Senior Cloud Engineer, Information Technology [R0150849]

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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Senior Cloud Engineer, Information Technology [R0150849].

ROLE OF THE POSITION

This position calls for an engineer whose primary expertise is in public cloud architecture, paired with demonstrated depth in traditional systems engineering, including virtualization, Linux administration, and server lifecycle management.

In this role, the engineer will design, deploy, secure, and operate production workloads across UNLV’s hybrid infrastructure, spanning on-premises virtualization and major public cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).

Responsibilities:

• •Designing, deploying, and managing virtualized and cloud compute infrastructure, including hypervisor platforms (Nutanix, VMware), backup and recovery (Veeam), and public cloud compute, storage, and networking services
• •Administering and securing Linux and Windows server environments across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms
• •Managing server and systems lifecycle across physical, virtual, and cloud environments: provisioning, patching, version upgrades, performance tuning, and decommissioning
• •Building and maintaining Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation) and automation/scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) to reduce manual systems work
• •Provisioning and managing GPU and specialized compute resources for research and academic workloads
• •Designing and supporting virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and custom compute solutions for campus use cases
• •Implementing and enforcing security and governance standards across systems and cloud platforms, including identity and access management and compliance controls
• •Monitoring system and service health, planning for capacity and growth, and leading problem analysis, documentation, backup, and disaster recovery
• •Supporting modernization and operational transparency initiatives, requiring effective collaboration with university faculty, business teams, and vendors

Customer Service Expectations: This position is responsible for maintaining a customer-focused approach in all duties, ensuring professional, timely, and effective interactions with internal and external stakeholders. To provide excellent service the employee will: listen to customers and understand their needs; help customers solve problems; demonstrate an eagerness to help; exhibit a professional disposition; be approachable, respectful, and team-oriented; take ownership of inquiries and assignments; provide updates for customers; and be familiar with the basic operations of the university in order to understand customer needs better.

BACKGROUND SCREENING

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background screening.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• •Bachelor’s Degree
• •Bachelor’s degree must be from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)

Seven (7) years of related professional experience in systems engineering.

ACCEPTED EQUIVALENCIES FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENT

UNLV may consider additional relevant experience in place of formal education requirements: In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, applicants may qualify with four additional years of relevant experience , or with an associate's degree plus two additional years of relevant experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• •Experience working in a higher education environment
• •10 years or more related professional experience in systems engineering
• •Industry Linux Certification
• •Industry Cloud Certification
• •Industry Project Management Certification
• •Industry Major Service Certification

Credentials must be obtained prior to the employment start date.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

The incumbent must have specific knowledge, skills, and abilities in the following areas:

KNOWLEDGE

Required

• •How to maintain applications and perform system version upgrades at a senior level.
• •How to apply patches to ensure the stability of applications and/or systems at a senior level.
• •How to perform system performance tuning at a senior level.
• •How to perform system troubleshooting methodology at a senior level.
• •How to perform system and/or application security monitoring and enforcement at a senior level.
• •How to create and maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation at a senior level.
• •How to plan, manage, and supervise applications at a senior level.
• •How to identify tasks, milestones, completion criteria, and the creation of timetables at a senior level.
• •How to plan and meet project goals while ensuring quality deliverables at a senior level.
• •How to complete projects in a timely fashion at a senior level.
• •How to plan server and client migration between software releases, such as at a senior level:
• •planning for growth,
• •performing disaster recovery planning and implementation;
• •ensuring that the servers are tuned for peak performance

• •How to proactively research and evaluate new technology at a senior level.
• •How to incorporate applicable new technology into existing topologies at a senior level.
• •How to improve server performance and availability at a senior level.
• •How to perform advanced system administration at a senior level.
• •How to maximize system security at a senior level.
• •How to create and maintain IP addressing, firewalls, routing, switching, server virtualization management, local and federated account security, system hardening, service and service failover, fault tolerance, and multi-tiered and public cloud configurations.
• •How to plan, engineer, implement, deploy, and iterate hybrid infrastructure to accomplish institutional goals.
• •How to engineer automation workflows that encumber IaC, including provisioning of infrastructure in a hybrid environment.

Preferred

Expert knowledge of a major cloud provider architecture (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc.)

SKILLS

Required

• •Effective communication at a senior level.
• •System administration at a senior level.
• •Project planning and implementation at a senior level.
• •Research and development at a senior level.

Preferred

None

ABILITIES

Required

• •To have high ethical standards.
• •To pay attention to details.
• •To be a team player and be team-oriented.
• •To perform at a high level of customer service.
• •To analyze issues.
• •To communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• •The ability to organize and prioritize.
• •Ability to Exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a
• •negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time)
• •To lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• •To perform work, it can involve sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• •Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, particularly when system installations are performed, is also required.

Preferred

None

PROFILE OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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