Why Work at BYU   

As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in the world. At BYU, we are devoted to our faith and to our students. We take an active role in the University's Mission: "To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life.” 

Our unique mission, deeply rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, provides countless ways to serve and make an impact. This, along with our remarkable culture of belonging, weekly devotionals, and endless opportunities for learning and growth—all situated within a beautiful and historic campus—make it hard to imagine a more inspiring place to work. 

Brigham Young University strongly prefers to hire faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Job Description

Platform Engineer – Windows

The Platform Engineer performs operating systems administration and engineering, largely at the core operating system level, including installation, patching, systems programming, performance management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and system security. The engineer is responsible for OS kernel, process, and application management. This team is the systems integration nexus; understanding the services running on all systems and how they interoperate is a key responsibility. This includes automation, monitoring, backup/restore, virtualization, and more. This role is primarily focused on Windows Server operating systems.

What you’ll do in this position:

As an engineer at this level, you will work independently to configure and maintain applications and systems, as well as support technical solutions for a wide variety of university business needs. You will also work with student employees and help them develop skills in this area as they gain valuable experience for their future careers, and to be successful in this role, you will need to have significant experience with Windows.

Production support

• Level 3 support for on-premises and cloud-hosted products
• Help integrate monitoring and reporting for systems
• Work with vendor support as needed

Business partner

• Consult with campus departments on technical capabilities of products and systems
• Help evaluate commercial packages

Engineering

• Install, patch, upgrade, and deliver systems
• Create complex Bash and PowerShell scripts
• Troubleshoot and remediate performance issues on systems with native and third-party tools
• Review and resolve security vulnerabilities in systems
• System integration with other systems; work to improve integration
• Perform root cause analysis, troubleshoot, and resolve

What qualifies you for this role:

Required

• A firm commitment to the mission of BYU
• Centralized management of Windows systems
• System automation via unattended scripts (Bash, PowerShell, Ansible, etc.)

You are not required to have experience in all areas listed below. What you don’t know, we can teach you. We are seeking the most qualified candidates; the more you have, the more likely you are to be selected. Compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills.

Preferred

• Microsoft Endpoint Manager (formerly SCCM), Active Directory, Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), Graph API
• Application integration through use of APIs and other methods
• SSO integrations and SCIM provisioning
• Linux Server Administration

Familiarity with most of these technologies

• Systems design, deployment, and performance assessment
• Networking and the network interfaces
• Monitoring concepts, ability to design new integrations into our monitoring systems and root cause analysis
• Security concepts and implications of security vulnerabilities and issues

Personal Skills

• Self-Motivation and productivity
• Collaboration with team and campus partners
• Customer service minded with expert problem-solving

What we offer in return: 

In addition to our competitive pay structure, this position comes with fantastic benefits, including: 

• 401(k). BYU automatically contributes 8% at no cost to you. Additionally, if you contribute 5%, BYU adds an additional 4% (Rehires may qualify for different retirement plans) 

• Excellent work-life balance: 13 paid holidays + 22 days paid vacation + 12 sick days, accrued annually 

• Employee assistance program, available to the employee and all members of their household 

• Tuition benefits for employees and eligible family members 

• Access to athletic facilities 

• Excellent medical/dental benefits 

• Short/long-term disability benefits 

• Paid parental and maternity leave 

• Wellness Program 

• Free on-campus parking 

• Free UTA passes for employees, spouses, and qualified dependents 

• Discounts at the BYU Store and for many events at BYU 

Pay Grade:

52: Associate’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

53: Bachelor’s degree or four years of a combination of education and relevant experience.

54T: Bachelor’s degree and two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience required.

55T: Bachelor’s degree and five years of related experience, or master’s degree and three years, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience is required. Minimum of two years of technical supervision experience is preferred.

Typical Starting Pay: 

52: $73,000 - $84,500

53: $73,000 - $95,000

54T: $88,000 - $114,000

55T: $102,000 - $132,500

*Please note: This position provides an opportunity for people of varying levels of skill.  If you have a lot of education, experience, and skill, we’ll compensate you accordingly.  If you are early in your career, this could be a great opportunity for you, too.  Different levels of pay are assigned by the hiring department depending on experience/education/skills and business needs. 

**If the job has a post-end date, the last day to apply is the day before. If the job doesn’t have a post-end date, the job could close at any time on any day** 

Required Documents:

All Staff positions require a resume.

Refer to the Job Posting for any additional required documents.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints must hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Brigham Young University (BYU) is widely recognized not just for its world-class education, but for its deep commitment to inspired religious values. Gathered together in a Christ-centered atmosphere, BYU employees are a vital part of a community of belonging, where we value the experiences, perspectives, and talents of each individual. If you share in our devotion to faith and to excellence, we have a place for you here at BYU!