Senior Operations Systems Administrator

Position Overview

ATS is seeking an Operations Systems Administrator with experience in building, monitoring, updating, and managing Linux servers and AWS infrastructure. An ATS Systems Administrator writes configuration code to provision and update servers and other infrastructure in multiple environments. They monitor and administer server systems in a highly-available, clustered production environment. They apply in depth knowledge of Linux and virtualized networks to troubleshoot and enhance system performance. Use programming/scripting skills to solve complex problems in automation and application deployment. Assist developers and DBA staff in confidently moving code and other changes through non-production environments into production.

Job Description

10%  - Planning and leading infrastructure projects. 

• Breaks down project into manageable tasks and then estimates the work required for each task. 
• Reports progress on each task in team standups and status reports. 
• Communicates proactively project issues and identifies project risks. 

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• Designs highly available, secure and maintainable solutions and implements the solution as designed. 
• Supports peer reviews of all work products. 
• Documents design implementation details and operational tasks.

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• Apply security patches to systems accurately and efficiently following change control processes. 
• Apply system updates using automation following change control processes.

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• Review system metrics, logs and notifications to ensure systems remain available, performant and secure. 
• During on-call rotation, conduct documented daily and weekly checkouts accurately and efficiently.

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• Troubleshoot system availability and performance issues.
• Assist with security access controls including staff on-boarding and off-boarding. 
• Apply managed system configuration updates.
• Complete name registration and certificate renewals

Position Requirements

Position will be mostly on-site with occasional remote days allowed.

Contact Information to Applicants

Susan Martin, [email protected]

Additional Candidate Instruction

A complete application includes:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references through the KU job site.

Only complete applications will be considered.

Application review begins August 17th, 2021. 

Application Review Begins

17-Aug-2021

Primary Campus

University of Kansas Lawrence Campus

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Job Family

Information Technology-KUL

Disclaimer

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