Description : Systems Administrator. Company : Columbia University. Location : New York, NY
536854
Morningside
Columbia College
Full Time
Opening on: Jun 14 2023
Grade 10
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Job Type: Officer of Administration
Bargaining Unit:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
End Date if Temporary:
Hours Per Week: 35
Salary Range: $58,500 - $73,000
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Summary
The Systems Administrator supports the software, hardware, and cloud services that comprise the CCIT technology infrastructure. Under the direction of the Director, Systems and Infrastructure, the incumbent is responsible for administration of hardware, software and cloud services including, but not limited to, physical hosts, virtual machines and storage appliances. In conjunction with the Systems and Infrastructure team, the Systems Administrator maintains and monitors this infrastructure to ensure highly available and scalable services.
Responsibilities
Assists with day-to-day maintenance and general health of College IT infrastructure, including log reviews and responding to incidents in real-time.
Contributes to the administration and support of College IT infrastructure, including hardware, software, and cloud services.
Administers physical and virtual servers, including regular and unexpected security updates and patches.
Contributes to regular backups for all systems and applications on regular intervals, and regularly verifies backups for integrity, consistency, and restorability.
Contributes to securing all physical and virtual equipment, regularly verifying systems against standard operating procedures.
Executes and monitors custom scripts and testing procedures to ensure operational reliability.
Establishes, maintains and manages user accounts; installs, modifies and maintains systems and utility software on servers.
Assists with , new system and application implementation plans under the direction of the Director.
Assists with migration of on-premises applications to cloud infrastructure.
Writes and maintains documentation for all aspects of the CCIT infrastructure.
Monitors multiple communications channels, including email, chat, monitoring systems, and issue trackers.
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent required.
Ability to work on multiple tasks under short and changing deadlines, while ensuring timely and accurate execution.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Outstanding attention to detail, as well as ability to keep College goals in mind when working on projects.
Excellent analytical, oral and written communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
Experience with organizing and documenting work via a ticketing system, such as Jira, Bugzilla, ServiceNow, etc.
Ability to monitor and use multiple communication channels simultaneously.
Must have the ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion and tact in a professional setting.
Experience with:
Windows Server
Active Directory and Group Policy management
Scripting languages such as PowerShell
Network protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, and DHCP
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with:
Cloud service providers, particularly Amazon Web Services (AWS)
UNIX/Linux (RHEL) systems administration
Backup systems for physical and virtual hardware, e.g CommVault, Veeam
Monitoring tools, e.g. Nagios, Zabbix
Microsoft SQL Server
NAS/SAN hardware and software, e.g. NetApp hardware and Clustered Data OnTap (cDOT)
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
