Systems Administrator IV (Intermediate)

Gainesville, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Classification Title:	Systems Admin/Programmer IV
Classification Minimum Requirements:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Job Description:	UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking an intermediate level Systems Database Administrator IV to join Infrastructure and Communication Technologies (ICT) a unit within UFIT. Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) is a division of UF Information Technology that manages the UF Data Center and delivers hosted server storage virtualization database email and related systems in addition to connecting the University of Florida campuses to the world via high-speed data video Wi-Fi telecommunications and VoIP services. The Database Platform team is responsible for the architecture engineering and administration of UFITs core database infrastructure. They design build and maintain critical database services such as PostgreSQL MysSQL MSSQL and etc. Join our team to support the design security and automation of our enterprise database ecosystem. You will work alongside senior administrators to manage the full lifecycle of database software (Oracle SQL Server Open Source) on Linux and Windows. This role relies heavily on Ansible automation to maintain high availability disaster recovery and consistent patching standards. Note: This role is strictly infrastructure-focused. It does not involve application-level SQL development query rewriting or logical data modeling. Key Responsibilities: Software Lifecycle: Install configure and patch RDBMS binaries (Oracle MSSQL MySQL Postgres Yugabyte) across the enterprise. Automation: Maintain and execute Ansible playbooks for automated patching configuration management and reducing manual toil. Reliability (HA/DR): Support high-availability clusters and participate in regular Disaster Recovery testing and backup validation. Infrastructure Design: Assist the team with requirement gathering vendor analysis and Proof-of-Concept (POC) testing for new solutions. Operational Support: Participate in a shared 24/7 on-call rotation and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues. Core Tech Stack: Database Platforms: Oracle SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL YugabyteDB. OS: RHEL (Linux) Windows Server. Automation & Tools: Ansible (Required) Git Shell/PowerShell. HA/DR Technologies: Oracle Data Guard SQL Always On Clustering. Monitoring: OEM Grafana or similar agents. About UF Information Technology Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications Development and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching learning research and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems including SEC and SUS universities and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance visithttps:// the University of Florida One of Americas all-around best universities the University of Florida drives future-making education eye-opening discoveries life-saving health care and community-building collaboration for our state our nation and our world. UF is in Gainesville a city of approximately 150000 residents in North-Central Florida 50 miles from Floridas West Coast 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando Tampa Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities including hiking biking and nature photography. UFs large college sports programs museums and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer atVisit Gainesville. Exceptional Benefits UF provides various leave programs based on an employees salary plan including vacation sick leave holidays personal leave days and paid family addition to paid time off the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.
Expected Salary:	$ 90000 - $ 105000; commensurate based on education and experience.
Required Qualifications:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Preferred:	The ideal candidate will possess the following education experience and skills: EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelors degree in computer science business administration or a related field SKILLS &/OR EXPERIENCE Advanced HA/DR: Hands-on experience with Oracle Data Guard SQL Always On or PostgreSQL replication. Virtualization & Cloud: Familiarity with VMware (vSphere/vRA) or cloud database services (AWS/Azure). Enterprise Tooling: Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Git for version control and enterprise backup solutions. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Provide excellent service through professional and courteous interactions with internal and external stakeholders while meeting business needs Ability to work and communicate in a fast paced customer focused critical production support anddevelopment environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:	Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position A level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required. Applicants are required to submit the following with their application: Cover Letter Resume List of professional references with contact information(Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor) Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:	No

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Classification Title:Systems Admin/Programmer IVClassification Minimum Requirements:Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equiva...

Classification Title:	Systems Admin/Programmer IV
Classification Minimum Requirements:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Job Description:	UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking an intermediate level Systems Database Administrator IV to join Infrastructure and Communication Technologies (ICT) a unit within UFIT. Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) is a division of UF Information Technology that manages the UF Data Center and delivers hosted server storage virtualization database email and related systems in addition to connecting the University of Florida campuses to the world via high-speed data video Wi-Fi telecommunications and VoIP services. The Database Platform team is responsible for the architecture engineering and administration of UFITs core database infrastructure. They design build and maintain critical database services such as PostgreSQL MysSQL MSSQL and etc. Join our team to support the design security and automation of our enterprise database ecosystem. You will work alongside senior administrators to manage the full lifecycle of database software (Oracle SQL Server Open Source) on Linux and Windows. This role relies heavily on Ansible automation to maintain high availability disaster recovery and consistent patching standards. Note: This role is strictly infrastructure-focused. It does not involve application-level SQL development query rewriting or logical data modeling. Key Responsibilities: Software Lifecycle: Install configure and patch RDBMS binaries (Oracle MSSQL MySQL Postgres Yugabyte) across the enterprise. Automation: Maintain and execute Ansible playbooks for automated patching configuration management and reducing manual toil. Reliability (HA/DR): Support high-availability clusters and participate in regular Disaster Recovery testing and backup validation. Infrastructure Design: Assist the team with requirement gathering vendor analysis and Proof-of-Concept (POC) testing for new solutions. Operational Support: Participate in a shared 24/7 on-call rotation and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues. Core Tech Stack: Database Platforms: Oracle SQL Server MySQL PostgreSQL YugabyteDB. OS: RHEL (Linux) Windows Server. Automation & Tools: Ansible (Required) Git Shell/PowerShell. HA/DR Technologies: Oracle Data Guard SQL Always On Clustering. Monitoring: OEM Grafana or similar agents. About UF Information Technology Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications Development and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching learning research and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems including SEC and SUS universities and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance visithttps:// the University of Florida One of Americas all-around best universities the University of Florida drives future-making education eye-opening discoveries life-saving health care and community-building collaboration for our state our nation and our world. UF is in Gainesville a city of approximately 150000 residents in North-Central Florida 50 miles from Floridas West Coast 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando Tampa Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities including hiking biking and nature photography. UFs large college sports programs museums and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer atVisit Gainesville. Exceptional Benefits UF provides various leave programs based on an employees salary plan including vacation sick leave holidays personal leave days and paid family addition to paid time off the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.
Expected Salary:	$ 90000 - $ 105000; commensurate based on education and experience.
Required Qualifications:	Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Preferred:	The ideal candidate will possess the following education experience and skills: EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelors degree in computer science business administration or a related field SKILLS &/OR EXPERIENCE Advanced HA/DR: Hands-on experience with Oracle Data Guard SQL Always On or PostgreSQL replication. Virtualization & Cloud: Familiarity with VMware (vSphere/vRA) or cloud database services (AWS/Azure). Enterprise Tooling: Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Git for version control and enterprise backup solutions. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Provide excellent service through professional and courteous interactions with internal and external stakeholders while meeting business needs Ability to work and communicate in a fast paced customer focused critical production support anddevelopment environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:	Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position A level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required. Applicants are required to submit the following with their application: Cover Letter Resume List of professional references with contact information(Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor) Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:	No