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Job #S21617 - Systems Administrator, Senior

University Information Technology Services (UITS)
May 24, 2016

University Information Technology Services, within The University of Arizona, is accepting applications for the position of Systems Administrator, Senior. The Systems Administrator, Senior will join a small, but talented team within University Information Technology Services (UITS), Workgroup and Network Consulting (WNC), to provide administrative and operational server support for UA departments. WNC provides annual contract-based workstation and server support services to The University of Arizona campus community.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to incident resolution, change, configuration and problem management for typical Windows services. Experience with IIS, SQL, Systems Center, MOM, Sophos management console, GFI LanGuard and Track-It! is fundamental. The Systems Administrator, Senior will be responsible for testing and optimizing software, designing, provisioning, monitoring and maintenance of system environments to ensure availability, performance and security. The Systems Administrator Senior will work closely with WNC support analysts to provide a stable and tailored IT environment for our campus customers. This position frequently requires work outside of a normal 40 hour work week.

UITS http://uits.arizona.edu

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Administer physical and virtual servers in a Windows Server environment for Windows and Macintosh clients.
  • Manage, maintain and upgrade physical and virtual server deployments.
  • Maintain data recoverability; Implement data backup and disaster recovery procedures.
  • Implement and use management, monitoring and reporting tools.
  • Troubleshoot hardware and software systems.
  • Participate in planning for system development and expansion.
  • Research and resolve questions from users, management and other technical personnel.
  • Analyze and determine the cause of systems software and hardware failures and performance deficiencies.
  • Evaluate, adapt and optimize infrastructure and systems performance.
  • Evaluate, test impacts and implement firmware and software patches and updates.
  • Design, develop, recommend and document new or revised systems or system utilities.
  • Coordinate systems with other internal/external systems and systems administrators.
  • Assume and perform other duties and responsibilities not specifically outlined herein, but which are logically and properly inherent to the position.
  • Perform related duties as assigned or required to meet WNC and University goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

Five years of progressively responsible system administration and/or programming experience including the installation, testing and maintenance of hardware, operating and applications systems and utilities; OR, an Associate’s degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Information Technology or related field AND four years of progressively responsible system administration and/or programming experience including the installation, testing and maintenance of hardware, operating and applications systems and utilities; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 Servers
  • Extensive experience using Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy
  • Demonstrated knowledge of virtual server infrastructure
  • Experience working with VMware
  • Intermediate/Advanced PowerShell scripting experience
  • Experience configuring and administering Exchange email systems

For complete details and to apply, please click on this link: http://uacareers.com/postings/10829

Please note: In order to receive proper consideration, applications must be submitted directly via the UACareers site. Applications submitted via any other source (including this site) will not be considered.

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