Senior Systems Administrator - Linux (HR Title: Systems Administrator III)
Southern Methodist University Inc

Job Info

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Description

Salary Range:

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University's small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem - paired with entrepreneurial drive - creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The Linux Systems Administrator is responsible for designing and maintaining the on premises and cloud hosted Linux infrastructure. This position will coordinate with other areas of the university and act as a resident Linux expert. The Linux Systems Administrator will build solutions that meet the performance needs of the service, the financial and security needs of the organization, and the business need of the stake holder. This position is responsible for researching new technologies and meeting with vendors to better design Linux based solutions with the best stewardship of SMU resources.

Essential Functions:

• Provide enterprise linux server and application support as needed. Engineer solutions to existing complex computing operations issues. Interface with users to investigate and solve problems, streamline procedures, and communicate results.
  
• Principle for daily operation and management of all storage solutions at SMU. This position will be the primary to lead, design, manage, support, configure, and troubleshoot connectivity related to data storage.
  
• Support other linux and unix based infrastructure technologies as necessary.
  
• Create concise technical documentation for complex systems. Documentation will need to be constructed and maintained in a manner that will allow other system administrators to quickly understand the critical components of complex systems design and maintenance.
  
• Support of campus load balancing with service owners to ensure services are operating as expected while also proactively working to optimize and improve services.
  
• Other duties as assigned
  

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor's degree is required. Preferably in study of field of Computer Science, Engineering, Data Analytics.

A minimum of six years of full time Linux system administration experience in a large computing environment is required. Preferably work experience in higher education.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Candidate must possess professional communication in order to work with team members and customers of diverse technical abilities. Must also demonstrate to be highly organized and detail oriented. Must also demonstrate strong written communication skills. Candidate must have the ability to plan, organize, prioritize tasks, and complete assigned projects with minimal supervision. Candidate must demonstrate knowledge of virtualization platforms and how they operate in conjunction with load balancing technologies and storage protocols such as NFS, CIFS, AND SMB.

The position may require work outside of normal business operations to accommodate university events

Preferred software skills:

• Scripting Python, Bash and Perl,
• Automation: Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Knowledge of engineering design and automation tools preferred
• LDAP
  

Physical and Environmental Demands:

• Sit for long periods of time

Deadline to Apply:

Position open until filled.

Priority consideration may be given to submissions received by November 11, 2024.

EEO Statement:

SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.

Benefits:

SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health, dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research institution.

SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.

The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of professional and personal development opportunities, including tuition benefits.

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