Job Title Senior IT Professional I Agency Texas A&M University Department Technology Services - Architecture and Engineering Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location College Station, Texas Job Type Staff Job Description Glimpse of the Job and Your Opportunity to Contribute: Position is based on our campus in College Station, Texas and requires relocation to the area. We recruit nationally and may provide financial relocation assistance. Please note this position is open to those legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future. As a Senior IT Professional, for the Solutions Engineering department, you will join a think tank of professionals who are leading the way in the design/build process of our cloud infrastructure and software/service delivery pipelines. You’ll tackle mission-critical and complex problems – that develop infrastructure-as-code to facilitate deployment of infrastructure and services in public cloud and in hybrid on-premises environments. Working individually, as a contributor on projects, while also acting as a liaison to customers, this role requires a customer-centric focus, excellent communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with a wide range of individual technical competencies. Here is a glimpse of what you’ll do: + Leverage your Programming & Scripting to develop infrastructure-as-code + Deploy system architectures in public and private cloud environments and utilize cloud web services + Use your proficiency in DevOps & Containers to build automated processes to perform tasks related to private and public cloud infrastructure Qualifications + Bachelor’s degree in applicable field (prefer engineering or technology-related discipline) + Five years of related experience in multiple technology areas such as system administration, DevOps, collaborative software development, customer support, application support, project management, database administration, system reporting, access management, system security, and/or disaster recovery. + Experience with automation tools (Chef, Ansible, Puppet), directory services (Microsoft Active Directory, Entra ID, OpenLDAP), objectives and key results (OKR) methodologies A well-qualified candidate would have some of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: + Cloud Architecture: Deploy system architectures in public and private cloud environments (Google, Azure, AWS, VMWare) and utilize cloud web services (Azure, Microsoft Graph, Google APIs). + Programming & Scripting: Proficient in at least one programming languages (Node.js, .NET C#, Ruby, Go) or scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell). Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi), databases (BigQuery, MySQL, MS-SQL), data analysis, and consuming and writing REST APIs. + DevOps & Containers: Proficient with DevOps platforms (GitHub), CI/CD, versioning, code lifecycle management, and container orchestration (Docker and/or Kubernetes). Why Texas A&M University?    Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values (https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html) which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.    We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.  + Health (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/medical/) , dental (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/dental/) , vision (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/vision-insurance/) , life and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/life-add/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums + 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays + Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least eight hours of paid vacation each (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html) month + Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas + Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/) + Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more + Employee Tuition Assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance/) and Educational Release time (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/educational.html) for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee For additional information on benefits Click here (http://employees.tamu.edu/benefits/\_media/documents/200benefitsWellness101.pdf) Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application. All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.