System Administrator

🔍 Business Affairs: University IT (UIT), Redwood City, California, United States

📁: Information Technology Services

📅   : May 06, 2019 Post Date

📅   : 81487 Requisition #

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Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience
Experience with complex multi-system platforms and vendors.
Experience coordinating multi-system and computing environments in independent computing facilities.
Experience developing/implementing a business continuation and disaster recovery plan.
Proven ability to develop appropriate plans to meet computing needs.
Expert ability to program in multiple programming languages in multiple operating systems.
Proven ability to lead and work on large/complex system deployment projects in a team environment.
Advanced knowledge of security trends and best practices.
Hands-on experience with Windows AD directory, Group Policies, FileSharing, PowerShell and Windows Server environment.
Hands on experience with Linux shell, Python, Perl or other scripting tools.
Experience with deploying and maintaining VMware Vsphere infrastructure
Working knowledge of monitoring tools such as Nagios or similar.
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.
Proven record towards automating all the things.
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.

Additional Qualifications:

The following qualifications are a great plus but not required

MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer) certification
Working knowledge of iSCSI SANs and distributed files systems.
Experience with Redhat/CentOS 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 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.

Working Conditions & Standards

Exposed to high voltage electricity, noise >80dB TWA, confined spaces, hot temperatures, heavy metals.
Occasional extended hours and some weekends

Why Stanford is for You
Stanford University has revolutionized the way we live and enrich the world. Supporting this mission is our diverse and dedicated 17,000 staff. We seek talent driven to impact the future of our legacy. Our culture and perks empower you with:

Freedom to grow. We offer career development programs, tuition reimbursement, or the opportunity to audit a course. Join a Ted Talk, film screening, or listen to a renowned author or global leader speak.
A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.
A healthier you. Climb our rock wall, or choose from hundreds of health or fitness classes at our world-class exercise facilities. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
Discovery and fun. Stroll through historic sculptures, trails, and museums.
Enviable resources. Enjoy free commuter programs, ridesharing incentives, discounts and more!

Our team will be moving to the new Stanford Redwood City campus, scheduled to open in 2019. It will be the workplace for approximately 2,700 staff, whose jobs are important to supporting the university’s mission. The campus will offer amenities such as onsite cafes and a dining pavilion, a high-end fitness facility with an outdoor pool, and a childcare center for Stanford families.

We are not able to provide sponsorship or relocation 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.

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.

Job Code: 4833
Grade: K

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