Systems Administrator IV; Intermediate

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Job No: 538242

Work Type:
Full Time

Location:

Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)

Categories:
Computer Science, Information Technology

Department:  - IT-ICT INFRA COMM TECHNOLOGY

Classification

Title:

Systems Admin/Programmer IV

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and eight years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience, but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking an intermediate level Systems Database Administrator IV to join Infrastructure and Communication Technologies (ICT), a unit within UFIT.

Infrastructure and Communication Technology (ICT) is a division of UF Information Technology that manages the UF Data Center and delivers hosted server, storage, virtualization, database, email, and related systems, in addition to connecting the University of Florida campuses to the world via high-speed data, video, Wi‑Fi, telecommunications, and VoIP services. The Database Platform team is responsible for the architecture, engineering, and administration of UFIT's core database infrastructure.

They design, build, and maintain critical database services, such as Postgre

SQL, MysSQL, MSSQL, and etc.

Join our team to support the design, security, and automation of our enterprise database ecosystem. You will work alongside senior administrators to manage the full lifecycle of database software (Oracle, SQL Server, Open Source) on Linux and Windows. This role relies heavily on Ansible automation to maintain high availability, disaster recovery, and consistent patching standards.

• Note:
  
  This role is strictly infrastructure-focused. It does not involve application-level SQL development, query rewriting, or logical data modeling.

• Software Lifecycle:
  Install, configure, and patch RDBMS binaries (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, Postgres, Yugabyte) across the enterprise.
• Automation:
  Maintain and execute Ansible playbooks for automated patching, configuration management, and reducing manual toil.
• Reliability (HA/DR):
  Support high-availability clusters and participate in regular Disaster Recovery testing and backup validation.
• Infrastructure Design:
  Assist the team with requirement gathering, vendor analysis, and Proof‑of‑Concept (POC) testing for new solutions.
• Operational Support:
  Participate in a shared 24/7 on‑call rotation and troubleshoot connectivity or performance issues.

• Database Platforms:
  Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Yugabyte
  
  DB.
• OS: RHEL (Linux), Windows Server.
• Automation & Tools:
  Ansible (Required), Git, Shell/Power Shell.
• HA/DR Technologies:
  Oracle Data Guard, SQL Always On, Clustering.
• Monitoring: OEM, Grafana, or similar agents.

Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the eight departments comprising UFIT are:
Academic Technology;
Applications, Development, and Integrations;
Business Center;
Customer Experience and Resource Planning;
Data Platform and Analytics;
Information Security Office;
Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state‑of‑the‑art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using Hi Per Gator . For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./strategic‑plan/.

One of America’s all‑around best universities, the University of Florida drives future‑making education, eye‑opening discoveries, life‑saving health care, and community‑building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North‑Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida's West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2‑hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville).

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