As our Platform Engineer, you will join a cross functional team of other engineers and developers to focus on ensuring that the university’s technology platforms are robust, performant, secure, and up to date. These platforms currently include VMWare, NetApp, F5’s, Chef, Github, Docker, AWS and more, but you will play a major role in selecting tools and developing processes to provide computing and storage platforms that can easily be used by other university staff, faculty, and students. You will help develop and maintain monitoring and alerting for critical infrastructure and help with architecting backups and disaster recovery plans for enterprise systems. This will require working closely with other teams and making sure we provide solutions that meet their needs and can provide recommendations for automating processes including helping develop templates and other resources that can help get people up and running quickly.
Your teammates have a strong and varied technical knowledge and are always happy to help move you forward. We strive to keep a great work/life balance for the team and try to ensure that you can have guilt-free time away when meaningful events are happening in your life. The team cares about the organization's success and will help support your role in this.
To thrive in this role you will need an ability to think critically, solve problems, work in a collaborative environment, and have a passion for continual improvement and innovation. You should have an ability to break down larger problems into workable tasks and use programming, AI, and other tools to automate operational work away and improve efficiencies. Experience with VMWare, NetApp, AWS, and/or other enterprise platforms is a plus, but more importantly is a desire to learn and adapt to changing environments and platforms.
We have a flexible work schedule where we can usually accommodate personal circumstances, but you should plan to generally work Alaska business hours between 8 AM and 5 PM so we can best support the University and interact with others.
In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of a cross-functional DevOps team and work on the latest technologies to provide solutions to the University of Alaska. Everyday there is something new and lots of opportunities for growth, including certifications, trainings, and tuition waivers for University courses.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience in a related field (i.e. Information Technology, Software Development).
You should have a strong understanding of Operating Systems, Networking, Security, and how to write software and scripts. Experience learning and applying frameworks and SDKs, writing and using APIs, and using Test Driven Development practices with CI/CD pipelines are a definite plus.
Position Details:
This position can be 100% remote, candidates that have a strong connection with Alaska are preferred. This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental, and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA staff salary schedule, Grade 81, based on education and experience.
Please attach a resume, cover letter, and the names and contact information of three (3) professional references with your application.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.
Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.
*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.
The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.
UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.
The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.
Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.
If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Terra Preslan, UA System Office HR Coordinator, at ua-so-hr@alaska.edu or 907-450-8261.
All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.
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UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.
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