Senior System Engineer or Lead System Engineer

University of Dayton•Dayton, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join the University of Dayton's IT department and play a key role in supporting the reliable, secure technology services that power our University community. In this role you will work alongside other members of the Enterprise Enabling Technologies team to maintain our server environments, monitor system performance and security, apply upgrades, and help support a stable infrastructure. You will also work with other cross-functional teams across UDit to build new enterprise systems. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position offering a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, retirement, paid time off, holidays and tuition assistance. Apply today! This position is responsible for all administration activities associated with Linux based servers. Will perform server administration of virtual and physical servers, maintain server hardware, change management, performance monitoring, and system maintenance. Monitor security alerts and install tested patches and upgrades. This position will provide senior-level support deploying, updating, and securing enterprise-wide applications and services. This position requires a high degree of technical capabilities, communication, and project management skills. Position will be required to work on call hours (after hours, weekend, and holidays) occasionally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience
At least three years of relevant professional experience
Experience as a Linux server administrator in an enterprise environment
Working knowledge of servers, storage, networking, firewalls, and virtualization
Ability to collaborate professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
Ability to work under strict time constraints in mission critical situations
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
Experience working on multiple projects in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Ten or more years of experience in a technical capacity in Linux system administration, Database Management Systems, and Configuration management systems (for Lead role)
Broad knowledge and experience with Linux administration and open source technologies (for Lead role)
Proven experience in systems design and development (for Lead role)

Nice To Haves

At least five years of experience in a Systems Engineer environment
Direct experience with Banner, Oracle
Experience working with virtualization technologies (XCP-ng, Proxmox, VMWare)
Experience working with containerization technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with databases (MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres)
Experience with load balancers / reverse proxies (F5, HAProxy)
Experience with Java Application Servers (Tomcat, Jetty)
Experience with HTTP Servers (Apache, Caddy)
Experience working with SAN and NAS storage technologies
Experience working with HP Blades
Working knowledge of networking
Demonstrated troubleshooting on a variety of systems
Prior professional work experience in higher education
Previous relevant experience in a large, enterprise environment

Responsibilities

Maintain server environments
Monitor system performance and security
Apply upgrades
Support a stable infrastructure
Work with cross-functional teams to build new enterprise systems
Perform server administration of virtual and physical servers
Maintain server hardware
Perform change management
Perform performance monitoring
Perform system maintenance
Monitor security alerts
Install tested patches and upgrades
Provide senior-level support deploying, updating, and securing enterprise-wide applications and services
Lead projects and teams (for Lead role)