Columbia University Libraries seeks a motivated and collaborative Systems
Engineer to join the Unix Systems Group in the Libraries Information Technology
(LIT) division.
Reporting to the Senior Systems Engineer, the Systems Engineer will design,
develop and deploy Unix server and storage systems and perform maintenance and
security updates as required. Additionally, the incumbent will document and
provide support for a variety of innovative projects and services within the
Libraries as well as collaborate on specialized projects with various
departments across the organization as needed.
Detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Designing, installing, documenting, monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining
Linux (primarily CentOS) servers.
- Monitoring, troubleshooting, and documenting some Linux servers maintained by
CUIT.
- Modifying, testing, implementing, troubleshooting, and documenting both
vendor-supplied and in-house applications on servers.
- Managing security policies, access permissions and disaster recovery for
mission-critical data on servers and desktop systems.
- Collaborating on projects and related activities with other units, Columbia
University IT (CUIT), other schools and departments at Columbia, and outside
institutions.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, and a minimum two years' related
experience required.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of programming principles and at least one higher-level
programming language.
• Must be able to balance priorities and meet deadlines on multiple tasks.
• Commitment to supporting and working in a diverse environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with CentOS, cloud services (AWS), virtualization (xen,
vmware), configuration management (Saltstack, Ansible), Python, relational
databases, storage management, source control (git), web services
(nginx/apache, haproxy, varnish).
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and we
strongly encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences,
identities, and abilities to apply for this exceptional opportunity to join an
evolving Libraries and University community. Columbia University Libraries is a
globally-recognized academic research library system, serving one of the
world’s most important centers of research and learning in the most exciting
and dynamic city in the world. Talented Libraries staff build, sustain, and
make discoverable collections that transcend traditional boundaries of format
and domain, keeping pace with a dynamic and rapidly evolving information
environment and creating opportunities for users to encounter 4,000 years of
human thought.
Our decisions are informed by new curricula developed to meet the needs of a
more diverse student body, new and emerging areas of research from a broad
spectrum of researchers, including graduate students and newly-hired faculty,
as well as by perspectives from the diminished or entirely lost voices of
historically oppressed, marginalized, or underserved populations and
communities. As a workplace, the Libraries provide a supportive, connected
environment where every employee’s perspective is valued and every employee is
encouraged to grow. All staff members have an impact on Columbia’s mission to
advance knowledge at the highest levels and make the results of research
accessible to the world.
Please apply online: jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=174932
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