Systems Operations Analyst

Your Skills & Experiences
A successful candidate has a unique, uncommon personality. We're not talking funny-and-gets-along-with-everyone. We're talking about someone with unusual internal propulsion and intellectual curiosity. 

• You twiddle with the dials and fiddle with the configurations. You use beta software in part because you want to see what's different and new. You're super curious about how things work.
• You assemble. You can demonstrate something you cobbled together that does nifty things, where the sum is greater that the parts.
• We need people who know Linux and/or Windows Servers. You can be strong in one, and new to the other, but you can't be dogmatic or resistant to learning anything.
• 1-3 years of recent experience being a sysadmin, dev/ops, ops, SMEs, engineer or something along those lines. It's totally OK if you come from the world of desktop support, just show us that you know server stuff.
• Drive to learn as much as you can about the technologies we use to support our systems. We're talking expert. Then make it better.
• Autodidactic and self-driven to learn on your own, because you're curious. There's a lot of work to be done during the day. Come back on Monday and show off all that new knowledge.
• Ability to tinker, tune and hack things together to make them work better, together. We use a lot of SaaS services. We <3 APIs.
• Immensely detail-oriented and unusually fastidious. Nothing escapes your attention. If you see something, do something.
• Creativity to see how things can be done faster, better, cheaper and more secure. Maybe not all at once, though.

• We can review your work online. 
• Show us something you built.

Core Duties

• Build, install, configure, analyze, tune, and troubleshoot operating system to achieve optimum performance levels.
• Resolve difficult system problems and provide consultation or training.
• Configure and assist in the design of system and network security.
• Manage hardware, software, and utilities for installation, modification, troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades of operating systems and workstation environments.
• Monitor and analyze resource usage to recommend/develop enhancements to system capabilities and performance.
• Compare, evaluate, and implement new technologies, and integrate systems into the computing environment.
• Document systems infrastructure for users, support and consulting personnel, and developers.
• Train personnel who provide support and consulting services to users.
• Act as liaison with various departments across campus.
• Facilitate vendor relationships.

• Education: Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Certificates and Licenses: None

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks, grasp lightly/fine manipulation. Frequently sitting.
• Occasionally stand/walk, twist/bend/stoop/squat, reach/work above shoulders, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds. Rarely kneel/crawl, climb (ladders, scaffolds, or other, grasp forcefully, use a telephone, writing by hand, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 21 > 40 pounds.

• Exposed to high voltage electricity, noise > 80dB TWA, confined spaces, hot temperatures, heavy metals. Occasional extended hours and some weekends
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide,  http://adminguide.stanford.edu.