Enterprise Systems Administrator Engineer

Join Our Team as a Technology Leader!

• Goal-Oriented Innovator: Do you thrive on understanding desired outcomes and designing strategies to achieve them
• Adaptable Problem Solver: Can you embrace a certain level of ambiguity while you and your team determine the best approaches and technologies to add value
• Collaborative Team Player: Do you enjoy working closely with team members and our technology customers to achieve shared goals
• Technical Expert: Are you skilled in engineering architecting and supporting Windows/Linux systems
• Proactive Guardian: Can you help define and implement log aggregation technologies to keep us informed about system issues and threats

• Design analyze document create test automate secure and manage efficient and robust enterprise production development and staging systems from architecture through service including prototypes to advance institutional needs
• Work with a variety of vendors partners teams and customers to define enterprise hardware software cloud and other system functional specifications
• As needed perform cost-benefit analyses and explore options and alternatives on proposed systems upgrades and improvements
• Identify and implement designs that reduce complexity
• Create and update online support documentation using online tools and procedures
• Analyze tools and methods and identify areas for improvement
• Perform regular audits of security performance and compliance on systems and software
• Document and respond to escalated system/design level service requests and resolve incidents
• Provide user-friendly secure accurate and dependable systems and support to all persons (including technical peers) while providing follow-up to ensure their satisfaction with the systems services and solutions rendered
• Stay up to date on industry directions and opportunities to advise USU on systems and services futures
• Identify system support / administrative issues that can be automated or transitioned to service desk personnel and help them develop the skills needed to support such systems and issues
• Adhere to the IT Core Competencies ( Qualifications:

  The position will be hired at either level I level II level III or Senior based on the following qualifications and duties assigned:

  • Systems Administrator/Engineer I:
    
    • Bachelors degree in management information systems (MIS) Computer Science (CS) or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Systems Administrator/Engineer II:
    
    • Bachelors degree in management information systems (MIS) Computer Science (CS) or related field plus two years of related work experience is required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Systems Administrator/Engineer III:
    
    • Bachelors degree in management information systems (MIS) Computer Science (CS) or related field plus four years of related work experience is required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Systems Administrator/Engineer SR:
    
    • Bachelors degree in management information systems (MIS) Computer Science (CS) or related field plus six years of related work experience is required; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong desire and ability to learn keep up with and drive emerging trends platforms architectures and technologies and works well in a team environment.
  • Professional references supporting applicants qualifications for an IT Systems Engineer
  • Job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check
  • This position is 100% in person. Not eligible for remote work.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining enterprise level systems and services
  • Windows and/or Linux server administration security and tuning experience
  • Experience in log aggregation correlation and response policy
  • Cloud architecture and platform experience including AWS (ECS/EKS) Azure Terraform
  • Experience with Microsoft ecosystem including Azure Intune SCCM GPO Active Directory
  • Scripting (PowerShell Bash Python etc.) experience
  • A solid understanding in networks and network security as it relates to enterprise systems administration
  • Depth of understanding and practical experience in securing enterprise systems

  Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
  • Ability to prioritize and triage work and requests to deliver what matters most
  • Self-motivated problem solver
  • Ability to work with limited supervision
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Excellent root cause analysis skills
  • Understanding of network architecture and protocols

Along with the online application please attach:

1. Resumeto be uploaded at the beginning of your application inthe CandidateProfile under Resume/CV
2. Cover letterto be typed/pasted at the end of your application (iForm)

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants but not necessarily occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

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