SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Job Listing at University of California in Irvine, CA (Job ID 64236)

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Job Opening ID: 64236 Reports To: Assistant Director of Computing Working Title: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR Department: ICS DO Computing Support Bargaining Unit: TX FLSA: Non-Exempt Payroll Job Code: 004470 Job Location: UCI Campus- Irvine Percent of Time: 100% Work Schedule: 8-5, M-F Employee Class: Staff   Position Summary:   The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences aims for excellence in research and education. Our mission is to lead the innovation of new information and computing technology by fundamental research in the core areas of information and computer sciences and cultivating authentic, cutting-edge research collaborations across the broad range of computing and information application domains as well as studying their economic, commercial, and social significance. The diversity of our collaborations serves to reshape domains as far reaching as education, art and entertainment, business and law, the environment and biological systems, health care and medicine. Consistent with our mission, we are committed to ensuring excellence through inclusion, producing a diverse, educated workforce for advancing technology, stimulating the economy, and transferring new technology into the public realm to greatly advance quality of life.
  The ICS Computing Support Team team manages ICS computing. Team members' work is assigned via helpdesk and project tickets. The team resolves over 1000 tickets per year from ICS employees and students. The ICS Computing Support Team manages research, instructional, administrative and critical IT infrastructure which includes, among other things, web services, dozens of wordpress sites, over a petabyte of storage, and ICS email. The incumbent will work on moderately sized projects and project tickets under the direction of senior computing support staff. They will provide support to end users by responding to and resolving computing support helpdesk tickets that are sent to the system operations team. They will work to automate repetitive tasks or provide documentation for tasks that cannot be automated. They will prioritize and assign incoming service and helpdesk requests increasing the ability for the team to respond to time critical requests. They will improve the system operations group's overall timeliness in processing helpdesk tickets. They will provide end user training and internal documentation.   Total Compensation:
In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits. $31.94 - $31.94 Expected Pay Range within the Full Salary Range $∞ - ($∞)
  Department Website:

https://ics.uci.edu/

• 1-3 years of experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. 
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Linux operating system and industry standard system administration principals. 
• Knowledge of containerization tools such as kubernetes, docker, and singularity. 
• Knowledge of system performance monitoring and actions that can be taken to improve or correct performance. 
• Knowledge of other areas of IT. Ability to elicit and communicate technical and non-technical information in a clear and concise manner. 
• Ability to write technical documentation in a clear and concise manner. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of python, perl, or another programming language commonly used in systems administration. 
• Knowledge of the Linux system programming environment.

• Demonstrated knowledge of computer security best practices and policies. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of common file system and storage technologies such as NAS, SAN, ZFS and RAID. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of installing, configuring, optimizing, and maintaining Linux based server applications like Apache Web Server and MySQL Knowledge of network technologies, especially DNS, VLANs, firewalls, and load balancers. 
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, configuration management tools like Ansible or Puppet, and code revision tools like Git. 
• Knowledge of the design, development and application of technology and systems to meet business needs. 
• Knowledge of how system management actions affect users and dependent / related functions. 
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as prometheus, grafana, nagios, etc. 
• Knowledge of distributed job scheduling tools such as SGE or SLURM. 
• Demonstrated ability to write and edit programs used to perform system maintenance and administration.

• Must pass a background check.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu