Advancement Platform Engineer

About the role

The USF Advancement division is leading a modern, relationship-driven approach to fundraising, alumni engagement, and donor impact, focusing on strengthening lifelong connections and driving meaningful results for the university. The Technology Innovation and Strategic Solutions team leads the design and delivery of the division's digital ecosystem, bringing together data, platforms, and AI-enabled capabilities to support how work gets done across Advancement.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate Advancement's Azure platform ecosystem, including identity, storage, compute, monitoring, integration, and platform services.
• Lead the modernization of workloads from traditional infrastructure models toward cloud-native, PaaS, serverless, and managed service architectures.
• Establish reusable platform patterns supporting applications, integrations, data platforms, AI services, backup, disaster recovery, and operational support.
• Enable secure and scalable access to data, APIs, integrations, and platform services for developers, analysts, and low-code makers.
• Build reusable connectors, integration patterns, and shared services that accelerate solution delivery and reduce duplication.
• Support Dataverse environments, APIs, security models, and integration services that power business applications, CRM capabilities, and Power Platform solutions.
• Develop scalable Dataverse, API, and integration services that connect CRM, fundraising, engagement, and data platforms.
• Ensure platform decisions support a connected digital ecosystem rather than isolated applications.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Create and manage CI/CD pipelines supporting Azure services, Dataverse solutions, APIs, Power Platform applications, and integration services.
• Establish and govern application lifecycle management (ALM) practices including source control, deployment automation, environment promotion, release management, and version control.
• Implement security, governance, identity, and compliance controls in cloud environments.
• Support Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Azure AI Foundry, Dataverse, Power Platform, Copilot capabilities, and related Microsoft platform services.
• Optimize platform performance, reliability, availability, and cloud spending across Azure services.
• Partners with the Data Trust and Cybersecurity Manager, Central IT, and Information Security teams to support security reviews, audits, vulnerability remediation, and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or other field involving software and analytical training, or a Bachelor's degree with no specific required field and one year of IT related work experience, OR a combination of 5 years of IT related work experience and validated training.
• Preparation for a relevant IT certification, validated through certification requirements and documentation of completion, is considered to be related training.
• Experience administering and engineering Microsoft Azure environments, including infrastructure, platform services, automation, and cloud governance.
• Experience supporting cloud migrations, infrastructure modernization, and platform transformation initiatives.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, or similar platforms.
• Experience with scripting and automation using modern tools.
• Experience implementing security, governance, identity, and compliance controls in cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure platform services, identity management, automation, monitoring, governance, and platform operations.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Dataverse, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Power Platform, Copilot capabilities, and related Microsoft cloud platform services.
• Experience with Power Platform and Dataverse application lifecycle management (ALM), CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, custom connectors, and release governance.
• Experience supporting Dynamics 365, CRM platforms, fundraising technologies, or enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, and related governance technologies.
• Experience supporting higher education, nonprofit, fundraising, or constituent engagement environments.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and technical communication skills.

About Us

Working at USF With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged, and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF's rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida's best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state's 12 public universities. Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.

Compliance and Federal Notices

This position may be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws. Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Applicants for USF employment are entitled to request reasonable accommodation(s) in the application process. A request is to be made at least five (5) working days prior to the time the accommodation(s) is needed. Visit the Central Human Resources ADA Accommodations webpage for more information on requesting an accommodation during the application/interview process. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains affirmative act programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.