System Administrator III, Virtualization

Compensation Type:
Salaried

Compensation: $94,000.00

• Leads the system design and planning of enterprise data center server infrastructure and virtual server environments.
• Architects scalable, high-availability physical server solutions and virtualization platforms to support critical business workloads.
• Develops comprehensive system designs, creates detailed technical specifications, manages large-scale infrastructure projects through implementation, coordinates cross-functional teams, works with external vendors and ensures projects are completed on time.
• Oversees server hardware lifecycle management, virtualization technologies (including compute, storage, and networking virtualization), disaster recovery strategies, and compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Requires strong technical expertise combined with effective project management skills.

• Performs tasks associated with pre-production designing, planning, installation, configuration, operation, development, modification, maintenance, and repair of virtualized systems, software, and applications.
• Installs and configures physical servers, including operating systems, software applications, and tools.
• Provides detailed pre-production engineering schematics, flowcharts, and drawings of infrastructure in accordance with the College's needs and recommended best practices.
• Assures minimum service interruptions by analyzing performance, scalability and availability of resources.
• Develops strategies for, and completes performance tuning of, College mission-critical virtualization systems. Analyzes, tests, and troubleshoots assigned systems.
• Maintains confidentiality of any information accessed, received, processed, viewed, etc., within the College's systems, storage, office spaces or other areas utilized within the IT department.
• Required to serve on On-Call/On-Duty rotations for after-hours support, 24/7 availability.

• Provides Tier III support for listed assigned systems and assists with in-depth troubleshooting for operational teams.
• Schedules system downtime with end users and technical staff members to facilitate hardware and software changes following CSCC change management procedures.
• Documents solutions and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure services are delivered in an effective and efficient manner for assigned and related areas of responsibility.
• Ensures policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are being met and followed according to college practices. Understands and documents the technical requirements for new services or service enhancements.
• Advise on technological decisions and provides service implementation estimates. Supports the overall operations of assigned environments, ensuring they meet requirements and performance goals.
• Identifies reusable/preconfigured service components or standard products from the market to leverage and assemble the service/solution.
• Works closely with appropriate stakeholders to ensure implementation meets design requirements.

• Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

• High School Diploma or Equivalency.
• At least Six (6) years of progressively responsible technical experience managing virtualization environments
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  * An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate.

• Knowledge of: Knowledge of: server and desktop virtualization using VMware vSphere, VMware Horizon, and Microsoft Hyper-V; enterprise SAN systems; networking as it relates to virtualization; server hardware monitoring and troubleshooting;
  Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; server and desktop operating systems and management; system monitoring and logging
• Skilled in: verbal and written communication; managing project work, operating job equipment; planning, scheduling and organizing work; general typing; application of job software programs; application of technical skills in area of specialization.
• Ability to: think…