Senior Systems Architect - Linux/Windows Infra & Automation

Phase2 Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin's Applied Research Laboratories is seeking a Senior Technology Architect to design, implement, and maintain central IT infrastructure and applications across Linux/UNIX and Windows environments.

Responsibilities include ongoing maintenance, capacity planning, end-user support, and contract-compliant admin tasks. Willingness to obtain DoD 8570.1/8140 Level II certification within 6 months is expected. Salary range $120,000–$150,000+ depending on qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• Three+ years' experience with virtualization on Linux/Windows, LDAP/AD/2FA, DBMSs, and web server software.

Responsibilities

• Ongoing routine technical maintenance (systems/applications).
• Capacity planning, upgrades, forecasting.
• Direct end-user support.
• Administrative support to satisfy contractual requirements.
• Weekly activity report.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Skills

Linux/UNIX environments

Windows Server

Virtualization (VMware, Proxmox/KVM)

Identity management

DBMSs (MS SQL, MySQL, Postgres, Oracle

Web server software (NGINX, Apache, I​

Systems automation

Scripting (Python, Bash, Perl, Power​S

DoD 8570.1/8140 IAT Level II

C/C++ programming

Java

Cisco networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

VMware

Proxmox/KVM

NGINX

Apache

IIS

Puppet

Salt

Ansible

Chef

CFEngine

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin's Applied Research Laboratories is seeking a Senior Technology Architect to design, implement, and maintain central IT infrastructure and applications across Linux/UNIX and Windows environments.

Responsibilities include ongoing maintenance, capacity planning, end-user support, and contract-compliant admin tasks. Willingness to obtain DoD 8570.1/8140 Level II certification within 6 months is expected. Salary range $120,000–$150,000+ depending on qualifications.