Systems Administrative IV (fixed-term)
University of Southern California
- USA
- $124,689-138,000 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field. Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
- Must possess a minimum of 5 years progressive systems administration experience with large-scale technical systems.
- Must have Linux/Unix knowledge.
- Must have experience with network attached storage, storage area networks, tape storage systems, firewalls, network security and, network routing.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, able to provide systems documentation and diagrams.
- Must have the ability to work independently and effectively incorporate feedback
- Must have the ability to provide leadership and guidance to other systems administrators
- Must have the ability to build strong, positive working relationships and rapport with diverse groups of team members.
- Should be familiar with Media Assess Management workflows.
- Should have substantial knowledge of security concepts and best practices
- Serves as a project leader for the customization and maintenance of a complex multi-platform system configuration.
- Provides leadership, guidance and direction to lower level staff.
- Provides analytical and technical expertise on system integration, installation, replacement and upgrades of servers and operating systems.
- Recommends changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determines hardware or software requirements related to such changes.
- Oversees, maintains and administers computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
- Monitors systems, servers and auxiliary devices for performance and security.
- Determines whether adjustments need to be made and confers with technical support staff and vendors as appropriate. Identifies changes that need to be made in the future.
- Leads troubleshooting; identifies hardware and software problems in a timely manner; resolves routine problems, replaces defective components and researches resources to identify solutions.
- Coordinates data backups, disaster recovery operations, repairs and/or recovery of systems.
- Designs, configures, and tests computer hardware, networking software and operating system software.
- Assigns, modifies, and deletes user accounts and resolves security access problems; maintains integrity of the security system.
- Develops and maintains appropriate system documentation. Formulates standards for system management.
- Work with vendors to maintain appropriate level of support.
Minimum Experience: 5 years
Minimum Field of Expertise: Expert understanding and strong technical knowledge of and experience with systems administration, backups, operating systems programming languages and associated hardware platforms. Possesses the required knowledge to build, configure, load and restore a system from the ground up. Previous systems administration experience required.USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the ordinance. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at . Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.Certain positions are subject toIf you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://wd5.myworkday.com/usc/d/inst/1$9925/9925$106820.htmld