Senior System Administrator Manager

Title: Senior System Administrator Manager

Employee Classification: Sr System Administrator Mngr

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-University Library

Department: UNT-University Library-Gen-141000

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Depending on qualifications with a minimum of $74,352.00.

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility:

About Us - Values Overview:

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an inclusive environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

The University Library IT Services oversees all computing hardware and software in support of the UNT Libraries – This encompasses general purpose computing lab resources for UNT student research and academic success, infrastructure in support of digital archiving and preservation initiatives, as well as server and application resources in support of Library Librarians and Staff.

Position Overview

This position is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of Library infrastructure and servers including team operations related to installing, configuring, and maintaining hardware and operating system software. Duties include analyzing systems, and software, participating in strategic planning of computing goals, setting objectives and strategies, oversight of the endpoint (desktop) manager. Collaborates with various internal and external stakeholders and effectively prioritizes competing projects and allocation of resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in related field and six years' of related computing experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Outstanding verbal, written, and documentation skills. Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills to work well individuals with widely divergent backgrounds as well as end users of systems. Must possess outstanding leadership skills. Experience of designing and developing integration solutions. Knowledge of largescale network, academic and/or administrative systems and associated hardware and software. Skills and ability to successfully manage complex systems and technical professionals. Ability to plan, execute, and manage complex, large scale, installations, conversions and implementations, including disaster recovery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with specific systems, equipment and software may be specified as needed by department.
• Familiarity with VMware and virtualization technologies.
• Proficiency with Windows Server and Linux administration.
• Ability leveraging scripting languages such as Powershell, BASH, and Python.
• Experience automating tasks with Ansible, or similar technologies.

We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleague develop these preferred skills.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

 

Job Duties:

• Manages and monitors the daily functioning of the