Montana State University - Office of Student Engagement · 1 month ago
Assistant Director of Systems and Research Computing
Montana State University - Office of Student Engagement is seeking an Assistant Director of Systems and Research Computing. This role is responsible for the operational management of the university's server and storage infrastructure, overseeing system administration staff, and ensuring the reliability and security of systems to support educational and research activities.
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Responsibilities
Provide effective day-to-day management and supervision of systems administration staff
Ensure best-practice Standard Operating Procedures are documented and adhered to for all aspects of enterprise server and storage infrastructure
Work closely across the enterprise to ensure stability, continuity, and security of all server and storage systems and services
Ensure timely handling of advanced customer support and stakeholder interactions and drives productivity across system administration team
Supports the consolidation and modernization of systems for MSU and its affiliates including standardization, automation, and configuration management
Supervises technical teams in the ongoing development and enhancement of systems, storage, and Cloud hosted service performance and monitoring methodologies, procedures, and processes
Supports the maintenance and optimizing infrastructure related software licensing such as Microsoft (0365) and VMWare
Assures proper configuration of server and storage hardware and solutions in accordance with standards and operational requirements
Assures support and efficient processing of incident and change management procedures
Qualification
Required
Combination of education and/or applicable experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or other related field and/or advanced experience working with Linux or Windows technologies and related infrastructure services in an enterprise production environment
Experience with a broad range of systems infrastructure technology and best practices such as SAN/NAS technologies, Linux and Windows OS, security concepts including firewall and server hardening configurations, virtual technologies, identity and access management, enterprise scale server and network architectures, IT best practices to include change and incident management, project management processes and methods
Preferred
Advanced degree in computer science, science, engineering, math, or related field
Demonstrated experience in higher education leadership at a large, complex research institution
Demonstrated experience managing information technology units and staff with a focus on server systems and related infrastructure technologies
Advanced hands-on experience managing systems such as RedHat Enterprise Linux, Windows OS/ Active Directory, M365, VMWare vSphere, SAN/NAS technologies, scripting and scheduling, access management components (SAML, LDAP, CAS, Shibboleth server), and Cloud integrations and services
Hands-on experience with Cisco UCS and Pure Storage hardware
Company
Montana State University - Office of Student Engagement
The Office of Student Engagement (OSE) provides and facilitates student engagement opportunities for MSU students through a variety of programs, events, services, and activities on the Bozeman campus.
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase