Linux Systems Administrator III
Cornell University
- Ithaca, NY
- $82,222-95,556 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
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- The Department of Statistics and Data Science’s academic and research programs take advantage of Cornell University's extensive resources, drawing from many colleges and research groups. Specializations in our department are vast and include statistical science, social statistics, and biometry and range from computational statistics and machine learning to statistical methods for astrophysics, genomics, medicine, legal studies, and much more.
- Participate and develop ITSG and CIT hosted infrastructure environments.
- Maintain and enhance existing units’ infrastructure in multiple buildings and units.
- Implement infrastructure solutions in accordance to University Policy 5.10, Information Security.
- Implement procedures for system administration to ensure stability and reliability of Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus system infrastructure.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience plus three (3) to five (5) years experience with Linux operating systems and system management techniques in a complex technical environment. Formal training beyond a four year program or degree desirable.
- Solid working knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu) server administration, including installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, backup, recovery, and client support.
- Working knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system family, including installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, backup, recovery and client support.
- Proven diagnostic and problem solving skills are essential to the successful performance of this role.
- Excellent understanding of computer hardware, TCP/IP networking, network and computer security issues, and backup/disaster recovery techniques.
- Must be able to work effectively in a dynamic, complex, team-based environment.
- Tact and diplomacy with a flexible and positive approach are required to perform these job functions.
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Ability to juggle multiple priority tasks. Initiative to provide high quality service to the Engineering/Bowers CIS/Tech Campus community is required.
- Strong service orientation.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color.
- Experience working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs.
- Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
- Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
- Extensive knowledge of Linux utilities and services.
- Experience working in a virtualized environment (VMware).
- Experience working in cloud environment (AWS, Azure).
- Experience with shell scripting languages and automation.
- Experience with managing network switches.
- Knowledge of Linux clustering.
- This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Employees typically perform this role remotely one (1) day per week and on-campus four (4 ) days per week. The university reserves the right to modify, suspend, revoke or terminate the hybrid work arrangement at any time.
- Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
- Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits:
. * Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.
- Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.