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Student Systems Administrator

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 509522
Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science
Department: Computer Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: COMPUTER SCIENCES
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00-16.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Customer Service, Information Technology and Computers

Department Overview:

 The School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS) at UW-Madison was launched in 2019 and brings together the top ranked departments of Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School. CDIS IT operates out of Morgridge Hall 3650.

Anticipated Start Date:

 ASAP

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 15 Maximum: 25

Schedule:

 Minimum of 15 hours per week between 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday. Scheduling will be determined by full-time staff, but is flexible with student input, academic responsibilities, and extracurricular activities.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 Maximum: $16.00

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 - Must qualify for student hourly employment.
- Two or more years remaining as a student.
- Ability to problem-solve, make decisions, and work independently or with others as appropriate to the task at hand.
- Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with customers and coworkers, both person-to-person and by email.
- Basic computer skills.
- Some familiarity with computer hardware.
- Willingness or desire to learn necessary IT / Computer skills.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Desirable, Not Required:

- Familiarity with assembling/disassembling computers.
- Familiarity with computer hardware troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with computer software troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Git-based version control.
- Technical familiarity with Windows and/or Linux operating systems.
- Comfortable working from a Windows, Linux, and/or Unix-like command line interface.
- Basic understanding of computer networking.
- Basic understanding of SQL.
- Programming experience in Python or other languages.
- Programming experience in a full-stack environment.

Applicants with advanced experience will have the opportunity for more specialized tasks in:
- DevOps
- Web App Development
- IT Security
- Network infrastructure & Management
- Linux or Windows Systems Admin

Position Summary/Job Duties:

As a Student System Administrator, you'll help our full time IT staff members provide computing resources and support for students, faculty, and staff. Regularly, you'll respond to requests for help using CDIS computing facilities, use monitoring tools to detect and/or prevent problems with department IT services, support computing hardware in various stages of its lifecycle, oversee/operate our daily backup system, and develop and maintain software tools and mechanisms to improve our group's efficiency and service.

Physical Demands:

The ability to lift up to 40 pounds.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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