Senior Systems Administrator
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Job Summary
Provide solution architect functions. This includes but is not limited to,
architecting and designing solutions, planning and organizing new software
installations, upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages,
and ensuring security of data and networks. Forecast future architect function
needs.
Essential Job Duties
Designing and deploying scalable, highly available, fault tolerant, and
reliable systems.
Formulate the design of the server, network, and storage architecture for
hardware, virtualized and cloud-based infrastructures and application
services.
Lead projects across functional teams to help develop solutions for
management, monitoring, testing, backup, disaster recovery, etc.
Continually research emerging technologies and services to evaluate and
determine value to IMSS and Caltech community.
Stay informed about various service models and delivery methods to allow
IMSS to match them to specific project requirements and use cases
Manage operations of Redhat Linux servers; including database, web
servers, ldap servers.
Manage Identity Provider and authentication services, Redhat Satellite
services, and configuration management services like Ansible and Salt
Manage Tomcat servers and Java applications
Plan and schedule software installations and upgrades to operating systems
in accordance with established IT policies and procedures; develop and
deploy new services as appropriate.
Ensure systems achieve optimum performance levels.
Responsible for system security and integrity by evaluating, implementing,
and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions.
Develop and promote standard operating procedures.
Develop and document internal processes.
Responsible for hardware and software audits of servers to ensure
compliance with established policies, standards, and configuration
guidelines.
Responsible for planning and organizing the installations of new
applications, distributing software upgrades, monitoring daily activity,
enforcing licensing agreements, developing storage management, and
providing routine backups.
Oversee programs in administrative languages such as Python, Perl, Java
Script, and shell scripts.
Collaborate with team members on the design, implementation, and support
of standardized automation systems.
Lead projects with team members on design, deployment, and support
infrastructure services.
Collaborate with team members in the development of new projects and
services arising from the academic and technical needs of supported
groups.
Participation in an on-call rotation and after-hours support is required.
Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and diagnostic skills.
Solid understanding of networking concepts, including routing, subnets,
DNS, and software firewall configurations.
Familiarity with containers and API scripting.
Forecast infrastructure needs for long term plan.
Experience administering and managing OpenSearch or ELK (Elasticsearch,
Logstash, Kibana) stack, including deployment, configuration, performance
tuning, and monitoring.
Basic Qualifications
B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or
equivalent is required.
6 years of experience with system administration
Five years of experience using and supporting the Linux operating system
is required
Five years of hands-on experience managing and supporting AWS cloud
environments, including core services such as EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC.
Must have excellent customer relations, written, and oral communication
skills.
Preferred Qualifications
M.S. Preferred.
Experience administering and supporting Shibboleth Identity Provider
(IdP) and Service Provider (SP) systems, including configuration,
maintenance, and integration with SAML-based authentication services.
Demonstrated expertise in architecting AWS solutions, automating cloud
infrastructure and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
(e.g., Terraform).
Required Documents
Resume.
Hiring Range
$135,100 to $155,300 per year
The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a
variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience,
education, specialty and training.
As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to
providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible
dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health,
dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off
(vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition
reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to
some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time. Learn more about our
benefits and staff perks.
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability
status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
law.
Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
To read more Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) go to
eeocselfprintposter.pdf.
Disability Accommodations
Caltech complies with the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We consider reasonable accommodation
measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants and employees to
perform the essential functions of a position.
If you would like to request an accommodation to complete this application,
interview, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please
contact Caltech Recruiting at [email protected].
Additionally, if you do not meet the basic qualifications of a role but
believe you can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable
accommodation, please reach out to Caltech Recruiting at
[email protected].
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