System Administrator

Closes: Monday, August 12, 2019

(Job #19-53) Operating Systems Analyst-Career, System Administrator, $4,372-10,792/month. Appointments are typically made at the beginning of the salary range. This is a full-time, benefited, 12-month pay plan, permanent position with a one-year probationary period in the Department of Information Technology Services. This position comes with an extensive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, CalPERS retirement, Fee Waiver eligibility (reduced tuition on most CSU system classes), life insurance, and vol-untary pre-tax health and dependent care reimbursement accounts. Additional benefits information can be found at https://hraps.humboldt.edu/employee-benefits. Humboldt State University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution that strives to foster an inclusive and equitable commu-nity to support our students of diverse backgrounds. HSU is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality committed to working in a multicultural and multi-racial community that reflects the diversity of the state. Additional information about Humboldt State University can be found at www.humboldt.edu. The Place: Known for its quality academic programs and its hands-on approach to learning, Humboldt State Uni-versity has a well-earned reputation as one of the best primarily undergraduate public universities in the United States. The residential and rural campus of 7,800 students is nestled between mountains, giant redwood trees, and breathtaking Pacific Ocean beaches. The local area offers many outdoor recreation opportunities as well as a full range of dining, cultural, and entertainment opportunities, all without the hassle and expense of a major metropoli-tan area. Local K-12 schools consistently rank in the top 10% in the state, and the local produce is second to none. Humboldt State University also benefits from being part of the world’s largest university system, the 23-campus California State University (CSU). Position Summary: Humboldt State University invites applicants for the position of Systems Administrator . We are seeking a detail oriented self-starter with exceptional technical, communication, and collaboration skills to support a large portfolio of services. The System Administration team partners with the campus community to de-sign, develop, and deploy new systems that meet enterprise needs. Humboldt State University is leveraging a virtu-alized server environment whenever possible and will soon start work to blend cloud based systems into the portfo-lio of supported services. The successful candidate for this position will join a team responsible for the ongoing administration and development of HSU's central IT systems and services. This is an exciting time to come and work on this team, upcoming and ongoing initiatives include:

Expand Infrastructure into the cloud for disaster recovery and peak loads

Redesigning services to take advantage of failover and High Availability

Task automation and system deployment Duties: The Systems Administration and Development team is responsible for managing the University's critical enterprise infrastructure, ensuring that it is functional for a diverse set of business and user needs. This infrastruc-ture includes but is not limited to: compute (servers), storage (storage area network), network (load balancing) and virtualization (hypervisors) stacks. The successful candidate will also proactively analyze and solve problems with systems and services, nurture pro-fessional and constructive working relationships, communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff across campus. Monthly scheduled maintenance windows and an on-call rotation (for occasional after business hours work) is part of the teams responsibilities. A strong commitment to customer service, quality workmanship, and continuous technical improvement is essential to the position. Minimum Qualifications: Education & Exper ience: A basic foundation of knowledge and skills in operating systems programs, maintenance, and systems administration features. This basic foundation may be obtained through EITHER a bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or equivalent technical training and/or experience. (2) A working knowledge of the assigned computer operating systems, systems analysis, and systems-level programming. Plus the ability to (3) demonstrate competence in independently applying technical judgment to standard and nonstandard applications and systems, solving a wide range of problems and developing practicable and thorough solutions, and (4) effective communication and listening skills. (Continued on next page)

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:

Demonstrated ability to optimize solutions balancing campus needs with available resources

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with a diverse group with staff, students, and faculty from diverse backgrounds

Significant experience administering contemporary Windows Server operating systems (e.g. Windows 2019, Windows 2016)

Significant experience with server virtualization platforms such as VMware, Hyper-V, and KVM

Extensive experience with Directory Services ( e.g. Active Directory, LDAP, and/or Kerberos)

Demonstrated planning and decision making ability

Demonstrated ability to implement automation to improve efficiency (operational effectiveness)

Advanced organizational skills to balance work demands for projects, critical outages, planning and ongoing operational needs Strong enterprise troubleshooting skills involving systems, network, storage and software

Strong working knowledge of backup and disaster recovery systems

Demonstrated ability to write quality technical documentation Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with high availability using load balancing technologies from vendors such as F5

Experience with Storage Area Networks (e.g. Brocade, Pure, HPE Nimble)

Strong working knowledge of monitoring tools (e.g. Check_MK)

Experience with cloud hosted solutions and migrations using AWS, Azure or Google GCP

Experience with host based firewalls and networking protocols

Experience with Single Sign On Infrastructure (e.g. CAS, Shibboleth)

Experience with administering contemporary Windows server operating systems (e.g. RHEL, CentOS, Oracle Linux)

Experience with cross platform integration (Linux, Windows)

Ability to think in a logical and systematic fashion - particularly when troubleshooting or planning server re-sources.

Experience in a Higher Education environment Application Procedure: To apply, qualified candidates must electronically submit the following mater ials via Interfolio (link below):

Letter of Interest

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Contact information for at least three professional references

HSU Employment History Form (HSU Employment History Form: https://forms.humboldt.edu/employment-history-form)

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW: http://apply.interfolio.com/66094 (NOTE: Download the HSU Employment History Form and save it as a PDF file prior to filling it out. If the form is filled out on line (accessed via a web browser), content WILL NOT be saved). Application Deadline: The deadline to submit application mater ials is 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 12, 2019. To be notified in the event this recruitment re-opens for a subsequent review of applications, send an email to careers@humboldt.edu that includes the job number (19-53) and applicant’s last name in the subject line of the message. Humboldt State University sits on the traditional homelands of the Wiyot people in what is currently called Arcata, CA. The Wiyot people call the area Goudi’ni (over in the woods). HSU was the first campus in the California State University system to offer a stand-alone major in Native American Studies. HSU is committed to enriching its educational environment and its culture through the diversity of its staff, faculty, and administration. Persons with interest and experience in helping organizations set and achieve goals relative to diversity and inclusion are especially encouraged to apply.

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It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide complete and accurate employment information. Incorrect or improperly completed applications will not be considered for vacancies. Any reference in this announcement to required periods of experience or education is full-time activity. Part-time experience or education--or activities only part of which are qualifying--will receive proportionate credit. In accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements, preference may be given to the campus applicants covered by these agreements. However, positions are open to all interested applicants, both on and off campus.

Class Code: 0410 Evidence of required degree(s), certification(s), or license(s) is required prior to the appointment date. A background check (including a criminal records check, employment verification, and education verification) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Certain positions may also require a credit check, motor vehicle report, and/or fingerprinting through Live Scan service. Adverse findings from a background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Publication Date: July 29, 2019 Humboldt State University is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversi-ty of the state. Additional information about Humboldt State University can be found at www.humboldt.edu. Humboldt State University is a Title IX/Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Compliance with the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 (EO 1083) is a condition of employment. CSU employees in positions with duties that involve regular contact with children or positions which supervise such employees are designated as Mandated Reporters under CANRA and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in EO 1083. Upon appointment to this position, the successful candidate(s) will be notified of and required to acknowledge their CANRA reporting status. Additionally, all CSU staff and faculty receive training annually on their obligations in responding to and reporting incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence. You will be notified by email when you are required to take this mandated training.