Job Summary:
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.
Responsibilities:
• 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
Qualifications:
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
• 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
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)
Company:
Purdue IT provides the technology infrastructure, services, solutions, and information security that support teaching and learning, enhance research, and enable faculty and staff to achieve their objectives while providing a positive student experience. Founded in , the company is headquartered in West Lafayette, Indiana, US, , with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.