Cloud Platform Engineer III

Overview

This role requires U.S. citizenship to meet federal contract requirements related to access to sensitive government data.

The Dev Ops Engineer III (Cloud Platform Engineer III) is a senior level technical contributor responsible for the development, automation, and maintenance of the organization’s multi-cloud ecosystem. This role focuses on refactoring legacy infrastructure into resilient, standardized Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to eliminate single points of failure and operational drag. The candidate participates in architectural and design decisions while contributing as a primary technical resource for Terraform, Cloud Formation, and cloud-native services.

Working closely with development, security, and networking teams, the Dev Ops Engineer III implements complex production environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The focus is on driving scalability through high-level automation—transitioning from manual intake to self-service orchestration—while ensuring strict adherence to global security, IAM governance, and compliance standards. This position follows agile workflows and delivery timelines. This position has no responsibility for providing care to patients.

As a patient-focused organization, University of Utah Health exists to enhance the health and well-being of people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. University of Utah Health seeks staff that are committed to the values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, responsibility, integrity, quality and trust that are integral to our mission.

EO/AA

• Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) Development:
  Contributes advanced development and refactoring of Terraform and Cloud Formation codebases. Develops reusable modules and standardized network patterns to ensure infrastructure parity across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• REST API Development & Integration:
  Designs and develops custom code to interface with REST APIs for cloud service providers and internal platforms (e.g., Service Now, Git Hub, Beyond Trust). This includes creating automated middleware or scripts to facilitate data exchange and trigger complex orchestration workflows.
• Cloud Orchestration & Self-Service:
  Contributes to the design and implementation of automated cloud provisioning workflows by integrating Service Now, Git Hub Actions, Ansible and Terraform Cloud via IaC and pipelines to replace manual processes.
• Multi-Cloud Platform Stewardship:
  Implements logging, monitoring, and observability solutions in Azure and GCP to align with established AWS enterprise standards via IaC.
• Configuration Management:
  Develops and maintains "configuration as code" using Ansible to automate system roles, patching, and the onboarding of development teams into cloud-native environments.
• Modernization & POCs:
  Executes proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives for modernizing legacy infrastructure with modern cloud technologies and enterprise AI infrastructure.
• Tooling Lifecycle Management:
  Manages the governance, maintenance, and updates for core cloud and IaC technologies. Investigates and recommends new technologies that modernize and increase the efficiency of the organization.
• Team Enablement & Redundancy:
  Provides senior-level technical oversight and redundancy for critical cloud systems. Supports and mentors Dev Ops I and II engineers. Leads and contributes to internal Communities of Practice.
• Collaborate:
  Collaborate and consult with cross-functional teams and external service providers (e.g., AWS, Red Hat) on cloud-related initiatives, providing technical expertise to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient solutions while supporting outage resolution and service request management.

• Expert Multi-Cloud Proficiency:
  Expert-level skill in administering and configuring a hybrid multi-cloud enterprise environment.
• Terraform Expertise:
  Advanced proficiency in writing, refactoring, and managing Terraform code at scale, including experience with Terraform Cloud and Git Hub integration. Follows an IaC first approach.
• AWS Cloud Formation:
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