Systems Engineer II

UVA Health•Charlottesville, VA

7d•$70,000 - $84,000•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Virginia Department of Computer Science (CS) is seeking a Systems Engineer II to join our team. The Systems Engineer will work independently or collaboratively on long-term projects, designs, and overall maintenance of the existing computing environment and related services. Further, the candidate will provide helpdesk ticketing support through a ticking system to students, faculty, and staff in the CS department. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree and experience administering an enterprise deployment of Linux, along with familiarity of typical deployments of Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Further, the ideal candidate will have experience with software compilation, patching and security management (Windows, Linux, MacOS), and configuring and maintaining Linux automation using scripting (Bash, Lua, etc.), Ansible or Puppet, or cron jobs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering or a related discipline, and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
Associate's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
High school diploma and 4 years of relevant experience.
Experience administering an enterprise deployment of Linux.
Familiarity of typical deployments of Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
Experience with software compilation, patching and security management (Windows, Linux, MacOS).
Configuring and maintaining Linux automation using scripting (Bash, Lua, etc.), Ansible or Puppet, or cron jobs.
2+ years relevant professional experience required.

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing technical assistance to faculty, staff, and students.
Resolve account, application, file, network, and other issues in a timely manner.
Work within a team that shares responsibilities for system administration and user support for the department's instructional and research systems.
Maintain and upgrade existing infrastructure systems that provide enterprise services to the computing environment.
Maintain and upgrade existing infrastructure services and software
Design and develop configurations, workflows, and system integration procedures.
Maintain technical documentation of deployed systems and services.
Perform the installation and initial configuration of operating systems; perform upgrades and apply security patches.
Participate in the development of test strategies, devices, and systems.
In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.