Senior System Administrator

Job ID

5864

Location

SLAC - Menlo Park, CA

Full-Time

Regular

SLAC Job Postings

Position Overview:

This role is for a Senior System Administrator with an emphasis on operational networking services and support. This position is with a team responsible for the support of the SLAC network infrastructure that is a crucial element of the research and administration of the facility. Key activities include management of systems and system software that are integral to the networking services. Open source, home grown, and commercial tools are used to manage and monitor switches, routers, firewalls, and related networking devices. Programming is done in Python, Perl, and similar scripting languages in a Linux environment. Open source and commercial database expertise enables storage and assessment of device status and events. Under general supervision, you will administer and maintain applications, provide help to users, manage the underlying linux operating system, and request vendor support, as appropriate. You will also be responsible for planning and executing updates to the applications and ensure all systems are maintained in a secure manner. As a System Administrator you will have the opportunity to collaborate with other IT Infrastructure team members to administer existing linux-based applications, or new applications that may become the team's responsibility. You will also help to evaluate new products or technologies for deployment.

SLAC is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory operated by Stanford University and based in Menlo Park, CA.

Your specific responsibilities include:

• With minimal guidance, design, install, configure, optimize, and maintain integrity of highly complex operating system platforms that are primarily used in networking support. Develop long-term strategic and capacity utilization plans.

• Provide support and implementation of networking services such as DNS, DHCP, VPN, IP address management.

• Design, develop, install, and maintain operating systems, utilities, and applications software on computing systems.

• Resolve system emergencies with significant impact on the integrity of user data and systems.

• Design, configure, implement, and maintain system security strategies, policies, and procedures.

• Establish software/hardware standards and systems policies and procedures.

• Engage in long-term strategic planning with regard to systems development and integration.

• Conceptualize and implement systems within broad technical or structural frameworks.

• Perform capacity planning for system configuration, software services, network services, load distribution, and service interrelationships among computer systems.

• Act as a technical expert or lead for local computer system administration.

• Act as project leader on large-scale computing projects in which strong technical, directional, and personal leadership is necessary; assign and oversee the work of other system administrators as needed.

• Manage vendor relationships and cost effective hardware and software maintenance agreements with vendors.

To be successful in this position you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience, or a combination of education and relevant experience.

• Experience with complex multi-system platforms and vendors.

• Project experience with implementation and configuration of IPv6 addressing and related services.

• Experience in support of virtualized environments such as VMware, Azure, AWS.

• Experience developing/implementing a business continuation and disaster recovery plan.

• Proven ability to develop appropriate plans to meet computing needs.

• Expert ability to program in multiple programming languages in multiple operating systems.

• Proven ability to lead and work on large/complex system deployment projects in a team environment.

• Advanced knowledge of security trends and best practices.

Certifications and Licenses:

None

SLAC employee competencies:

• Effective Decisions: Uses job knowledge and solid judgment to make quality decisions in a timely manner.

• Self-Development: Pursues a variety of venues and opportunities to continue learning and developing.

• Dependability: Can be counted on to deliver results with a sense of personal responsibility for expected outcomes.

• Initiative: Pursues work and interactions proactively with optimism, positive energy, and motivation to move things forward.

• Adaptability: Flexes as needed when change occurs, maintains an open outlook while adjusting and accommodating changes.

• Communication: Ensures effective information flow to various audiences and creates and delivers clear, appropriate written, spoken, presented messages

• Relationships: Builds relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and a positive climate to achieve.

Physical requirements and Working conditions:

• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Work standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.

• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for environment, safety and security; communicates related concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Meets the applicable roles and responsibilities as described in the ESH Manual, Chapter 1—General Policy and Responsibilities: http://www-group.slac.stanford.edu/esh/eshmanual/pdfs/ESHch01.pdf

• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu

• Classification Title: System Administrator 3

• Job code: 4833, Grade: K

• Employment Duration: regular continuing

The expected pay range for this position is $128,000 - $157,000 per annum. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and supports diversity in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. All staff at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the United States. SLAC is an E-Verify employer.