Senior Cloud Infrastructure Administrator

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Posted: 15-Mar-24

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 3031

Job Summary:

Xavier University of Louisiana is accepting applications for the position of Senior Cloud Infrastructure Administrator. AA/EOE

Completes efforts and projects related to cloud infrastructure design, provisioning, operation, security, support, upgrades, monitoring, and maintenance.

Manages a multi-account AWS infrastructure

Manages VMware Cloud on AWS infrastructure

Manages an on-prem VMware cluster (vSphere 8) that hosts non-critical applications and services

Manages on-prem Active Directory and Azure AD (Entra ID) infrastructure and monitors the synchronization between these two systems.

Establishes standards for resource configurations, monitors configuration compliance, and prevents configuration drift.

Analyzes the cloud infrastructure's health, utilization, and performance using available metrics and logs and resolves issues or makes appropriate recommendations.

Monitors cloud infrastructure security and compliance using available tools and reports (AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, Config, and Inspector).

Sets up cross-region backup plans for all critical systems and continually verifies the integrity and usability of backups.

Performs disaster recovery testing to ensure the university can meet the recovery time objectives (RTOs) set in the disaster recovery plan.

Keeps the disaster recovery plan up to date, takes the lead role during disaster recovery events, and works collaboratively with colleagues to restore mission critical systems as quickly as possible

Closely monitors cloud cost drivers and develops cost optimization strategies for cloud computational and storage resources.

Uses available automation frameworks (AWS CloudFormation, PowerShell) to perform management tasks efficiently

Functions as an expert in all storage needs and computational, backup, and disaster recovery architectures required by mission-critical applications for the university.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related degree

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certificate

4+ years of experience in AWS cloud administration

10-15 years of system administration or equivalent experience

10 years of administration experience with the Linux operating system

5+ years of administration experience with Microsoft Windows Server

Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability and experience to understand an environment (network, hardware, application, database, etc.)

Proven experience to quickly troubleshoot and fix complex technical problems

Proficient in installing, configuring, and supporting complex Linux infrastructure environments

Knowledge of industry-standard best practices for IT support (e.g., ITIL) change control, project management, and software development

Proficiency with command line and scripting tools on both Linux and Windows platforms

Preferred Qualifications:

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate certificate

Experience in managing VMware Cloud, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, VMware Ransomware Recovery, and vSphere 8 platform

Experience in managing the Microsoft Azure platform, including major services related to computing, storage, network, and security

Experience with SIEM tools and log management and analysis

Experience with High Performance Computing platforms

Time-management skills and the ability to establish reasonable and attainable deadlines for resolution

Customer focus and ability to understand customer needs

Strong oral and written communication skills

Must have interpersonal skills essential when communicating with clients, technical staff, management, and campus leadership

Ability to coordinate the activities of a diverse set of technology resources in a matrix environment while performing multiple roles of server and application support, providing technical consultation and project coordination

Proven ability to prioritize, organize, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Proven collaboration & and teamwork abilities; proven initiative, established professionalism and proficiency; basic project management experience, technical documentation skills

Education: Bachelor's

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About Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.
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