System Administrator

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience
• Strong knowledge and experience in administering Windows and Linux based networks.
• Hands-on experience with Windows AD directory, Group Policies, FileSharing, PowerShell and Windows Server environment is a must.
• Hands on experience with Linux shell or other scripting tools.
• Experience with deploying and maintaining VMware Vsphere infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as Nagios or similar.
• Working knowledge of iSCSI SANs and distributed files systems.
• Hands-on experience with server backup tools such as Veeam, CrashPlan or similar.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, Storage gateway as well IaaS automation tools.
• Experience managing complex patching deployment.
• Strong understanding of IT methodology.
• Proven track record of establishing and documenting IT Processes and Procedures.
• Networking background with basic knowledge of networking equipment and understanding of firewall rules.
• Ability to handle multiple projects at the same time.
• Demonstrated strong conceptual, logical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required plus the ability to convey complicated technical issues in an easy-to-comprehend fashion to non-technical staff.   

Preferred Qualifications:
 
The following qualifications are a great plus but not required

• MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) certification
• Experience with Redhat/CenOS Linux
• Experience with PCI and Restricted Data classifications
• Experience with Ossec monitoring
• Experience with Splunk Enterprise
• Experience with infrastructure orchestration such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform or similar
• Experience with GCP/Azure or other cloud platforms
• Experience with BigFix
• Person with passion for Customer Service and Information Technology.
• Person with strong interest in leading edge tech and track record of continuing education.
• Detail oriented, methodical, meticulous, and process-oriented person who is prepared to instill the processes in a diverse, complex environment.
• Great communicator and collaborator with strong verbal and written skills.
• Ambitious self-starter with get-it-done attitude who strives for results and performs well in small sophisticated team environment.

*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.

We are not able to provide relocation or sponsorship for this position.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.