Enterprise Server Analyst

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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The District's Information Technology Division (ITD) has 600+ staff members, including programmers, network engineers, project managers, and administrative staff - all of whom provide support to the schools and LAUSD's business/functional units in a professional, forward-thinking, and challenging environment. Technologies supported range from personal systems to enterprise-wide systems and applications.

Insurance
:
Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement
:
Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation
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Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays
: 13 days.

• Participates in system testing, configuration, certification, and product lifecycle management of the District’s Enterprise Server Systems, Collaboration/Messaging Platforms (Office 365/Google Apps), Cloud deployments, and Monitoring systems. Installs, monitors, and maintains server back end storage areas and enterprise level applications.
• Monitors, manages, and recommends preemptive action to prevent server/service down time.
• Analyzes and makes recommendations on server/system performance. Assists with configuring and implementing Microsoft SQL server database storage.
• Monitors and corrects Enterprise Server Systems and collaboration/messaging operation issues using the District’s performance management and monitoring systems.
• Documents and maintains documentation on system architecture and operational processes.
• Applies operating system patches and upgrades as necessary.
• Configures and maintains e-mail system access controls using Role Based Access Control (RBAC) in Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Google, and other cloud services.
• Assists with making and recommending long-range development plans in specific areas of client/server technologies.
• Participates in completion of scheduled and unscheduled system maintenance.
• Serves as the first level technical resource for monitoring and servicing the District’s Enterprise Server Systems and centralized management and monitoring infrastructure.
• Assists with Implementing the District’s server security hardening policies and procedures.
• Configures and installs common software packages and server services.
• May assist with data center operations as needed.

Education:

Two years of college-level coursework in mathematics, computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or a related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.

Experience:

Two years of experience installing, configuring, servicing, and repairing local area network hardware and servers; configuring and maintaining cloud infrastructure and software services;…