Cloud Engineer

The Cloud/AI Engineer will champion Purdue’s Cloud and AI initiatives as a fully competent and productive professional contributor. This position will work as a member of the IT Infrastructure team to develop, implement, optimize, and maintain access to cloud-based AI technologies for IT Teams, researchers, and faculty. Responsibilities include deploying and debugging cloud stacks, developing and implementing policies for the use of AI via cloud infrastructure and software services, managing requests for new technology, establishing a secure cloud environment, ensuring appropriate availability of services, educating teams on new cloud and AI initiatives, ensuring the security of the cloud infrastructure, and creating and maintaining automation procedures. Will contribute to the development of operating procedures which support the AI and cloud infrastructure environment and effective use of resources. Identify the most optimal cloud and AI-based solutions for the given need and maintain

cloud infrastructures in accordance with best practices and security policies. Should have excellent troubleshooting skills and stay current with industry trends. Will participate in on-call rotation with infrastructure teams., Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field.
• At least three (3) years of experience in the field of cloud computing

Skills Required:

• Experience with:
• tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure
• Proficient in networking
• Troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Ability to:
• interact with a variety of customers in a professional manner
• work independently and as a part of a team

Preferred:

• Experience with:
• configuration automation tools including Ansible, Chef, and/or Puppet
• containerization environments
• SysOps
• Azure, AWS, and GCP certifications
• Hypervisor/Virtualization experience
• ARM/Bicep, and/or GCP Deployment Manager
• dev/test as well as production environments
• Experience:
• developing solutions around well-known AI models such as ChatGPT, PaLM, and Llama
• using version control systems (like Git) to manage IaC configurations

• Purdue University will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Benefit Statement: Purdue University offers a substantial Benefit Package including medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a generous paid time off package for sick and vacation days - Summary of Benefits for Professional levels 1-3, Management levels 1-2 - Human Resources - Purdue University ., The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $94,959 to $100,895 annually commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience. The final salary offer will be determined based on a variety of factors, including equity, available budget, educational background, and relevant experience.