Systems Administrator BSL​/EPS

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We are looking for applicants who reflect California’s diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity‑focused community that views education as a matter of social justice.

Our goal is for everyone on the Berkeley campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support this by providing all of our full‑time staff employees with at least 80 hours (10 days) of paid time per year for professional development activities.

This position is a member of the systems administration team responsible for the development, deployment, and support of IT infrastructure at the Berkeley Seismology Lab (BSL). It extends technical support to the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department (EPS) by serving as the local EPS tech support representative. The local environment includes Linux servers, data storage, tape backups, printers/copiers, AV equipment, kiosks, and laptops.

The role provides ongoing hardware and administrative IT support, ad‑hoc tech consulting to the user community, and is the local IT security and networking point of contact for the UC Berkeley IT group.

Hourly range: $43.66 to $57.34 (full pay range $43.66 to $65.73). The position is FLSA Non‑exempt, paid biweekly and eligible for full benefits.

First Review Date:
June 15, 2026 – Open Until Filled

• Provides front‑line tech support and consulting for staff, faculty, students, researchers, and administrators across multiple departments and research units.
• Determines actions required by user requests and escalates when appropriate.
• Maintains shared equipment such as printers/copiers, conference/classroom AV equipment, and kiosks.
• Maintains Linux servers, storage sub‑systems, and equipment infrastructure. Inventories hardware, responds to hardware failures, works with vendor support, and manages hardware support contracts.
• Administers IT systems and services, including user accounts, space allocation, mailing lists, and tape backups. Monitors resource use, reports on growth patterns, and recommends expansions when appropriate.
• Recommends and purchases computer hardware, such as laptops, and accessories for users. Maintains an inventory of supplies, such as tapes, cables, ink/toner, and spare parts.
• Acts as local network and security point of contact for campus IT. Responds to security incidents and coaches users on best security practices.
• Introduces new users to available resources and assists with networking needs and access.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely to staff, faculty, students, researchers, and administrators; to interface with users calmly and friendly.
• Self‑motivated, able to work independently and as part of a team, problem‑solving, and learning effectively, especially when ad‑hoc needs arise.
• Ability to recommend and apply technologies, systems, and services to meet end‑user requests.
• Experience with Linux system operations, configuration, and management.
• Experience writing and editing scripts of moderate complexity used to perform system maintenance and administration.
• Understanding of system performance monitoring and actions to improve or correct performance.
• Understanding of how system management actions affect users and dependent/related functions.
• Knowledge of computer security best practices and policies.

• Knowledge of computer peripherals such as AV equipment, plotters, and scanners.
• Knowledge of facilities management such as power and cooling.

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