Senior Systems Administrator – Storage, VM & Data Center Ops

SLAC; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18+ PTO days

Health benefits

Flexible work options

Tuition assistance

403k plan

Mental health programs

Job summary

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's SSRL seeks a Systems Administrator to support storage, virtualization, and server administration across Linux and Windows environments. You will configure NAS/SAN, provision physical and virtual systems, manage hypervisors, and enforce cyber security and compliance.

You will monitor performance, maintain backups and DR, participate in cross-division meetings, and document architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, computer engineering, or related field and 5 years of relevant experience in system administration.
• Experience with complex multi-system platforms and vendors.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Windows operating systems and various Linux distributions.
• Sufficient networking knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, LAN switching, WAN routing, and firewalls.
• Ability to take initiative independently while maintaining broad communication with team members.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain NAS and SAN systems.
• Provision physical and virtual systems for Linux and Windows.
• Perform hypervisor administration to support VM management.
• Configure storage, datastores, and network settings for virtual systems.
• Maintain systems by applying patches and firmware updates.
• Monitor and optimize performance for storage and virtualized environments.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Initiative

Teamwork

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CI/CE

Tools

NAS

SAN

VMware

Windows Server

Linux distributions

LDAP/Active Directory

Job description

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's SSRL seeks a Systems Administrator to support storage, virtualization, and server administration across Linux and Windows environments. You will configure NAS/SAN, provision physical and virtual systems, manage hypervisors, and enforce cyber security and compliance.

You will monitor performance, maintain backups and DR, participate in cross-division meetings, and document architectures.