Enterprise Systems Admin

Position Information

Hiring Department: VPIR

Reports To:

Telecomm Infrastructure
- Manager

Job Location:

Onsite, El Paso, TX

Posting End Date:
Open until filled.

Hours:

40 hours per week, Monday‑Friday 8:00am‑5:00pm; flexibility required evenings and weekends

FLSA status: exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Salary:
Commensurate with experience

• Resume

Cover Letter and List of three references (strongly suggested)

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident due to the nature of the position.

Under limited supervision, the primary purpose of the position is to provide Systems Administration and 24×7 support for the University’s Data Center infrastructure, enterprise servers, and applications. The primary focus is systems administration and support of Windows Servers and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers and other platform technologies supported by the team.

• Coordinate the administrative activities required to support network, server configuration, hardware and software installation, maintenance, support, documentation, and operating procedures in a Higher Education environment.
• Responsible for managing the functionality and efficiency of servers running Windows Server or Linux OS.
• Maintain, secure, and operate RHEL Satellite infrastructure.
• Maintain, secure and operate RHEL Ansible infrastructure, as well as assisting and creating automation playbooks.
• Maintain, secure and operate the Citrix environment as well as the creation and troubleshooting VDIs.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus and Jupyter Notebooks.
• Have a strong understanding of Linux, particularly RHEL as this role responsibility is 90% Linux.
• Maintain the integrity and security of servers and systems.
• Make recommendations for hardware and software purchases.
• Interact with third‑party technology vendors and internal Information Resources teams.
• Conduct systems analysis and development to keep systems current with changing technologies.
• Duties may include installing new software, troubleshooting, granting permissions to applications, and training users.
• The Enterprise System Administrator is responsible for the day‑to‑day support of servers’ infrastructure.
• Perform server administration for server operating systems.
• Perform administration of physical and virtualized servers.
• Responsible for the configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting of physical server hardware.
• Configure, maintain and troubleshoot network‑related interfaces on servers.
• Perform OS and vendor software patching on servers.
• Develop and execute system security procedures including audits of user rights and operating system security.
• Write advanced Power Shell scripts designed for enterprise systems administration, automation and improvements.
• Evaluate software applications/hardware products to determine potential use and compatibility with current systems.
• Provide input and follow a Disaster Recovery Plan for physical and virtual servers.
• Execute security compliance processes and policies.
• Execute necessary configurations to ensure compliance with backup and disaster recovery policies and procedures.
• Remain up to date on products available in the market; support new technologies.
• Virtual server configuration: primarily working within a VMware environment, potentially performing move and add changes as well as upgrades of the VMware infrastructure.
• Administration and maintenance of Active Directory and VMware environments.
• Application virtualization; work with hardware, software, and configurations at datacenter locations as well as with cloud platforms.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college, university or equivalent combination of education and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Experience:

Three years of experience in the field of Information Technology related to the duties and responsibilities of this position; or an equivalent…