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Job Location (Full Address): 1630 Long Pond Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14626 Opening: Worker Subtype: Regular Time Type: Full time Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Department: 100110 University IT / CTS Work
UR - Day Range: UR URG 114 Compensation Range: $86,900.00 - $130,300.00 The referenced
represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.
Manages and administers on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure services including virtual infrastructure, operating systems, storage, maintenance and security patching, backup and disaster recovery preparedness, orchestration and automation and performance monitoring. Scripts, code and development are required to deliver solutions within both cloud and on premise solutions. Responsible for design, setup and maintenance of a continuous infrastructure integration stack, including source control, build servers, automated testing, automated monitoring and solution deployment.
Leads analysis of use case requirements, designs solutions, and deploys on premise or cloud based infrastructure. Provides expertise in on-premise virtual infrastructure, specifically in clustered high availability environments. Provides assistance in integrating on-premise solutions with cloud solutions.
Orchestrates and automates the deployment of solutions hosted on both cloud services and on premise infrastructure. Leads, advises on and completes proactive performance monitoring, analysis, alerting, reporting and tuning, proactive capacity analysis and provision solutions, maintenance activities, including deploying patches and ensuring that firmware and software are up to date, incident and problem analysis, resolution, and follow-up to ensure platform stability.
Maintains an interoperability matrix to ensure cross-vendor compatibility. Creates, reviews, and maintains technical documentation, including solution designs and reference guides. Leads discussions of new products and services to enhance the delivery of infrastructure services; engages vendors as appropriate.
Prepares necessary paperwork and documentation to ensure conformance to University standards and procedures. Leads, advises on and completes implementation and maintenance activities during business hours, as well as outside of business hours. Provides 24-hour on-call support when scheduled.
Serves as a technical escalation point to others serving in on-call roles. Maintains a broad knowledge of technology, equipment, and/or systems. Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE High School diploma or equivalent and 7 years of related experience required Bachelor's degree preferred Or equivalent combination of education and experience Experience in a higher education or healthcare field preferred Experience leading a team of Systems Engineers preferred KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Expertise with virtualization technology and cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure required Knowledge of server hardware and storage array networks required Excellent verbal and written communications skills and exemplary speaking and presentation skills, as well as the ability to interact with all levels of staff, as appropriate, to communicate, and to process communications from others on technical change required Ability to provide on-call support as required, as well as ability to perform after-hours and weekend maintenance and implementation activities required Ability to travel to and from Data Center facilities required Strong scripting skills preferred Expertise with server operating systems and orchestration and automation tools preferred The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better.
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