System Administrator II, Virtualization

Columbus State Community College; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College in Columbus, OH seeks a System Administrator II, Virtualization, to design, implement, and support its virtualization environments, including VMware vSphere, Horizon, and Hyper-V. You will install servers, tune performance, and ensure availability with minimal downtime.

This is a high-level professional role with on-call duties and potential project leadership. You will document SOPs, assist with DR planning, collaborate with stakeholders, and help maintain

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalency required; 3+ years of virtualization experience preferred.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining virtualization environments.
• Knowledge of SAN, networking, DR/BCR in virtualization contexts.

Responsibilities

• Plan, install, configure, operate, and maintain virtualized systems and related software.
• Install and configure physical servers, operating systems, and tools.
• Design and manage virtualization infrastructure with best-practice standards; ensure high availability.
• Serve on On-Call/On-Duty rotations for after-hours support and maintenance.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VMware Horizon

Microsoft Hyper-V

Enterprise SAN

Networking for virtualization

Monitoring & logging

BCDR planning

Server OS mgmt

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalency

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware Horizon

Microsoft Hyper-V

Job description

Compensation Type: Salaried Compensation: $82,000.00 CSCC is looking for a dymanic System Administrator II, Virtualization.

This position is a high-level professional position responsible for virtual server and desktop environments. This position will perform technical activities related to supporting the CSCC virtualization environments which includes designing, implementing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the environments. This role may require limited project leadership duties and is the subject matter expert for their assigned systems.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Systems Administration Performs specialized duties involved in the planning, installation, configuration, operation, development, modification, maintenance, and repair of virtualized systems, software, and applications. Installs and configures physical servers, including operating systems, software applications, and tools. Designs, builds, operates, and maintains virtualization infrastructure in accordance with the College’s needs and recommended best practices. Assures minimum service interruptions by analyzing performance, scalability and availability of resources. Develops strategies for, and completes performance tuning of, College mission-critical virtualization systems. Analyzes, tests, and troubleshoots assigned systems. Maintains confidentiality of any information accessed, received, processed, viewed, etc., within the College’s systems, storage, office spaces or other areas utilized within the IT department. Required to serve on On-Call/On-Duty rotations for after-hours support, 24/7 availability.

Support & Reporting

Performs Tier 3 troubleshooting and serves as an escalation point for any issues Tier 1&2 support are unable to resolve. Schedules system downtime with end users and technical staff members to facilitate hardware and software changes following CSCC change management procedures. Documents solutions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure services are delivered in an effective and efficient manner for assigned and related areas of responsibility. Ensures policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are being met and followed according to College practices. Understands and documents the technical requirements for new services or service enhancements. Advises on technological decisions and provides service implementation estimates. Supports the overall operations of assigned environments, ensuring they meet requirements and performance goals. Identifies reusable/preconfigured service components or standard products from the market to leverage and assemble the service/solution. Works closely with appropriate stakeholders to ensure implementation meets design requirements.

Culture of Respect

Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

Attends all required department meetings and training. Required to serve on On-Call/On-Duty rotations for after-hours support, 24/7 availability.

• Regular, predictable, and punctual attendance is required.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIRED

High School Diploma or Equivalency. At least three (3) years of progressively responsible technical experience managing virtualization environments.

• An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Knowledge of: server and desktop virtualization using VMware vSphere, VMware Horizon, and Microsoft Hyper-V; enterprise SAN systems; networking as it relates to virtualization; server hardware monitoring and troubleshooting; Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; server and desktop operating systems and management; system monitoring and logging Skilled in: verbal and written communication; operating job equipment; planning, scheduling and organizing work; general typing; application of job software programs; application of technical skills in area of specialization. Ability to: think creatively and exploit opportunities; simplify and synthesize complex situations with consideration to all elements; work independently demonstrating initiative; develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the College; effectively work with persons of varying cultures; analyze technical problems, troubleshoot and draw appropriate conclusions; perform light manual labor for extended periods of time; maintain confidential and sensitive information; maintain accurate and complete work records; coordinate multiple activities and tasks; exhibit flexibility in work schedule and job tasks; apply technical and analytical applications.

WORK NATURE & LOCATION

Hybrid opportunity in Columbus, OH Required to serve on On-Call/On-Duty & On-Site if required. CSCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment. Full Time/Part Time: Full time Union (If Applicable): Scheduled Hours: 40

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