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University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Cloud Engineer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - NE

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $75K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ October 17th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring a Cloud Engineer. The role involves designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure to ensure continuous availability and performance of cloud services, troubleshooting issues, and promoting cloud adoption across the organization. The engineer will collaborate regularly with networking, systems, and telecom professionals and provide direct support to end-users.

Highlights
  • Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure and associated management solutions
  • Monitor and ensure solution performance, capacity, and uptime meet 24x7 service level agreements
  • Troubleshoot complex problems independently and in collaboration with team members and third parties
  • Interact with networking, systems, telecom professionals, and end-users
  • Promote cloud adoption and cloud-first strategies across the university
  • Required skills: working knowledge of Windows and Linux OS, Ethernet networking, and familiarity with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure
  • Preferred experience with cloud services in AWS or Azure, IT process automation, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code concepts
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field, 3 years of hardware/network configuration and maintenance experience
  • Criminal background check required; no CDL or driving record review required
  • Salary posted at $75,000 per year

Cloud Engineer Full Description

Cloud Engineer
Please see Special Instructions for more details.
THIS POSTING IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

To apply, interested applicants should go to University of Nebraska System’s employment website: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/

or
 Position Information 
Working Title  | Cloud Engineer
Department  | University of Nebraska System
Requisition Number  | S_250563
Posting Open Date  | 07/11/2025
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)  | 11/03/2025
Posting Close Date  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes

Description of Work  | Incumbent will be responsible for ensuring continuous availability of the University of Nebraska cloud services. Including the design, implementation, and management of cloud-based infrastructure and associated management solutions. Monitor, analyze, and ensure solution performance, capacity, and uptime meet university service level agreements within a 24×7 operation. Troubleshoot complex problems, individually, with other members of the team, and with third-parties. Requires regular interaction with other networking, systems, and telecom professionals in the design and delivery of services; and with end-users to provide direct support. Serve as evangelists to for cloud adoption and encourage adoption of cloud-first strategies broadly across the organization.

This position will uphold the ITS core principles of outstanding collaboration and communication, a drive to succeed, a passion for higher learning, and acting with integrity.

For additional information please visit: https://sf.nebraska.edu/00010359_JobProfile.html

Please note: Sponsorship will not be offered for this position.

This position is eligible for an alternative worksite arrangement (Remote – within commuting distance to UNK, UNL or UNO Campus)


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Minimum Required Qualifications  
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT related field
  • 3 years experience with the configuration, design, installation, and maintenance of computer hardware/networks
  • Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems
  • Familiarity with Ethernet networking
  • Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex problems
  • Familiarity with Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure

Equivalent combination of education, experience, that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
Preferred Qualifications  | Experience designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud services within Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure

Experience with IT process automation, DevOps, and ‘Infrastructure as Code’ concepts

The ideal candidate is an agile professional with strong interpersonal communication skills, flexibility and responsiveness; exhibits high ethical standards; proficient in managing time and competing priorities; responsive and committed to supporting staff; committed to the ideals of a major public research university.
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required  | No
Physical Required  | No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances.  | No
Criminal History Background Check Required  | Yes
Posted Salary  | $75,000/yr
How to Apply  | THIS POSTING IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY.

To apply, interested applicants should go to University of Nebraska System’s employment website: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/

or
Click here to apply: https://jobs.nebraska.edu/UniversityNebraskaSystem/job/Cloud-Engineer/646-en_US
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact  | Direct questions about the position to:

humanresources@nebraska.edu

Direct questions about the on-line application process to: 402-472-3701

Job Category (old)  | Managerial/Professional
Job Type  | Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5)  |
Work Location (City, State)  | Any Campus
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?  | No
If Temporary, indicate end date  |
Planned Hire Date:  |
Appointment End Date  | 
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