Brigham Young University-posted 3 days ago
$73,000 - $132,500/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Provo, UT
1,001-5,000 employees

The Platform Engineer performs operating systems administration and engineering, largely at the core operating system level, including installation, patching, systems programming, performance management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and system security. The engineer is responsible for OS kernel, process, and application management. This team is the systems integration nexus; understanding the services running on all systems and how they interoperate is a key responsibility. This includes automation, monitoring, backup/restore, virtualization, and more. This role is primarily focused on Windows Server operating systems. As an engineer at this level, you will work independently to configure and maintain applications and systems, as well as support technical solutions for a wide variety of university business needs. You will also work with student employees and help them develop skills in this area as they gain valuable experience for their future careers, and to be successful in this role, you will need to have significant experience with Windows.

  • Production support
  • Level 3 support for on-premises and cloud-hosted products
  • Help integrate monitoring and reporting for systems
  • Work with vendor support as needed
  • Consult with campus departments on technical capabilities of products and systems
  • Help evaluate commercial packages
  • Install, patch, upgrade, and deliver systems
  • Create complex Bash and PowerShell scripts
  • Troubleshoot and remediate performance issues on systems with native and third-party tools
  • Review and resolve security vulnerabilities in systems
  • System integration with other systems; work to improve integration
  • Perform root cause analysis, troubleshoot, and resolve
  • A firm commitment to the mission of BYU
  • Centralized management of Windows systems
  • System automation via unattended scripts (Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, etc.)
  • Microsoft Endpoint Manager (formerly SCCM), Active Directory, Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), Graph API
  • Application integration through use of APIs and other methods
  • SSO integrations and SCIM provisioning
  • Linux Server Administration
  • Familiarity with most of these technologies
  • Systems design, deployment, and performance assessment
  • Networking and the network interfaces
  • Monitoring concepts, ability to design new integrations into our monitoring systems and root cause analysis
  • Security concepts and implications of security vulnerabilities and issues
  • Self-Motivation and productivity
  • Collaboration with team and campus partners
  • Customer service minded with expert problem-solving
  • 401(k). BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans)
  • Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually
  • Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household
  • Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members
  • Access to athletic facilities
  • Excellent medical/dental benefits
  • Short/long-term disability benefits
  • Paid parental and maternity leave
  • Wellness Program
  • Free on-campus parking
  • Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents
  • Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU
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