Systems Administrator I-III/Systems Engineer I

Angelo State University; San Angelo (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX seeks an experienced Systems Administrator to design, implement, and maintain campus server and storage environments. You will manage physical and virtual data center resources, configure VMware/VDI, and ensure high availability while collaborating with customers, technical teammates, and vendors.

The role requires strong AD, server OS management, and capacity planning, with attention to security and disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, MIS, or related field.
• 3+ years managing and maintaining VMware environments and AD domains.
• Experience with server OS management, storage, and file shares.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain server and storage resources.
• Configure and manage VMware/VDI and AD domain services.
• Support data center operations with capacity planning and security best practices.
• Collaborate with vendors and IT teams to ensure high availability.

Skills

Windows/Linux

VMware/VDI

Active Directory

File servers

User support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, or related field

Tools

VMware

VDI

Microsoft Active Directory

Storage systems

Job description

Job Summary

Under general direction, provides technical solutions and long-term planning for server and storage technology services within the university environment; also provides advanced level of support as part of team delivering technology services. Configures and manages physical and virtual ecosystems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and high resource availability. Works closely with customers, technical team members, and vendors to design and execute technology solutions to meet the needs of campus while ensuring high availability of systems.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates in the evaluation, design, development, support, and maintenance of the server and storage technology resources within the university environment to meet demand for existing services and new technology projects. Installs, configures, and maintains data center hardware; Maintains, configures, and upgrades VMware/ VDI ecosystem to meet best practices and to comply with vendor supported configurations. Administers and manages an Active Directory domain with associated services and policies. Works closely with vendors to ensure resources are being configured and maintained per supported frameworks and methods. Facilitates the team in providing technical support to the network/server environment to enhance cross-coverage between the teams and expand current technical skill sets within self and other team members.
• Applies hardware and software life cycle initiatives. Facilitates in purchasing recommendations and manages related licenses. Provides capacity planning reports, metrics, and recommendations for server and storage technology resources. Installs patches to maintain currency in both hardware and software solutions. Facilitates in the design of redundancies to minimize the impact of outages. Creates and participates in documentation initiatives during project implementation and completion to ensure efficient planning and execution. Provides guidance regarding emerging standards and participates in technical decisions regarding usage patterns, architecture and best practices.
• Facilitates in adequately securing the Data Center. Facilitates in demonstrating the capacity to develop a robust network, server, and storage architecture. Facilitates in the management and operations of the data center and the data center capacity planning. Works closely with customers and cross technical team members to design and architect appropriate solutions that meet the needs of the campus while ensuring high availability of systems. Enables and participates with the team to provide technical support for the delivery of technology services in an environment that is available 24/7 with low tolerance for downtime. Provides technical support and analysis of operational, server, network and technology problems presented by university faculty, staff and students.
• Facilitates and participates in documenting and maintaining information for server and storage technology resources and the associated business processes. Drives efficiency through standardization and cross-training. Facilitates and participates in mentoring and cross training full-time employees and a team of student workers to provide support for the delivery of server and storage services. Collaborate with the Information Security Team to ensure security policies and standards are followed and enforced. Work in partnership with other IT team members and campus officials to ensure execution of disaster recovery and business continuity testing.
• Facilitates in the implementation of technology as a part of a cross-functional team; Facilitates in the research and analysis for new or enhanced technology services. Facilitates in the development and deployment of both new and upgraded technology services. Leverages common software tools (ticketing and project management software) to follow request, incident, change management, project management and time tracking processes. Provide updates to associated tickets and projects to keep both customers and team members informed of current status or progress. Facilitates with team responsibility of queue management and ensure tickets are resolved accurately, timely and according to priority.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge

• Computer hardware and software.
• ITIL framework.
• Applicable University rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Information security best practices and security procedures.
• Interpersonal relations and project management.
• Management of a 24/7 operational environment with minimal tolerance for downtime.

Skills

• Supporting Windows and UNIX /Linux operating systems.
• Deploying and configuring VMware and VDI technologies.
• Maintaining and supporting Active Directory environments and domain controllers.
• Installing, administering, and supporting application and file servers.
• Translating technical terminology into language understandable to users with varying levels of technical expertise.

Abilities

• Research and learn new technologies.
• Communicate effectively with users, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Analyze situations and develop appropriate solutions.
• Work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-availability environment and adapt to changing priorities and procedures.
• Work independently and collaboratively as part of a team while managing multiple projects.
• Lead the planning, coordination, implementation, integration, documentation, and testing of complex technical projects.
• Develop and implement programs and initiatives to improve technology services.
• Work evenings, nights, and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, M.I.S., or related field required or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience managing and maintaining a VMware virtual environment, Microsoft Active Directory domain, server OS management, storage, or file share management.
• Additional consideration may be given to candidates with specific technical certifications related to systems applicable to Angelo State University.

Job title of Systems Administrator I- III to Systems Engineer I and salary will depend on applicant’s qualifications.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Angelo State University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to employment opportunities for qualified individuals with disabilities. We are committed to ensuring that a qualified individual with a disability has the same rights and privileges in employment as non-disabled employees. If an accommodation is requested for the job application process, please contact our office at [phone] or email us at [e-mail].