Cloud Engineer

University of Wisconsin Madison
$100,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
sick time
United States, Wisconsin, Madison
21 North Park Street (Show on map)
Mar 29, 2025
Job Summary: The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is embarking on an exciting mission of establishing state of the art computational, data and informatics infrastructure for supporting cutting edge biomedical research and innovation to care. We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our Informatics team and help us design, develop, and deploy complex research computing and computational science workflows that support researchers. The Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative at UW-Madison is dedicated to addressing significant, complex challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration, strategic faculty hiring, and research infrastructure enhancement. The initiative focuses on areas such as AI, Earth sciences, and human-centered technology to drive groundbreaking discovery and education. The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure to support the clinical research data services offered through SMPH as part of the RISE Initiative. This role involves working with a team of engineers and researchers to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient cloud solutions for data-intensive and computational workloads. Responsibilities: Designs, integrates, delivers, and provides day-to-day maintenance to ensure subsystems and infrastructure function together and business needs are met. Provides operational support of applications or services, development operations (DevOps), through automation an/or infrastructure as code. Provides day-to-day maintenance and long-term assistance to ensure subsystems and infrastructure function together and business needs are met. 10% Communicates and coordinates with staff related to the project and/or system 40% Develops, programs, and/or deploys automation workflows for deployment, configuration, and/or monitoring of systems/services 10% Manages and maintains automation tools and infrastructure, including security configurations 30% Performs integration, migration, configuration, and security of existing applications and services into automated infrastructures 10% Implements and supports security controls to ensure the cloud resources protect data following HIPAA and relevant NIST guidance Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Education: Preferred Bachelor's Degree Qualifications: Required: - Minimum of 3 years of experience with public cloud computing (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) - Minimum of 2 years professional experience, and proficiency, in automation, configuration management, and monitoring using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt) - Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CICD) pipelines - Excellent oral and written communication skills - Experience with Git version control system Preferred: - Experience with Azure AI and Machine Learning services - Experience with Microsoft Fabric - Proficiency in Linux/Unix systems, scripting languages (e.g., Batch, Python) - Experience with research and healthcare environment - Experience with Agile or Scrum methodology and tools - Experience with regulatory or security regulations, controls and benchmarks like HIPAA, NIST 800-53 and CIS Strong communication and people skills are required. The ideal candidate is curious, self-motivated, and able to work with minimal supervision. The selected candidate must be committed to providing quality customer service and uphold SMPH core values of respect, integrity, teamwork, excellence, leadership, inclusivity, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and communication. Work Type: Full Time: 100% This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Salary: Minimum $100,000 ANNUAL (12 months) Depending on Qualifications The starting salary for the position is $100,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at (https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/). SMPH Academic Staff Benefits flyer: (https://uwmadison.box.com/s/r50myohfvfd15bqltljn0g4laubuz7t0) Additional Information: University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work. How to Apply: To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience. Contact: Cody Roekle croekle@wisc.edu 608-263-7676 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Official Title: DevOps Engineer II(IT106) Department(s): A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/Informatics and IT Employment Class: Academic Staff-Renewable Job Number: 312535-AS The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. 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