System Administrator III, Virtualization

Columbus State Community College; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a Senior System Engineer to design and manage the college's enterprise data center server infrastructure and virtual environments. You will lead large-scale projects, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure timely delivery while aligning with security requirements.

The role demands hands-on experience with VMware vSphere, Horizon, and Hyper-V, strong planning and communication skills, and the ability to work on-call.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of progressively responsible technical experience managing virtualization environments.
• Knowledge of server and desktop virtualization, DR and security considerations.
• Ability to lead infrastructure projects, document designs, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead system design and planning of enterprise data center server infrastructure.
• Architect scalable server solutions and virtualization platforms for critical workloads.
• Manage large-scale infrastructure projects from design through implementation, coordinating teams and vendors.
• Oversee server hardware lifecycle management, virtualization, DR strategies, and security compliance.
• Serve on On-Call rotations and document SOPs for operations.

Skills

Server virtualization

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical documentation

Security & compliance

VMware vSphere

VMware Horizon

Microsoft Hyper-V

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalency

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware Horizon

Microsoft Hyper-V

Enterprise SAN

Job description

Compensation Type: Salaried

Compensation: $94,000.00

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

System Design & Project Management

• Leads the system design and planning of enterprise data center server infrastructure and virtual server environments.
• Architects scalable, high-availability physical server solutions and virtualization platforms to support critical business workloads.
• Develops comprehensive system designs, creates detailed technical specifications, manages large-scale infrastructure projects through implementation, coordinates cross-functional teams, works with external vendors and ensures projects are completed on time.
• Oversees server hardware lifecycle management, virtualization technologies (including compute, storage, and networking virtualization), disaster recovery strategies, and compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Requires strong technical expertise combined with effective project management skills.

Systems Administration

• Performs tasks associated with pre-production designing, 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.
• Provides detailed pre-production engineering schematics, flowcharts, and drawings of 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.

Supporting & Reporting

• Provides Tier III support for listed assigned systems and assists with in-depth troubleshooting for operational teams.
• 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.
• Advise 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 & Responsibilities:

• High School Diploma or Equivalency.
• At least Six (6) 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: 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; managing project work, 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.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• State Motor Vehicle Operator's License or demonstrable ability to gain access to work site(s).

*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

Scheduled Hours:

40