Systems Engineer or Senior Systems Engineer

University of Dayton, Ohio•Dayton, OH

1d•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 provides systems administration support for the University’s Windows and Linux servers, and associated software packages. 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. Will work in conjunction with leadership, systems architect, and other systems engineers to apply systems standards to servers to ensure a stable and secure environment. Position will be required to work on call hours (after hours, weekend, and holidays) occasionally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience required
Experience with OS (linux / windows) installation and administration
Working knowledge of servers, networking, firewalls, and virtualization
Experience working on multiple projects in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
Ability to collaborate professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience (for Senior Systems Engineer)
At least three years of relevant professional experience as a Systems Engineer in an enterprise environment (for Senior Systems Engineer)

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

Provides systems administration support for the University’s Windows and Linux servers, and associated software packages.
Performs server administration of virtual and physical servers.
Maintains server hardware.
Manages change management.
Monitors system performance.
Performs system maintenance.
Monitors security alerts.
Installs tested patches and upgrades.
Applies systems standards to servers to ensure a stable and secure environment.
Works on call hours (after hours, weekend, and holidays) occasionally.