Cloud Platform Systems Administrator

Gainesville, FL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days 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 requiredexperience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Job Description:	UF Information Technology (UFIT) is seeking an intermediate-level Cloud Platform Systems Administrator to join our Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) department. ICT is a division of UFIT that manages the UF Data Centers and delivers hosted servers 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 Cloud Platform teamis responsible forthe architecture engineering and administration of UFs cloud and virtualization ecosystem. You will apply your technicalexpertiseto fast-paced production and development environments housing thousands of servers and petabytes of storage. Join our team to support the design security and automation of our enterprise cloud and virtualization ecosystem. You will work alongside senior engineers to manage the full lifecycle of advanced hardware and software systems. This role relies on automation and modern orchestration tools to ensure the high availability and reliability of UFITs hosted platforms. KEY RESPONSIBILIITES: Cloud & Systems Administration: Assist in designing and implementing advanced system solutions across AWS Azure and GCP cloud providers. Infrastructure Support: Participatein the installation configuration and maintenance of enterprise-level hardware and software systems. Reliability & Maintenance: Support the high availability of hostedservers storage and virtualization platforms for the university community. Infrastructure Design: Assistthe team with requirement gathering capacity planning and Proof-of-Concept (POC) testing for new technical solutions. Operational Support: Troubleshoot complex technical challenges andparticipatein ensuring the 24/7 integrity and availability of UFIT services. CORE TECH STACK: Cloud Providers: AWS Azure and GCP. Operating Systems: RHEL Ubuntu CentOS and Windows Server. Automation & Orchestration: Ansible Puppetand Terraform. CI/CD & Version Control: GitLab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins and Git. Hardware & Storage: HPE Synergy/ProLiant Cisco UCS and Rubrik backup systems. Virtualization & Hypervisors: vSpherevRealizeAutomation (vRA) andProxmox. About UF Information Technology Led bySenior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie the nine departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; AI² Center; 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:	$98000 $100000; 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 requiredexperience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Preferred:	The ideal candidate willpossessthe following education experience and skills: EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelors degree in computer science business administration orrelatedfield. SKILLS &/OR EXPERIENCE Cloud & Virtualization: Implementing andmaintainingcloud solutions such asAWS Azure or GCP. Hands-on experience with hypervisor systems such as vSpherevRealizeAutomation andProxmox. Automation & Orchestration:Proficiencywith configuration management tools such as AnsiblePuppetand infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. DevOps & CI/CD: Experienceor knowledgewith version control platforms (GitLab GitHub) and building automation pipelines using GitLab CI GitHub Actions or Jenkins. Infrastructure & Systems:Support ofRHEL Ubuntu and Windows Server operating systems and/ormanaging physical hardware such as HPE Synergy/ProLiant or Cisco UCS. Operational Support: Ability to troubleshoot complex challenges for a broad range of hardware and software whilemaintainingeffective technical documentation. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Provide excellent service through professional and courteous interactions with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work and communicate effectively in a fast-paced customer-focused and critical production support environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey technical resolutions.
Special Instructions to Applicants:	This position requires U.S. work authorization. This is not a remote work position and is located in Gainesville FL. 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 requiredexperience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Job Description:	UF Information Technology (UFIT) is seeking an intermediate-level Cloud Platform Systems Administrator to join our Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) department. ICT is a division of UFIT that manages the UF Data Centers and delivers hosted servers 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 Cloud Platform teamis responsible forthe architecture engineering and administration of UFs cloud and virtualization ecosystem. You will apply your technicalexpertiseto fast-paced production and development environments housing thousands of servers and petabytes of storage. Join our team to support the design security and automation of our enterprise cloud and virtualization ecosystem. You will work alongside senior engineers to manage the full lifecycle of advanced hardware and software systems. This role relies on automation and modern orchestration tools to ensure the high availability and reliability of UFITs hosted platforms. KEY RESPONSIBILIITES: Cloud & Systems Administration: Assist in designing and implementing advanced system solutions across AWS Azure and GCP cloud providers. Infrastructure Support: Participatein the installation configuration and maintenance of enterprise-level hardware and software systems. Reliability & Maintenance: Support the high availability of hostedservers storage and virtualization platforms for the university community. Infrastructure Design: Assistthe team with requirement gathering capacity planning and Proof-of-Concept (POC) testing for new technical solutions. Operational Support: Troubleshoot complex technical challenges andparticipatein ensuring the 24/7 integrity and availability of UFIT services. CORE TECH STACK: Cloud Providers: AWS Azure and GCP. Operating Systems: RHEL Ubuntu CentOS and Windows Server. Automation & Orchestration: Ansible Puppetand Terraform. CI/CD & Version Control: GitLab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins and Git. Hardware & Storage: HPE Synergy/ProLiant Cisco UCS and Rubrik backup systems. Virtualization & Hypervisors: vSpherevRealizeAutomation (vRA) andProxmox. About UF Information Technology Led bySenior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie the nine departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; AI² Center; 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:	$98000 $100000; 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 requiredexperience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).
Preferred:	The ideal candidate willpossessthe following education experience and skills: EDUCATION & TRAINING Bachelors degree in computer science business administration orrelatedfield. SKILLS &/OR EXPERIENCE Cloud & Virtualization: Implementing andmaintainingcloud solutions such asAWS Azure or GCP. Hands-on experience with hypervisor systems such as vSpherevRealizeAutomation andProxmox. Automation & Orchestration:Proficiencywith configuration management tools such as AnsiblePuppetand infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. DevOps & CI/CD: Experienceor knowledgewith version control platforms (GitLab GitHub) and building automation pipelines using GitLab CI GitHub Actions or Jenkins. Infrastructure & Systems:Support ofRHEL Ubuntu and Windows Server operating systems and/ormanaging physical hardware such as HPE Synergy/ProLiant or Cisco UCS. Operational Support: Ability to troubleshoot complex challenges for a broad range of hardware and software whilemaintainingeffective technical documentation. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Provide excellent service through professional and courteous interactions with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work and communicate effectively in a fast-paced customer-focused and critical production support environment. Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey technical resolutions.
Special Instructions to Applicants:	This position requires U.S. work authorization. This is not a remote work position and is located in Gainesville FL. 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