Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
About The Position
The University of Washington's Advancement Operations team is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join their Information Management team. This is a full-time, permanent position focused on modernizing the University Advancement's Azure cloud and hybrid infrastructure to support secure, scalable data and analytics services. The role involves designing and implementing enterprise infrastructure and platforms for cloud computing, data analytics, and on-premise to cloud migrations. The engineer will collaborate with various teams and stakeholders to align business needs with an enterprise vision for cloud infrastructure practices, supporting engagement and fundraising initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field AND four years of experience in architecture, design, implementation and support of cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
Nice To Haves
- Strong cloud infrastructure expertise, with Microsoft Azure experience preferred, including architecting, deploying and supporting data and analytics solutions in collaborative environments.
- Proven success in designing, implementing and supporting infrastructure and applications in hybrid cloud environments.
- Demonstrated experience applying cloud security best practices and securing network infrastructure, including SQL and document-oriented databases, VPNs and firewalls.
- Experience automating infrastructure and improving reliability through scripting and systems development.
- Proved success in implementing and managing monitoring solutions for hybrid environments.
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise business applications and data platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Fabric.
- Understanding of data science tools, machine learning lifecycle concepts and analytics operations.
- Experience building scalable data platforms and big data solutions that drive business insights.
- Ability to leverage AI technologies to automate system processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and solve complex problems in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and discretion.
Responsibilities
- Lead, plan and advise on the strategic and tactical direction for deploying, managing and optimizing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure that is scalable, efficient, secure and cost-effective.
- Architect infrastructure solutions that align with business objectives and support cloud data and analytics solutions and pipelines.
- Analyze and recommend ways to optimize costs and improve operational efficiency within cloud infrastructure.
- Implement infrastructure solutions to support data and system integration between on-premises and cloud environments.
- Ensure cloud-based infrastructure adheres to industry security best practices.
- Design infrastructure solutions that support big data efficiently and optimize storage cost and performance.
- Administer and monitor hybrid infrastructure environments, including virtual machines, SQL databases and related services.
- Lead, mentor and support cloud infrastructure adoption with a diverse group of staff, including product owners, project managers and data teams.
- Communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences both in written and verbal form.
- Other Duties as Assigned
Benefits
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
