Assistant Director of Systems and Research Computing

Assistant Director of Systems and Research Computing Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Announcement Number: STAFF - VA - 26216

Working Title: Assistant Director of Systems and Research Computing

Brief

Position Overview:

Reporting to Director of Systems and Research Computing, this position is responsible for operational management of MSU’s server and storage infrastructure, with shared supervision responsibilities for MSU system administration staff and direct supervision of Windows and VDI admins. This position will take direction from the Director of Systems and Research Computing and the Associate CIO. This position is located on the Montana State University campus five days per week from 8am-5pm.

As part of the key leadership team it will not be eligible for remote telework. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Position Number: 4M0909

Department: UIT Systems Admin

Division: VP for Information Technology

Appointment Type: Classified

FLSA: Exempt

Union Affiliation: Exempt from Collective Bargaining

FTE: 1.0

Salary: Salary range of $33.204 to $46.023 hourly, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications

Recruitment Type: Open

In support of Montana State University’s mission of education, research, and public service, University Information Technology (UIT) empowers the faculty, staff, researchers, and students to take full advantage of information technology to transform and benefit the MSU community and the citizens of the State of Montana. UIT manages Montana State University’s computer infrastructure and information systems across four campuses, serving the University with a robust environment that ensures the reliable and safe use of information resources.

The Assistant Director of Systems shares responsibility for day-to-day operations of server and storage systems administration including centralization and modernization of Montana State University’s central Linux and Windows computing environments, related infrastructure, and services – Cloud hosted and on-prem. This position reports to the Director of Systems and Research Computing and supports enterprise services for the MSU four-campus environment and ensures the reliability, security, and maximum performance of systems in support of teaching, learning, research, and administrative activities.

• Provide effective day-to-day management and supervision of systems administration staff.
• Ensure best-practice Standard Operating Procedures are documented and adhered to for all aspects of enterprise server and storage infrastructure.
• Work closely across the enterprise to ensure stability, continuity, and security of all server and storage systems and services.
• Ensure timely handling of advanced customer support and stakeholder interactions and drives productivity across system administration team.

• Supports the consolidation and modernization of systems for MSU and its affiliates including standardization, automation, and configuration management.
• Supervises technical teams in the ongoing development and enhancement of systems, storage, and Cloud hosted service performance and monitoring methodologies, procedures, and processes.
• Supports the maintenance and optimizing infrastructure related software licensing such as Microsoft (0365) and VMWare.
• Assures proper configuration of server and storage hardware and solutions in accordance with standards and operational requirements.
• Assures support and efficient processing of incident and change management procedures.

• Combination of education and/or applicable experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or other related field and/or advanced experience working with Linux or Windows technologies and related infrastructure services in an enterprise production environment.
• Experience with a broad range of systems infrastructure technology and best practices such as SAN / NAS technologies, Linux and Windows OS, security…