Cloud Platform Engineer

Cloud Platform Engineer

Job no: 537235
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Computer Science, Information Technology
Department:14300000 - IT-ICT INFRA COMM TECHNOLOGY

Classification Title:
Systems Admin/Programmer IV

Classification Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Job Description:
UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a professional level Cloud Platform Systems Administrator interested in applying their technical expertise to fast-paced, customer-focused production support and development environments as part of the Infrastructure & Communication Technology team, a unit within UFIT. These environments run in a LEED certified data center housing several thousand servers and petabytes of storage.

Employment with UFIT provides an excellent opportunity to work with other employees who are dedicated and focused on understanding and interpreting the technological needs of the University of Florida's innovative and inspirational community.

As part of the Infrastructure & Communications Technology (ICT) unit, you will lead medium to large-sized projects and direct teams responsible for maintenance, installation, configuration, and deployment of advanced hardware and software systems. You and your team will participate in managing UF Data Centers and delivering hosted server, storage, virtualization, database, email or related systems. These systems connect University of Florida campuses and research sites to the world via high-speed data, video, WI-FI, telecommunications, and VoIP services.

This role provides opportunities to assist in architecting and designing advanced system solutions, defining enterprise standards, recommending new initiatives, and helping UFIT align with industry trends. You'll also collaborate with managers and technical peers and serve as a vital mentor to junior colleagues.

About UF Information Technology

Led by Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications, Development, and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit ;br>
About the University of Florida

One of America's all-around best universities, the University of Florida drives future-making education, eye-opening discoveries, life-saving health care, and community-building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida's West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and nature photography. UF's large college sports programs, museums, and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville.

Exceptional Benefits

UF provides various leave programs based on an employee's salary plan, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, personal leave days, and paid family leave. In addition to paid time off, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.

Expected Salary:
$90,000 - $100,000; commensurate based on education and experience.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Preferred:
The ideal candidate will possess the following education, experience, and skills:

Demonstrated expertise in:

• Architecting, Planning, and Implementing projects in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform cloud providers.
• Managing enterprise implementations of hypervisor systems including vSphere, vRealize Automation, and Omnissa Horizon VDI Desktops and Applications
• Conducting performance analysis for both the hypervisor hosts and their guests in the areas of CPU, Memory, Network and I/O utilization
• Troubleshooting ability to solve problems for a broad range of hardware, software, and applications.

Knowledge of/Experience with

• Requirement's analysis, capacity planning, software development, and programming
• Project and risk management methods and techniques
• ITIL and IT Service Management (ITSM) (Change Management)
• Microsoft Windows Server operating system installation and support procedures
• Linux (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu) operating system installation and support procedures
• Integration with authentication systems such as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Kerberos, or Active Directory
• Managing physical hardware such as HPE Synergy/ProLiant and Cisco UCS
• Enterprise backup systems including Rubrik
• Configuration management tools such as ansible, puppet, and chef
• Orchestration tools such as Terraform
• Scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell
• Rest API scripting and automation
• Source/version control platforms such as Gitlab, GitHub
• Building automation pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Creating and maintaining effective technical documentation

Skills:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong ability to communicate goals /objectives and use active feedback to improve services
• Ability to observe, detect, identify and resolve complex technical challenges and communicate resolutions in a clear, concise and complete manner
• Ability to successfully work with various teams on large projects and maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of UFIT services

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

A Level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required.

Applicants are required to submit the following with their application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of professional references with contact information (Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor)

The application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (E.T.) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:No

Advertised: 19 Sep 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 03 Oct 2025 Eastern Daylight Time

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