Infrastructure Platform Engineer

Job no: 535300
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Information Technology
Department: 14300000 - IT-ICT INFRA/COMM TECHNOLOGY

Classification Title:

Systems Admin/Programmer IV

Job Description:

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a professional-level Infrastructure Platform Engineer to join Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) a unit within UFIT.

This position is within the Artificial Intelligence & Platform Engineering team which is tasked with providing artificial intelligence capabilities and building platforms while ensuring high availability and reliability of campus services. Competitive candidates will be self-motivated, organized, and eager to learn with outstanding communication skills. You will work on interesting projects that span across enterprise deployments and be exposed to new technologies and tools.

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

Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:

• Manage and improve services under the NaviGator AI suite.
• Work with constituents who want to leverage AI capabilities in their current processes and provide consulting services to campus.
• Deploy and manage enterprise platforms that can be used by UFIT staff to deliver innovative solutions and enhance our constituent’s user experience.

About UF Information Technology

UF Information Technology comprises eight departments reporting to the Vice President and Chief Information Officer: 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. With established governance advisory committees and a set of well-defined, transparent processes aiding decision-making, UFIT strives to provide exceptional IT services in support of UF’s mission. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit http://www.it.ufl.edu/vp-cio-office/strategic-plan/ .

Learn more about UFIT at https://it.ufl.edu/ and @GoGatorsUFIT.

About the University of Florida

The University of Florida (UF) is the state’s oldest, largest, and most comprehensive land grant university, with an enrollment of over 50,000 students and was ranked 6thin the country among public universities (US News and World Report 2023 rankings) and 1stamong public institutions in the Wall Street Journal 2023 survey. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, 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. Alachua County schools are highly rated and offer various programs, including magnet schools and an international baccalaureate program. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville .

Benefits

Full-time TEAMS employees accrue vacation leave at a rate of 6.769 hours biweekly/22 days annually and sick leave at 4 hours biweekly/13 days annually. In addition, employees are eligible for ten paid holidays each year.

Vacation-accruing TEAMS employees are eligible for four personal leave days/32 hours per year, assuming full-time status. These leave days may allow units to close from December 26 to 31, when possible, determined on a unit-by-unit basis.

In addition to paid time off, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.

Achieving a top-6 public university ranking means we prioritize employing and working with people with various experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives to discover new ways to leverage technology for teaching, learning, research, and the business needs of a comprehensive land-grant institution.

Expected Salary:

$85,000 – $90,000; commensurate based on education and experience.

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 or vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Enterprise level experience managing virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, and container workloads in hybrid environments
• Enterprise level experience managing and deploying cloud resources in at least one of the major cloud providers (i.e. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Advanced experience in installing, managing, updating, and troubleshooting Linux and Windows-based systems and applications
• Advanced experience leveraging observability tools for logs, metrics, and traces to monitor systems and applications
• Advanced experience with relational database platforms such as PostgreSQL
• Expertise in configuration management tools such as ansible, puppet, and chef
• Expertise in orchestration tools such as Terraform
• Expertise in scripting/programming languages such as Python and Golang
• Expertise in Rest API scripting and automation
• Expertise in using source/version control platforms such as Gitlab, GitHub
• Expertise in building automation pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Familiarity with leading Generative AI models such as Llama, GPT, Claude, and Gemini
• Familiarity with creating and leveraging AI agents in process automation and improvement is a plus

Special Instructions to Applicants:

This position requires U.S. work authorization.

This role will be based in one of our Gainesville offices and may include a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office (Wednesday required), and 2 days remote.

A Criminal Background Screening is required.

Applicants are required to submit the following with their application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• Professional References (Minimum of 3)

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

Health Assessment Required: No

Salary : $85,000 - $90,000