Systems Admin/Programmer V

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and ten years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience, but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a professional-level Senior Windows Site Reliability Engineer to join the Infrastructure & Communication Technology team within UFIT.

Competitive candidates will be self-motivated, organized, eager to learn, and willing to share extensive experience with fellow team members. Outstanding communication skills are a must. You will have the opportunity to lead medium and large projects and initiate new projects that fit the organization's needs. Other duties include coordinating teams responsible for maintenance, installation, configuration, and deployment of enterprise-wide infrastructure and software systems.

Employment with UFIT provides an excellent opportunity to work with and mentor other employees in an innovative and inspirational community. Members of our team will be dedicated and focused on understanding and interpreting the technological needs of the University of Florida.

UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator.

Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:

• Windows Administration of Enterprise Applications
• Provide input, advice, and recommendations on enterprise systems administration and management technologies
• Govern architectural decisions across projects and initiatives and promote architectural best practices
• Scripting and automation using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, GitLab, etc...
• Lead Post-incident reviews
• Large scale Windows administration
• Lead Microsoft Platform Team in architecture and implementation
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies
• Mentor and cultivate fellow talented staff members

About UF Information Technology 

Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications, Development, and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit https://it.ufl.edu/about-ufit/strategic-plan/.

About the University of Florida

One of America’s all-around best universities, the University of Florida drives future-making education, eye-opening discoveries, life-saving health care, and community-building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida’s West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and nature photography. UF’s large college sports programs, museums, and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville.

Exceptional Benefits

UF provides various leave programs based on an employee’s salary plan, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, personal leave days, and paid family leave. In addition to paid time off, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.

$108,000 – $118,000; commensurate based on education and experience.  In addition, the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package. https://benefits.hr.ufl.edu/

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and ten years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience, but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).

The ideal candidate will possess the following education, experience, and skills:

• Installation, Architecture/Design, and Management of Enterprise Application Infrastructure in large-scale environments using on-premises and cloud deployments of Windows Server
• Expert Knowledge and prior use of Automation, scripting, and configuration management systems such as: Terraform, Ansible, GitLab CI/CD, Vault, Docker, PowerShell, Python and Go.
• Load balancer policies, and virtual server load balancing.
• Administering IIS in clustered and non-clustered configurations
• Experience with large scale Windows Server Operating System management including the ability to perform in-depth troubleshooting.
• Monitoring systems such as: Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, Splunk, Loki, Prometheus, Mimir.
• Strong familiarity with and prior use of APIs (SOAP, Rest, etc)
• Deep familiarity with at least one Hypervisor platform (Preferred: VMWare)
• Knowledge and ability to perform site reliability engineer tasks such as Disaster Recovery, High Availability and Observability

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

A Level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required.

Applicants are required to submit the following with their application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• List of professional references with contact information (Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor)

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.