Job Summary

Senior Cloud Network Engineer
Purdue University – West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue IT is seeking a Senior Cloud Network Engineer to help shape the future of our cloud ecosystem. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing multi‑cloud environment while partnering with campus and IT leaders to turn strategy into secure, scalable solutions that support teaching, learning, and research.

What You’ll Do

• Contribute to the design and evolution of Purdue’s multi‑cloud networking strategy across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Collaborate with IT and campus leadership to translate strategic goals into practical, reliable cloud network solutions
• Design and improve virtual network architecture to support seamless workload mobility across environments
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain tools for monitoring cloud performance, usage, cost, and system health
• Support secure, resilient, and efficient cloud operations aligned with institutional priorities

Why This Role Stands Out

• Impactful work: Play a meaningful role in advancing enterprise cloud capabilities at a leading research institution
• Strategic influence: Help shape cloud direction—not just execute within it
• Technical depth: Work across hybrid and multi‑cloud networking environments with evolving technologies
• Collaborative environment: Partner with skilled professionals across IT and academic units

What You Bring

• Experience designing and supporting cloud networking in one or more major platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strength in hybrid connectivity and integrating cloud with on‑prem infrastructure
• Ability to balance long-term strategy with practical implementation
• Curiosity and adaptability in a rapidly changing technical landscape

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

Career Stream

Professional 3

• Pay Band S075
• Job Code #20003622

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