Systems Administrator Principal

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Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm. Occasional after-hours as needed.

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Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

5+ years of system administration experience with various Unix operating systems ( UNIX, Linux) in a production environment

The University of Georgia Enterprise Information Technology Services ( EITS) is seeking qualified candidates for a Systems Administrator position in the Client Services and Systems Administration group. This position will work as part of a close knit team responsible for the system administration of high profile production servers providing central IT services to the campus.

The strongest candidates for this position will have extensive system administration experience with UNIX and Linux operating systems in a production environment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as a member of a team of dedicated professionals.

Typical responsibilities:

System administration experience with various Unix operating systems ( UNIX, Linux) in a production environment, excellent troubleshooting and communication skills, and the ability to work as a member of a team in a high pressure environment.

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Administers production unix systems that provide centralized IT services to the campus population and the public.

Writes and maintains documentation that is useful to assist in administration and troubleshooting of managed systems by a team of coworkers with varying skill levels.

Evaluates, recommends and designs systems and applications to provide required network services for campus clients in a centralized client/server architecture.

Provides internal support for production and computing services

Project Management

Other duties as assigned