Position Summary

The IT Cloud and Systems Administrator will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of DMP’s IT systems. This role requires a highly skilled professional with extensive experience in managing complex, hybrid IT environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in systems administration, network management, security and transitioning data and/or servers to new locations.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Server Administration

Perform server administration tasks, including user/group/LDAP administration, security permissions, group policies, print services, research event log warnings and errors, and resource monitoring, ensuring system architecture components work together seamlessly
Analyze and monitor datacenter performance, health, and utilization with software management tools and respond to hardware issues as they arise; determine specifications, install, deploy, test, and maintain new servers and virtual machines as needed
Maintain internal infrastructure requirements including laptop and desktop computers, servers, routers, switches, firewalls, printers, security, support internet, intranet, LANs, WANs, and network segments
Design, install, configure, and maintain computers, servers, networks, and related infrastructure
Monitor systems performance and ensure reliability and availability
Implement and manage security measures to protect data and systems
Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network issues
Perform regular system backups and recovery procedures

Database and Security Administration

Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls
Develop and maintain documentation for systems and processes
Collaborate with other IT staff and departments to support business operations
Work with IT service management to solve problems, answer questions
Interact with other teams to assist in troubleshooting, identify root cause, and provide technical support
Perform routine/scheduled audits of the systems, including testing of backups and security measures
Deploy scalable processing frameworks using cloud or software-defined hardware, or server-less approaches where applicable
Work closely with Software Engineers to develop automated deployment strategies for seamless, well-tested and reliable processing pipelines
Leverage existing tools to modify and maintain software stack in a stable, consistent, and repeatable way
Support all AWS requests from the R&D, Tools, and Publishing team
Develop software tools to productionize DMP-NA’s algorithms both locally and in the cloud
Maintain DMP-NAAssets in cloud environment (Data Lake, Lidar Tiles, Lidar LAZ data, SBETs…)
Work with database engineers to manage database storage, backups and replication strategies
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies
Recommend and implement best practices for achieving high reliability, scalability and cost optimization

Skills, Qualifications, and Competencies

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, MIS or related field with a Computer/Software Engineering focus
A minimum of 5 years professional experience in system administration of cloud and local based IT services
Proficiency in Windows and Linux operating systems
Strong knowledge of network protocols and services (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)
Experience with virtualization and container technologies (e.g., VMware, Kubernetes, Docker)
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI)
Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving and analytical skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Relevant certifications (e.g., MCSE, RHCE, CCNA) are a plus
Relevant certifications (e.g., MCSE, RHCE, CCNA) are a plus

Work Environment

Works in a fast-paced office environment with multiple priorities and competing demands
Regular office hours with some requirements for additional work during busy times
May work for long periods reviewing data on computer
15-20% travel to office in California

Assets

Experience with test driven DevOps
Experience with continuous integration environments
Experience with configuration management & ALM systems such as Atlassian, Jenkins, Bitbucket, and Polarian is a plus
Moving servers and/or data to across servers a plus
Coding using python

Disclaimer This job description is not designed to be a complete list of all activities required to be successful in the above position. DMP NA retains the right to change or assign other activities to this position

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