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Form of workAs a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The University of Washington is one of the world's preeminent public universities in impact and funding. Since 1972, the UW has continued to receive more externally sponsored research funding than any other U.S. public university, and we are one of the few universities in the U.S. with total research funding nearing two billion. That funding drives crucial, ground-breaking research that transforms lives around the globe.
In the Office of Research at UW, we take pride in creating an outstanding climate of support for UW researchers that helps them compete and succeed. Nevertheless, research administration and regulation are growing in complexity by the day. Our mission in the Office of Research Information Services (ORIS) is to reduce that administrative burden by streamlining and automating information services so researchers can spend more time researching.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Cloud Engineer ensures efficient delivery and effective support for university research by collaborating on design, and building, supporting, and administering a variety of cloud-based services that enable research. The engineering work of the position consists of novel product development, vendor product configuration, and integration. Operations consist of supporting a range of products, infrastructure, integrations, and services, some of which target 24/7/365 availability. Successful candidates must have a blend of software development and server support background, CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE experience, and demonstrated written and verbal communication strengths to ensure we provide continuous value delivery to our stakeholders in a sustainable way.
This work is important to enable Office of Research staff to support award-winning faculty and staff in performing administrative activities such as submission of funding applications for consideration, routing them electronically for approval, managing detailed multi-year budgets for grant and contract proposals, and more. The systems built and supported in ORIS help to make administrative tasks clear and easy to complete, foster collaboration and efficiency through seamless integration with other systems and processes, and guide researchers through end-to-end research lifecycle processes.
The Office of Research supports a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Recognizing and valuing all our differences makes our office stronger and enhances our support for researchers; it will enrich the research carried out at the UW. Read more about DEI in the Office of Research
Position Complexities
The Cloud Engineer will work collaboratively in a team environment.
A successful person in this position must ...
Position Dimensions and Impact to the University
The work of the Cloud Engineer is critical in minimizing disruption and enabling transformation of the nearly $1.9 billion-dollar research enterprise at the University of Washington. Housed in the Office of Research Information Services, the position impacts research and research teams at all 280 university research centers and enables greater efficiency in the application and processing of thousands of award applications processed and awarded annually to university researchers.
As a Cloud Engineer contributing to the success of the Office of Research, this position advances its mission to accelerate research and advance innovation by building performant CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE that supports the integration of electronic research information systems. This will reduce the administrative burden on researchers across the University by improving the amount of time researchers can spend on researching; improving University compliance; and ensuring that the University can continue to be at the forefront of academic research.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Design and Build
Support and Administer
Professional Development
Administrative Duties
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Specifying, managing, and using container images
- Using Linux and/or Windows via CLI, including an understanding of the shell, the file system, and common Linux and/or Windows utilities
- Composing and using common content exchange formats, including Markdown, YAML, and JSON
- Experience with AWS systems and services, including but not limited to Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, EC2, Route53, Elastic Kubernetes Service
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with ...
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
This position:
Office of Research Executive Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Office of Research shares President Cauce's commitment to combat inequities and racism. The values of diversity, equity and inclusion are integral to the success of our research enterprise and are embedded in the culture of who we are as an institution and employer.
We will honor different and unique identities and nurture an accessible, welcoming, and respectful environment for all staff, students, and faculty in the Office of Research and for all members of the UW research community. We will regularly review our services and systems and adapt them to reflect the evolving environments and work styles of our employees and those we serve.
We are ALL responsible for confronting bias and inequities, both individual and institutional, that persist here and throughout our society. Our call is to remove barriers and promote access, opportunity, and justice for all. We all must commit to this ongoing work.
Recognizing and valuing diversity will make the Office of Research and the University stronger, and enrich the stellar research carried out at the UW.
Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
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