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Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $140,200.00 - $217,200.00

Job Description

Job Description

Job Profile Summary:

The Staff Cloud Engineer is agnostic to tools and can supervise, design, architect, and code using Apache Spark and other cloud technologies. They act as a liaison between the software development teams and other infrastructure engineers. They work closely with development teams and architects to ensure a reliable, efficient, and stable infrastructure to house university software technologies that serve student and employee populations.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supervises work on cloud technologies and scalable architecture.
• Supervises the architecture and design of complete model solutions.
• Leads and performs research and analysis to find solutions for complex business problems.
• Monitors job performance and fine-tune Spark SQL queries as appropriate regularly.
• Deploys automation of software deployment and automation tools.
• Increases application and system responsiveness.
• Monitors performance by anticipating and correcting operational issues before occurrence.
• Creates more stable operating environments by continuously improving infrastructure to be easily deployable and scalable.
• Positively impacts projects by completing assigned tasks on time.
• Communicates technical and domain knowledge as it relates to work, to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Helps continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automation, or simplifies self-service modeling and production support for customers.

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• Expertise implementing AWS services in a variety of distributed computing environments.
• Experience with highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments.
• Expertise in infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting (e.g. shell, Python, Node, Ruby, Powershell).
• Strong practical Linux and Windows-based systems administration skills in a Cloud (AWS, Azure, Google) or Virtualized environment.
• Experience leading cloud operations, including assurance, monitoring, alerting, and notifications.
• Experience scripting/programming in Bash, Java, and Node.js.
• Understanding of DevOps, Scrum, and ITIL concepts.
• Understanding of Virtualization and/or Containerization.
• Understanding of GitFlow model and Continuous Integration with going deep into the appropriate CI tools.
• Experience using Configuration Management Tools such as Chef and SaltStack.
• Experience using monitoring tools like Dynatrace, CloudWatch or similar tools.
• Experience and ability to work directly with customers creating cloud infrastructure solutions, leading conversations with key business stakeholders reviewing pros and cons, risks, and best practices.
• Ability to lead the design, development, and deployment of business software at scale or current hands-on technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization experience.
• Effective communication and documentation skills.
• Self-starter with a drive to work autonomously as a member of a collaborative team.
• Strong service-oriented focus with a customer service attitude.
• Strong analytical skills.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
• 9 years of prior relevant experience
• Expertise with the standard software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile/iterative methodologies

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students.
• Expertise in at least one programming language.
• Expertise in cloud spend optimizations and server-less technology such as AWS Lambda
• Expertise with the integration of cloud services with on-premises technologies from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP, etc.
• Expertise with compliance and risk management requirements (e.g. security, PCI, privacy, SOX, HIPAA, etc.)
• JSON and YAML expertise

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. #DEI