secure and efficient cloud operations aligned with institutional priorities.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to translate strategic goals into solutions.

Skills

Cloud networking design

Hybrid connectivity

Verbal and written communication

Adaptability to changing technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in networking, engineering, cloud technologies, AI or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Purdue University – West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to help shape the future of our cloud ecosystem. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing multi‑cloud environment while partnering with campus and IT leaders to turn strategy into secure, scalable solutions that support teaching, learning, and research.

Job Summary

The Senior Cloud Network Engineer will contribute to the design and evolution of Purdue’s multi‑cloud networking strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role collaborates with IT and campus leadership to translate strategic goals into practical, reliable cloud network solutions, designs and improves virtual network architecture to support seamless workload mobility across environments, evaluates and maintains tools for monitoring cloud performance, usage, cost, and system health, and supports secure, resilient, and efficient cloud operations aligned with institutional priorities.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the design and evolution of Purdue’s multi‑cloud networking strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Collaborate with IT and campus leadership to translate strategic goals into practical, reliable cloud network solutions.
• Design and improve virtual network architecture to support seamless workload mobility across environments.
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain tools for monitoring cloud performance, usage, cost, and system health.
• Support secure, resilient, and efficient cloud operations aligned with institutional priorities.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Impactful work: meaningful role in advancing enterprise cloud capabilities at a leading research institution.
• Strategic influence: help shape cloud direction, not just execute within it.
• Technical depth: work across hybrid and multi‑cloud networking environments with evolving technologies.
• Collaborative environment: partner with skilled professionals across IT and academic units.

What You Bring

• Experience designing and supporting cloud networking in one or more major platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strength in hybrid connectivity and integrating cloud with on‑prem infrastructure.
• Ability to balance long‑term strategy with practical implementation.
• Curiosity and adaptability in a rapidly changing technical landscape.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in networking, engineering, cloud technologies, AI or a related field.
• Four (4) years of experience in cloud services including architecture design, support, and deployment for cloud engineering (AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud technologies), cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, secure virtual network design, high‑throughput research data paths, and connectivity between on‑premises systems, cloud platforms, and AI research hubs.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred

• Multi‑cloud engineering experience, integrating and inter‑operating GCP services alongside existing AWS and Azure environments to support diverse academic and administrative workloads.
• Experience supporting AI research platforms and tools, including managed AI services, model experimentation environments, and emerging multi‑agent systems.

Skills Required

• Travel to remote campuses (5%) and work closely with network engineering staff for on‑prem network integrations as needed.
• Define and operationalize institutional cloud and AI strategy, translating executive‑level vision into scalable technical architectures and services, and engage stakeholders—including faculty, researchers, IT leadership, and external partners—to implement shared goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

• Purdue University will not sponsor employment authorization for this position.
• A background check will be required for employment in this position.
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime).
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period.
• Benefit Statement: Purdue University offers a substantial benefit package including medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous paid time off package for sick and vacation days.

Career Stream

• Professional 3.
• Pay Band S075.
• Job Code #20003622.

Purdue University is an EOE employer.