| Position Summary: |
Join the University of Dayton's IT department and play a key role in supporting the reliable, secure technology services that power our University community. In this role you will work alongside other members of the Enterprise Enabling Technologies team to maintain our server environments, monitor system performance and security, apply upgrades, and help support a stable infrastructure. You will also work with other cross-functional teams across UDit to build new enterprise systems. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position offering a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, retirement, paid time off, holidays and tuition assistance. Apply today!
This position provides systems administration support for the University’s Windows and Linux servers, and associated software packages. Will perform server administration of virtual and physical servers, maintain server hardware, change management, performance monitoring, and system maintenance. Monitor security alerts and install tested patches and upgrades. Will work in conjunction with leadership, systems architect, and other systems engineers to apply systems standards to servers to ensure a stable and secure environment. Position will be required to work on call hours (after hours, weekend, and holidays) occasionally.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
Minimum qualifications for the Systems Engineer:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience required
• Experience with OS (linux / windows) installation and administration
• Working knowledge of servers, networking, firewalls, and virtualization
• Experience working on multiple projects in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
• Ability to collaborate professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
A Senior Systems Engineer must meet all Systems Engineer minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below:
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience
• At least three years of relevant professional experience as a Systems Engineer in an enterprise environment
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| Preferred Qualifications: |
While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:
• At least five years of experience in a Systems Engineer environment
• Direct experience with Banner, Oracle
• Experience working with virtualization technologies (XCP-ng, Proxmox, VMWare)
• Experience working with containerization technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with databases (MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres)
• Experience with load balancers / reverse proxies (F5, HAProxy)
• Experience with Java Application Servers (Tomcat, Jetty)
• Experience with HTTP Servers (Apache, Caddy)
• Experience working with SAN and NAS storage technologies
• Experience working with HP Blades
• Working knowledge of networking
• Demonstrated troubleshooting on a variety of systems
• Prior professional work experience in higher education
• Previous relevant experience in a large, enterprise environment
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| Closing Statement: |
Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.
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