IT Infrastructure Specialist / Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist - Gies College of Business | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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Urbana, IL | United States
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IT Infrastructure Specialist / Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist - Gies College of Business Information Technology Partners Title: Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist - Gies College of Business Primary Position Function/Summary: The Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist will serve as the primary support for IT infrastructure, including server administration and network management of cloud and on-premises environments. This position may serve other colleges or units through the collaborative efforts of Information Technology Partners.
Major Duties and Responsibilities: Infrastructure for all IT Partners - Work collaboratively with IT Solutions Architect to design, provide specifications, and assist in the procurement of compute and storage infrastructure
- Manage, maintain, monitor, and evaluate compute and storage infrastructure
- Serve as college liaison with compute/storage services and provide college-specific management of these infrastructure services
- Provide primary consulting and support for college-managed compute and storage infrastructure
- Oversee the college Active Directory identity, access, and management (IAM)
- Maintain and monitor local area network (LAN) and domain name system (DNS)
- Setup, monitor, and maintain compute and storage backups and perform restore operations as necessary
- Provide technical guidance on performance standards, security measures, and systems analysis
- Work with campus security staff to ensure college infrastructure meets security compliance standards
- Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plan for college network and server infrastructure
- Support IT Partners solutions architects and end point specialists in their roles
Infrastructure for Application and Data services - Work collaboratively with the IT Partners Applications & Data groups to manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure for all applications and data systems, including server management, network management, monitoring, backup/recovery, logging, and security hardening
- Research new cloud and on-premises technologies, evaluate new projects, develop project plans, and coordinate rollout of services in support of applications and data systems
- Work with campus infrastructure technologists and vendor engineers to design efficient and sustainable IT infrastructure models
Infrastructure for Audiovisual and Endpoint services - Work across the IT Partners team to provide network, infrastructure, and computing expertise to co-develop innovative technology solutions to emerging college needs with AV and endpoint services
- Provide occasional support to faculty, staff, and students on infrastructure- or network-related requests
- Maintain and support data integration of inventory among different endpoint systems such as MECM, Munki, and Team Dynamix (TDX)
- Infrastructure for Teaching and Learning (15%)
- Provide direct support for cloud and virtualized computing resources for faculty and staff, specifically with Microsoft Azure and Citrix environments
- Advise and evaluate the use of virtualization and cloud computing in college research and lab services
- Provide expertise and consulting to Director of Classroom and Conference Technology and college Teaching and Learning unit
- Teamwork, Campus Collaboration, and Leadership (5%)
- Align work with shared team values of IT Partners @ Gies.
- Represent college on campus initiative, committees, and working groups focused on networking, infrastructure, cloud computing, and technology innovation.
- Contribute to the development of campus strategy and operational best practices for utilization of cloud resources
Position Requirements and Qualifications: Specialty Factors: - High school diploma or equivalent.
- Four (4) years of work experience in IT-related functions such as hardware/software support, programming, network design, network engineering, IT systems integration, or closely related field. College coursework which includes Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Programming, IT systems, or a closely related discipline may be substituted as follows: 30 semester hours equals one (1) year, Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen (18) months, 90 semester hours equals two (2) years, Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years).
Preferred :
- Technology or computer-science related degrees
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and a strong understanding of Azure capabilities and limitations
- Experience managing a virtualization environment; preferably VMware, ESX/ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V
- Cloud storage infrastructure experience (including Box.com, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure)
- Experience in migrating physical or virtualized workloads between on-premises and cloud service
- Experience leveraging hybrid cloud technologies to connect local and cloud resources
- Thorough understanding of infrastructure (firewalls, load balancers, hypervisor, storage, monitoring, security, etc.) and have experience with orchestration to support a cloud solutions
- Experience working in higher education directly with faculty, staff, and students
Title: IT Infrastructure Specialist - Gies College of Business Primary Position Function/Summary : The IT Infrastructure Specialist will serve as the primary support for IT infrastructure, including server administration and network management of cloud and on-premises environments. This position may serve other colleges or units through the collaborative efforts of Information Technology Partners.
Major Duties and Responsibilities :
Infrastructure for all IT Partners - Work collaboratively with IT Solutions Architect to design, provide specifications, and assist in the procurement of compute and storage infrastructure
- Manage, maintain, monitor, and evaluate compute and storage infrastructure
- Serve as college liaison with compute/storage services and provide college-specific management of these infrastructure services
- Provide primary consulting and support for college-managed compute and storage infrastructure
- Oversee the college Active Directory identity, access, and management (IAM)
- Maintain and monitor local area network (LAN) and domain name system (DNS)
- Setup, monitor, and maintain compute and storage backups and perform restore operations as necessary
- Provide technical guidance on performance standards, security measures, and systems analysis
- Work with campus security staff to ensure college infrastructure meets security compliance standards
- Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery plan for college network and server infrastructure
- Support IT Partners solutions architects and end point specialists in their roles
Infrastructure for Application and Data services - Work collaboratively with the IT Partners Applications & Data groups to manage cloud and on-premises infrastructure for all applications and data systems, including server management, network management, monitoring, backup/recovery, logging, and security hardening
Infrastructure for Audiovisual and Endpoint services - Work across the IT Partners team to provide network, infrastructure, and computing expertise to co-develop innovative technology solutions to emerging college needs with AV and endpoint services
- Provide occasional support to faculty, staff, and students on infrastructure- or network-related requests
- Maintain and support data integration of inventory among different endpoint systems such as MECM, Munki, and Team Dynamix (TDX)
- Infrastructure for Teaching and Learning
- Provide direct support for cloud and virtualized computing resources for faculty and staff, specifically with Microsoft Azure and Citrix environments
- Advise and evaluate the use of virtualization and cloud computing in college research and lab services
- Provide infrastructure consulting and support to the Director of Classroom and Conference Technology and college Teaching and Learning unit
Teamwork, Campus Collaboration, and Leadership - Align work with shared team values of IT Partners @ Gies.
- Represent college on infrastructure-focused campus initiatives, committees, and working groups.
Position Requirements and Qualifications:
Specialty Factors :
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Two (2) years of work experience in IT-related functions such as hardware/software support, programming, network design, network engineering, IT systems integration, or closely related field. College coursework which includes Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Programming, IT systems, or a closely related discipline may be substituted as follows: 30 semester hours equals one (1) year, Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen (18) months, 90 semester hours equals two (2) years, Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years).
Preferred: - Technology or computer-science related degrees
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and a strong understanding of Azure capabilities and limitations
- Experience managing a virtualization environment; preferably VMware, ESX/ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V
- Cloud storage infrastructure experience (including Box.com, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure)
- Experience in migrating physical or virtualized workloads between on-premises and cloud services
- Experience leveraging hybrid cloud technologies to connect local and cloud resources
- Thorough understanding of infrastructure (firewalls, load balancers, hypervisor, storage, monitoring, security, etc.) and have experience with orchestration to support a cloud solutions
- Experience working in higher education directly with faculty, staff, and students
Appointment Information This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 5031 - Information Technology Technical Associate position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after the search close date. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity. The salary range for this position starts at $68,000 for the title of IT Infrastructure Specialist and $76,000 for the title of Senior Infrastructure Specialist. Professional development and other advancement opportunities are also available. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at .
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Application Procedures & Deadline Information
Applications must be received by
6:00 pm (CST) on March 14, 2024 . Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for this position. Applications not submitted through will not be considered. If required by the position, transcripts or other documentation of credentials are to be provided no later than the first day of employment. For further information about this specific position, please contact
[email protected] . For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify .
Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal , or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing
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Requisition ID : 1023127
Job Category : Technical
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