Senior Systems Engineer
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- University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Senior Systems Engineer
University of California, Los Angeles
Requisition Number: 30424
Salary: $6,334 - $12,516 monthly
Position Description:
Under the direction of the Manager of Infrastructure at the Office for Research Information Systems (ORIS), the incumbent is responsible for overseeing the implementation and operation of IT infrastructure for campus-wide applications related to research administration.
The incumbent will lead monitoring, operation, and administration of a 24x7 critical technology infrastructure (physical, virtual, and/or cloud components) and supervise systems administration staff. In addition, the incumbent will safeguard university data, physical infrastructure, applications availability, and business continuity.
The incumbent will oversee the operational architecture and administration of complex database systems supporting applications with a campus-wide user base. These duties will include database storage architecture, implementing and supervising routine database performance monitoring, maintaining database indexes and backups, and troubleshooting low-performing databases and providing guidance to programmers for queries and database applications which need application-layer performance improvement.
The incumbent will provide insight into the technology strategy and propose, implement, and improve procedures and projects in accordance with that strategy. The incumbent will also recommend, justify, test, and implement specific technical improvements or new technologies.
The incumbent will also assist with implementation planning, coordinate testing, and provide third-tier engineering support for existing research administration business applications and for application development efforts.
Must be able to communicate well with staff at all levels of the organization, work effectively with little supervision in a 24x7 operational environment, and effectively supervise and lead a team.
For full application instructions and position description, please visit: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=76421
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.
UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.
The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.
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