ASA Current Employment Posting

Section:

ISD

Department:

Systems & Operations/Platform Support

Title:

Principal Systems Administrator

Job Description:

The Principal Systems Administrator within Platform Support is responsible for leading the implementation and support of hardware and software products that support business systems, development, testing and disaster recovery, including; physical and virtual server environments; SAN solutions, Windows and Unix/Linux platforms and backup technology. This position is responsible for providing expert level support to all technology solutions supported by Platform Support; acts as a mentor to team members; works across organizational boundaries in supporting and leading of daily operations & project related work.

10+ years experience in an enterprise data center as a Systems Administrator or an equivalent combination of education, certification and experience supporting and managing infrastructures with 500+ servers. Strong experience with designing and maintaining standards and best practices for server deployment and systems management processes. Experience and expert knowledge of current technologies and products for storage, backup, virtualization and server systems including: Operating Systems (Windows & Linux platforms); HP hardware, including Blade systems; SAN & NAS solutions and management, including EMC Clariion, Centera, Celerra, and related software; Veritas NETBackup, VMWare Infrastructure, Avocent KVM, Windows Deployment Server. Experience with capacity planning, load balancing, high-availability and multi-site redundancy. Proven ability to successfully lead large-scale projects and initiatives, integrating solutions with system, network and application management platforms. Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills; demonstrated initiative in providing solutions to problems. Capable of multitasking and working under stress. Team player with excellent communication skills (written and verbal), excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude toward change. Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.

To apply for this job, please e-mail your resume to jobs@amsa.com