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Job Description
What We're Looking For
Education and Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in networking, engineering, cloud technologies, AI (Artificial Intelligence) or related field
- Four (4) years of experience in cloud services including architecture design, supporting, and deploying solutions for cloud engineering, including AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud technologies, including cloud networking and hybrid connectivity, design of secure virtual networks, high‑throughput research data paths, and connectivity between on‑premises systems, cloud platforms, and AI research hubs
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Preferred:
- Multi‑cloud engineering experience, with the ability to integrate and interoperate GCP services alongside existing AWS and Azure environments to support diverse academic and administrative workloads
- Experience supporting AI research platforms and tools, including managed AI services, model experimentation environments, and emerging multi‑agent systems (such as trusted‑tester or early‑access AI tools)
Skills Required:
- Ability to:
- travel to remote campuses (5%) and work closely with network engineering staff with on-prem network integrations if needed
- help define and operationalize institutional cloud and AI strategy, translating executive‑level vision into scalable technical architectures and services Strong stakeholder engagement skills, working with faculty, researchers, IT leadership, and external partners (such as Google Public Sector) to implement shared goals
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Additional Information:
- 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