Senior Systems Administrator in Information Techonolgy Infrastructures

Senior Systems Administrator in Information Technology Infrastructures

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UTHealth Houston is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to join the Data Center Infrastructure team within DCO. This team focuses on server support, data center operations and maintenance, virtualization technologies, storage, and backups. Primary responsibilities include server administration, server virtualization, application systems and support, server and network racks, fibre channel switches, cooling systems, power supplies, and cabling infrastructure. Additionally, work closely with application owners to assist with performance tuning, troubleshooting installations, and upgrades.

Data Center Operations (DCO), under the direction of the Infrastructure Team at UTHealth Houston, operates the university’s primary data centers for the organization. DCO also administers standards for multiple data centers that are a part of the UTHealth campus. DCO is comprised of three primary areas:
Infrastructure & Operational Support, Database & Application Support, and Datacenter & Infrastructure.

• Responsible for all procedures and processes necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of NAS and Fibre Channel storage systems. Includes Dell Isilon and Power Store, Net App NAS, and Pure array.
• Perform storage allocation and file system management (Zoning, LUN sizing, RAID Implementations, volume configuration, and allocation) activities.
• Perform maintenance on disk arrays, NAS devices, Fibre Channel directors, and appliances to include upgrades and firmware.
• Configure and administer Storage Area Network (SAN) and associated components, including Fibre Channel switch administration to include Cisco MDS switches.
• Perform storage analysis, capacity planning, and performance planning of storage components.
• Determine and implement security and performance improvement activities related to storage systems.
• Support and process change requests received for all storage administration.
• Configure and administer data restore and disaster recovery according to RPOs and RTOs defined by the business for any given business‑critical application or service level.

Ability to communicate both written and orally to a wide variety of audiences. Must be able to think logically about solving problems and implement workable solutions. Must be able to resolve all existing and newly discovered problems to move the project towards completion.

UTHealth System Administrators support a variety of mission‑critical and 24x7 patient care‑focused systems that must be readily available. To support these systems, scheduled and non‑scheduled after‑hours work is often required. There is also an on‑call rotation that has been scheduled months in advance to help triage issues after hours and on holidays.

• Data lake/Data Warehouse/Data Lakehouse experience
• Pix Stor experience

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full‑time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equate to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Responsible for complex activities related to system administration. Ensures that the long‑term requirements of multi‑system operations, security, and administration are included in the organization’s overall information systems planning.

• Responsible for all procedures and processes necessary to ensure the safety and integrity of organizational servers, data systems, file structures, computer operating systems, and computer system software.
• Responsib…