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UCSB Systems Administrator
UCSB
compensation:
$101,614.83 to $111,742.79/year.
employment type:
full-time
job title:
UCSB Systems Administrator
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College of Engineering
Summary of Job Details
Seasoned experienced technical systems infrastructure professional for hardware, operating systems, and network management. Independently performs the full range of responsibilities and possesses broad job knowledge and in-depth understanding of systems administration. Defines, designs and implements systems services and technology solutions. Proposes and implements systems enhancements such as software, hardware, network configuration, updates, and installations for projects and complex services. Evaluates new technologies providing cost/benefit analyses and makes recommendations. Writes complex scripts. Designs, deploys, and manages complex services used by other technical professionals in the College. May be asked to give presentations of services provided and consult/mentor college professionals on how to best utilize the service provided. Work involves central College of Engineering Infrastructure, Instructional computing design, programming, support, departmental computer systems, and networks. Includes web-based systems administration and internal/external technical documentation. Technology is always changing as do the solutions provided. This job requires a willingness to continue technical skill development through independent and/or formal education. In a large, complex, and heterogeneous computing environment as part of an infrastructure, instructional, research and department services group, supports over 400 desktop systems, 300 instructional lab systems, 75 virtual machines, 15 collegewide servers, and 6,000 LDAP accounts. Accounts have personal and departmental websites for students, staff, faculty, and researchers. Service area covers 8+ buildings, the off-campus OASIS building, and multiple trailers across campus including the College of Engineering Machine Shop. Duties include, but are not limited to, designing, programming, implementing, administering, supporting, and enhancing services/systems used by college constituencies. Includes diagnosing/analyzing hardware, software, security, network problems, and performing maintenance. Supports: client and server hardware, software, installation and configuration of desktop and server operating systems (All versions of Linux, Windows, OS X), script writing to perform system maintenance, administration, and configuration. Server support for centralized infrastructure services. Maintains current knowledge of and acts as support for all production and research systems managed by ECI. Ensures the highest possible level of uptime for all services and systems.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 4-6 years Demonstrated experience writing and editing scripts of moderate complexity used to perform system maintenance and administration.
Special Conditions of Employment
• Required to hold a valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
• Satisfactory criminal history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment
Days/Hours: Mon-Fri; 8am-5pm, plus some after hours work.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
Application review begins 11/2/26
Apply online at https://jobs.ucsb.edu
Job # 89564
Full Salary Range: $101,614.83 to $167,219.12/year.
Hiring or Budgeted Range: $101,614.83 to $111,742.79/year.
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