The University of Alaska is seeking a DevOps/Platform Engineer to design, build, and support enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. This role focuses on automation, infrastructure-as-code, and enabling teams through scalable, secure, and reliable platform services.

This position is part of the Platforms team within OIT and is responsible for building, operating, and continuously improving shared infrastructure services that support the University of Alaska system. The role spans both cloud and on-prem environments, including AWS, Azure, VMware, NetApp, F5 BIG-IP, and Active Directory / Entra ID. The engineer will work on designing landing zones, managing infrastructure through infrastructure-as-code, and developing automation pipelines that enable internal teams to provision and manage resources efficiently. This position also plays a key role in ensuring platform reliability, security, and compliance, while collaborating across teams to support enterprise systems and services.

To thrive in this role, an individual should have hands-on experience working with cloud and on-prem infrastructure, including designing and managing environments in AWS and Azure as well as supporting virtualization and storage platforms. Success in this role requires experience building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code solutions and CI/CD pipelines, along with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across networking, identity, storage, and compute layers. Experience implementing monitoring, security controls, and disaster recovery solutions is important, as well as familiarity with integrating identity systems and applying access controls across environments. Candidates should be comfortable working across multiple technologies and contributing to automation, standardization, and platform enablement efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field (i.e. Information Technology or other related field) or an equivalent combination of training and experience and at least four years of advanced experience (to include: advanced experience designing and supporting enterprise infrastructure across cloud and/or on-prem (hybrid) environments).

Position Details:

This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 82, based on education and experience.

A complete application will include a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three professional references.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

This is a remote position located in the United States; you are required to work Alaska Time Zone hours.

The University of Alaska (UA) reserves the right to require employees to work on-site at the UA facilities. Hybrid and remote work may be approved for employees based in Alaska at the University's discretion. Remote work for employees based outside the State of Alaska may be approved only in exceptional circumstances or when required by the position's job duties.