System Administrator "On-site Only, No Remote Work"

at  Antelope Valley College

DESCRIPTION

Under the general supervision of the Director of Technology Operations, this position is responsible for providing professional-level technical support services to ensure the integrity and reliability of assigned servers, operating systems, and related data center, network applications and services.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination equivalent to:
Education: A bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university preferably with coursework in management information systems, computer science, information technology, or a related field. Experience in addition to that listed below may be substituted for two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.
Experience: Three years of recent, full-time, paid experience administering server hardware and operating systems in an enterprise resource planning or multi-system environment.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Principles and practices of relational database administration
• Advanced principles and techniques of systems analysis
• Operating systems, including UNIX variants, Apple Macintosh OS X, Linux, and Windows
• Server
• Virtual server environments for hosting various server operating systems
• Hardware and software monitoring tools to analyze system performance issues and make appropriate
• recommendations
• Programming languages, including HTML and XML.
• Oracle applications and UNIX/Linux.
• Security administration tools and practices
• Principles and techniques of systems programming work, including analysis, design, and
• documentation
• Principles of project management
• Operating system architecture
• Data storage technology

• Serve as the administrator of District server hardware and operating systems; monitor, report, and resolve system problems; propose policies and procedures relating to systems administration, security, and data storage; and assist in the implementation of such policies and procedures. (E)
• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch operating systems, network operating systems, system utility software, applications, and third party software on commonly used operating systems; install upgrades to operating systems and applications. (E)
• Install, configure, and maintain e-mail servers, list servers, web servers, proxy servers, and other servers; create virtual server environments for hosting various server operating systems. (E)
• Collaborate with Managers and assigned staff, plan, organize, and oversee projects related to the development, enhancement, maintenance, and implementation of enterprise server systems, databases, and related hardware and software; exercise functional supervision over contractors as warranted; ensure compliance with applicable laws, codes, rules, and regulations. (E)
• Collaborate with vendors to support District technology needs, evaluate project offerings, and produce and submit RFP, RFQ, and bid documents; maintain appropriate vendor relationships, and in conjunction with the purchasing department, research purchase agreements and contracts; formulate and recommend future network strategic third-party alliances. (E)
• Collaborate with Managers to develop, implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery plans for servers; maintain updated local documentation on all aspects of servers and other equipment; respond to emergency calls as necessary regarding computer system failures or environmental system problems. (E)
• Create and maintain file shares and user accounts; create and maintain security policies for file shares and user accounts; maintain a highly reliable Active Directory and LDAP user account database. (E)
• Create and maintain scripts for the automation of server processes and documentation; create and maintain specialized scripts required for licensing, backup, and automated processes. (E)
• Attend meetings, workshops and conferences, participates in required technical training to maintain technical currency. (E)
• Collaborate with Peers, Networking Staff and Managers to design, implement, and maintain technologies to ensure the security of District networks and systems; develop security policies with management; work with network security team to suggest and validate firewall rules or modify existing rules to accomplish organizational objectives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.