Engineer III

About Us

University of Phoenix is a leading higher education institution founded in 1976 by Dr. John Sperling. Our mission is to improve the lives of our students, their families and future generations through higher education. Our values (which hopefully you share) are:
Brave. Honest. Focused.

Our University values and embraces all team members and their unique perspectives. We fundamentally believe in fostering an environment which deeply respects, celebrates, and actively encourages a diverse workforce. We are committed to hiring – and learning from – those who share our passion to help others achieve their educational aspirations.

We offer excellent benefits, an effective recognition program, and outstanding learning and development tools, including tuition vouchers for employees and their qualified family members.

Design, develop, code, test, and debug new and existing software applications and installed hardware. Develop and deploy cloud services. Install IT systems using university technology standards. Administer systems, including performing maintenance and system upgrades. Ensure IT security protocols are followed. Develop enhancements to existing IT systems and improve the functionality and compatibility of existing applications using engineering releases and utilities. Customize IT systems and maintain program libraries and technical manuals.

Optimize hardware through software benchmarking. Provide direction and support to less experienced IT engineers to increase their understanding of software development practices and procedures. Test software applications and develop automated tests. Review and analyze test results, witness tests, and certify software for production. Maintain and increase professional and technical knowledge by attending workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.

Position may telecommute from anywhere in the U.S 5 days per week. Annual salary: $122,398

• Master’s in Computer Science or a related field and 1 year (or Bachelor’s and 5 progressive years) of software development experience.
• Java and Python programming languages
• HTML, CSS, and SQL
• Data structures and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• AWS Cloud services and tools, including: AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service)
• Designing and deploying REST APIs and working with API endpoints
• Microservices architecture and automated deployment pipelines
• CI/CD (Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment) tools and processes
• Agile or Scaled Agile environments
• Software development and design, Deployment of cloud services, Hardware installation, System administration, and Cybersecurity
• Terraform to provision and manage infrastructure in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience.

Interested candidates may apply online at  or may send resume to phoenix jobs. Reference code 435 in the subject line.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

If you are an active-duty military member seeking employment when off-duty, compliance with Department of Defense Joint Ethics Regulation, 5500-7-R, is required prior to starting employment with University of Phoenix. You are advised to contact your base Judge Advocate General to seek such approval and answer any questions.

Individuals in this role are eligible for:

• Annual Bonus Award

Your work is critical to helping adult learners achieve their dreams, and we’re committed to rewarding you for your efforts. We offer a competitive, comprehensive total rewards package designed to help you achieve your health, financial and work-life balance goals.

Full-time employees are eligible for:

• Medical, dental and vision plans;
  Flexible Spending Accounts;
  Health Savings Accounts;
  Life and Disability insurance; and our Wellness incentive program.
• Competitive 401(k) employer match.
• A generous time off package, including paid vacation, sick time and company holidays.

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