Objective Cloud: Senior Systems Administrator - Virtualization ...

Earliest Start Date	Immediately
Position Duration	Funding expected to continue
Position open to	all applicants
Monthly salary	$4,416 negotiable depending on qualifications.
Hours per week	40.00 Standard from 800AM to 500PM
Location	Austin (main campus)
Hiring department	ITS?http://www.utexas.edu/its
Number of vacancies	1

General Notes?U.S. citizenship or permanent U.S. work authorization is required and the University will not support H1B applications for this position.

Required Application Materials

• A Resume is required in order to apply
• A Letter of Interest is required in order to apply.
• A List of 3 References is required in order to apply.

Additional Information

Purpose of Position?Provide administration, architecture and design for complex multi-cluster virtual server environments at the UT Austin. Leverage skills and experience to solve complex technical problems by using or developing advanced concepts, with a full understanding of industry practices and campus policies and procedures.

Essential Functions?With minimal supervision, execute enterprise scale virtual infrastructure designs and implementations that support university academic and business objectives. Define and implement disaster recovery and business continuity policies, including VMWare Site Recovery Manager, and ensure DR compliance for virtualization environments. Provide primary support for server and desktop virtualization platforms. Provide technical leadership in resolution of highly complex issues involving virtual infrastructure and related technical domains. Define and implement virtualization infrastructure monitoring capability, including VMWare Virtual Center Operations. Design and implement pro-active capacity planning process and on-demand capacity reporting for virtualization infrastructure. Ensure that virtualization platform performance is aligned to University business processes and usage peaks. Integrate with network team to design virtual networking infrastructure including configuration and support of Cisco Nexus 1000v switch. Integrate with Storage team to optimize storage performance and configuration. Optimize environment procedures with automation via scripting tools including PowerShell. Assist with review and recommendation of emerging virtualization technologies in clear alignment with current and emerging university academic and business processes. Demonstrate exceptional collaborative skills, building relationships within the infrastructure team and across the university. Provide mentor-ship to support staff. Communicate information and issues clearly and succinctly with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Marginal/Incidental functions?Other related functions as assigned.

Required qualifications?Minimum 5 years of experience with server virtualization technology including VMWare ESX. Extensive experience leading support and capacity planning needs of virtual infrastructures. Minimum 5 years of experience supporting Windows and Linux servers at enterprise scale. Minimum 3 years of experience integrating Active Directory and virtual infrastructure. Comprehensive understanding of critical enterprise infrastructure components including datacenter, networking, DNS, and SAN Storage. Record of leading efficiency improvements and implementation of policies and procedures for virtualized server environments including scripting with PowerShell. Record of successful disaster recovery/business continuity design and implementation. Experience leading large, complex technical projects, including assigning tasks and selecting team members. Project management skills including developing project charters, timelines, technical deliverables, resource allocation, and task delegation. Record of successful documentation and communication coordination for virtual infrastructure maintenance events. BA degree required or equivalent experience. Excellent customer focus and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications?VCP, MCSE, and RHCE certifications. Storage Administration experience. Network Administration experience. Graduate degree in computer science or related field.

Working conditions?May work around standard office conditions Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation Use of manual dexterity Work performed on concurrent multiple projects under pressure of rigid deadlines and/or time limitations. May require occasional extended work hours or on-call obligation.

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