IAM & Data Integration Engineer
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Opening at: Mar 2 2026 - 11:00pm CST
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Closing at: Mar 31 2026 - 11:00pm CDT
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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Technical Integration Eng II
Job Summary:
The IAM and Data Integration Engineer will be responsible for custom development that integrates the College of Engineering systems with campus data sources. This position will design, build, and maintain integrations that move and synchronize data across enterprise systems, such as databases, web services, and identity management systems. This role partners with business and engineering teams to deliver and maintain APIs, ensuring timely, high-quality data for operational workflows and downstream systems and services. The ideal candidate combines strong data engineering skills with API design expertise and some system administration knowledge.
Examples of data systems and APIs that in our current environment:
Web services to deliver information and attributes about students, faculty, and staff
Standard IAM platforms, such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Cisco DUO
File system management (creating home directories, etc)
APIs to configure Accruent EMS for room scheduling
In-house written web services to simplify data access and manipulation for co-workers
Remote Work Eligibility:
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. The anticipated hybrid work schedule will be up to two days remote, with 3 days onsite after an initial training period which will require working 5 days on site.
Additional Information:
Applicants for this position will be considered for Technical Integration Engineer II and Technical Integration Engineer III titles. The title and salary will be determined by the experience and qualifications of the finalist.
Additional information regarding the position can be found here: https://www.cae.wisc.edu/about/data-integration-lead/
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Participates in the evaluation of new vendor software releases and impact. Documents and communicates system enhancements or changes
- Serves as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, identifies needs, provides solution options, and communicates issue updates and resolutions
- Runs, maintains, and operates technical systems and infrastructure
- Integrates, identifies, troubleshoots, monitors, and resolves moderately complex, routine, and varied supported services, systems, network, and application problems according to established processes and procedures
- Configures, maintains, upgrades, develops, and tests IT systems and services in alignment with industry best practices
- Assists with the planning and coordination of system resources, upgrades, security, implementations, and integrations
- Plans and directs staff implementation of small to medium technical projects as needed
Department:
College of Engineering, Computer Aided Engineering
Compensation:
The starting salary for the position is $85,000, but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Required Qualifications:
Required skills:
Software development in a variety of languages
Experience building software using frameworks
Experience with code repositories, such as GitLab
Manipulating data from disparate sources and applying logic or workflows
Developing, deploying, and maintaining applications designed to automate data flow
Experience with learning and leveraging APIs into vendor or hosted (cloud) systems
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred skills
Experienced development in Java, C#
Experience with Spring Boot Framework
Database design and optimization skills
Experience working with customers and co-workers to gather requirements and turn that into a plan for staged development
Experience deploying in a Kubernetes or other container environment
Familiarity with SAML or similar enterprise authorization systems
In-depth knowledge of Enterprise file systems, file system rights (NTFS ACLs for example)
Education:
Associate’s Degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred, in the field of Computer Sciences, Engineering or related field preferred
How to Apply:
Please go to the “Apply Now” area and select your current UW Employment Status. Applicants are required to upload a resume and a cover letter outlining relevant qualifications and experience as it pertains to the required and preferred qualifications outlined in this job posting.
The search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. References will be requested from final candidates. All applicants will be notified after the search is complete and a candidate has been selected.
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.
Contact Information:
Rob Kohlhepp
115 N Orchard St
Madison, WI
rob.kohlhepp@wisc.edu
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