Application Delivery Cloud Operations Engineer (APPLICATIONS PROGR 3)

Davis, CA, United States

Department Purpose

The mission of Information and Educational Technology (IET) is to create and support an information technology environment that enhances the ability of the UC Davis community to teach, do research and provide public service. In support of the University's mission, IET will deliver an infrastructure of technological services appropriate to the requirements of the campus community.

The Enterprise Platforms team within the Application Services unit of Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) provides application development and support for software platforms, cloud and mobile development and has a high campus impact, as it supports mission-critical systems and applications used by the entire population of students, faculty, staff, and university affiliates. The Application Delivery Cloud Operations Engineer within the Enterprise Platforms team primarily performs automation and infrastructure as code work, scripting, application development and troubleshooting.

To see IET job postings, please visit https://iet.ucdavis.edu/jobs

NO VISA SPONSORSHIP IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

Job Summary

Reporting to the Enterprise Platforms Supervisor within the IET Application Services unit of EIS, the incumbent acts as a cloud infrastructure and automation developer and deployment engineer for the IET Enterprise Platforms team. This position troubleshoots, supports and contributes to custom applications maintained by the Enterprise Platforms team that enable access control and account information management to campus cloud practitioners with accounts in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). A core portion of the work involves administering the AWS, Azure and GCP organizations that centralize account management and provisioning of public cloud accounts on the UC Davis campus. Also responsible for deploying security solutions and configurations in the various campus cloud organizations. The incumbent utilizes experience with infrastructure-as-code automation tools, CI/CD pipelines and familiarity and experience with scripting and the software development lifecycle.

For Full Consideration Apply by 6/25/2024

Position Information

Apply by Date

7/11/2024 For Full Consideration Apply by 6/25/2024

Salary Range

$72,300/yr. - $131,100/yr.

Appointment Type

Career

Number of Positions

1

Percentage of Time

100% Fixed

Shift Hours

M-F, 8-5pm

Location

Davis / Primarily Remote In-State Only

Union Representation

No

Benefits Eligible

Yes

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mental Demands: Analytical and Problem Solving, Confidentiality, Detailed Work, Language, Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

Visual Acuity Requirements: Close Visual Acuity (e.g., viewing a computer screen; using measurement devices)

Additional Physical Demands: Work at a computer workstation for extended periods of time.

Equipment Used to Perform the Duties: Computer and Peripheral Equipment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Hire MUST be located in-state. (Out of state applicants will be considered but must relocate instate if hired). This position can be done primarily remote with the expectation that the employee must be available to come on site should management deem it necessary for emergencies, meetings, support activities, etc. No reimbursement of travel expenses, travel time not considered work hours.

Due to the mission-critical services provided by this department, this position may work hours other than M-F 8-5, especially in response to system problems.

Vacation is restricted during peak work periods.

Occasional travel required.

Adhere to workplace safety practices, read information communicated about workplace safety, complete required safety training on time, and report any workplace safety issues promptly to their supervisor or the designated safety coordinator.

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco free campus effective January 1, 2014. Smoking, the use of smokeless tobacco products, and the use of unregulated nicotine products (e-cigarettes) will be strictly prohibited on any UC Davis owned or leased property, indoors and outdoors, including parking lots and residential space.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education/Experience:

Experience designing and deploying cloud infrastructure, platforms, and applications using infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Cloudformation, Ansible, Chef, Pulumi or similar)

Experience with version control systems (Git, Subversion, etc.) and knowledge of software development workflows using these systems.

Experience using, designing, and troubleshooting deployment automation including continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines, automated testing systems and build servers.

Experience analyzing and strategizing about the security of operating systems, applications, and source code.

Experience managing Amazon Web Services solutions including CloudFormation, EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Security Groups, NACLs, System Manager, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Lambda and Organizations.

Experience using one or more common programming languages JavaScript or Python preferred).

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

Working knowledge of distributed computing systems including basic computer networking, server administration, basic application security and cryptography

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred License/Certification:

Current Amazon Web Service certification or Microsoft Azure certification

Preferred Education/Experience:

Experience designing artificial intelligence tools and/or using machine learning to accomplish technical tasks or conduct data analysis.

Experience with security tooling such as SIEMs, log aggregation solutions, intelligent threat detection software, vulnerability scanning utilities, etc.

Experience applying one or more formal security frameworks to a production environment (ie. PCI, HIPAA, FISMA etc.) and experience with NIST 800-171 and/or ITAR.

Experience with frontend web application design and development using JavaScript frameworks like Vue.js, React, Angular

Experience maintaining public cloud organizations including managing access controls, deploying configuration changes to member accounts, applying policy configurations to the organization, and creating and maintaining scripts and automation to manage member accounts and organization-wide services.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA):

Interpersonal and written communication skills to effectively convey technical information to technical and non-technical individuals at all organizational levels.

Backend web server and API development skills.

Data science and database design skills.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Background Check

This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

At UC Davis, we're solving life's most urgent challenges to bring a fuller, healthier, and more resilient world within reach. We grow from every challenge we take on and we don't just maintain - we improve. We recognize that creating an inclusive and intellectually vibrant organization means understanding and valuing both our individual differences and our common ground. The most comprehensive solutions come from the most diverse minds, and you belong here. As you consider joining UC Davis, please explore our Principles of Community, our Clinical Strategic Plan and strategic vision for research and education, and our latest efforts to outgrow the expected. The University of California, Davis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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