Senior Systems Administrator

About This Role

This role is a Senior Systems Administrator responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of central IT infrastructure and applications within the College of Liberal Arts. The position supports cross-functional teams in creating and supporting systems for online learning, research, administrative tools, and web applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical design, implementation, security, integrity, maintenance, and support for complex computing environments
• Provide ongoing system troubleshooting and enhancements to meet changes in business needs and improve system reliability, performance, and security
• Provide capacity planning and forecasting to ensure long-term systems requirements are included in organizational planning
• Lead various projects, mentor junior staff, and provide direct team and client support

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• At least four years’ experience supporting common virtualization platforms (i.e., VMware, OpenShift/KVM) with Linux and Windows-based server operating systems
• Experience with LDAP, Active Directory, 2FA, common DBMSs (MS SQL, MySQL, PostgresSQL), configuration/maintenance of typical web server software (NGINX, Apache), and common CMSs (WordPress)
• Experience with networks and network file system management including RAID 0-6, NFS, CIFS, iSCSI
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Salt
• Experience with Kubernetes tools like Docker, Podman, or Rancher
• Experience with cloud solutions like AWS, Azure, Google
• Experience with backup solutions such as IBM Protect (Tivoli), Rubrik, NetVault
• Experience with HA cluster configuration tools like Pacemaker
• Experience with streaming solutions like Wowza
• Experience with RAID and storage devices like Dell, EMC

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• At least four years’ experience supporting common virtualization platforms (i.e., VMware, OpenShift/KVM) with Linux and Windows-based server operating systems.

Nice to Have

• Six years’ direct experience administering Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian or Ubuntu systems
• Redhat certified system administrator
• Experience architecting effective, efficient systems solutions for various business needs
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as KVM, oVirt or OpenShift
• Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes or Rancher
• High level knowledge of Ansible or similar automation tools
• Experience with Windows Server administration
• Experience supporting software development teams and environments, e.g., configuring CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Drone, or Woodpecker
• Experience managing database solutions like MySQL and PostgresSQL
• High level experience managing backup solutions
• Security+ certification
• Excellent customer service, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to document processes completely and accurately
• Desire to mentor other team members
• Work experience in a university setting

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits