Full-Time 38858 SENIOR ARCHITECT, LINUX SYSTEMS
Job Description
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (DOTS)
Traditional 235 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $88,799 – $111,000
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, students, and Partners. Specifically, this position will be responsible for all Linux related systems, including MySQL instances and PostgreSQL instances. Responsibilities on these systems include engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance, and research and development to ensure continual innovation. Models DPS’s Core Values: Students First, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity, and Fun.
– Engineering of SA-related solutions for various project and operational needs. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
– Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
– Contribute to and maintain system standards.
– Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs.
– Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
– Perform periodic performance and metric reporting to support capacity planning.
– Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
– Five to seven years Linux system administration experience with proven expertise in Bind, Postfix, Apache, Tomcat and PHP.
– Three years of experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, FireBird or MongoDB.
– Three years’ experience with VMware vSphere Clusters, including vCenter.
– Experience includes collaboration with both technical personnel and non-technical customers and staff in cross functional teams.
– Proven experience in Linux security, including server hardening and database security.
– Demonstrated knowledge of scripting languages such as Bash, Ruby, and Python.
– Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet and SaltStack.
– Knowledge of containers and container orchestration systems such as kubernetes or swarm.
– Experience with Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS).
– Experience with DevOPs concepts and implementations, particularly continuous integration/continuous deployment
– Experience with Git (Gitlab experience a plus).
– Willingness to work ‘cross platform’ with AD integration and other Windows-based services.
– Ability to assist with transition of platform based services to platform agnostic services such as dotnetcore.
– Proven experience and skills to quickly learn new systems and applications.
– Experience troubleshooting, isolating and diagnosing problems.
– Deep knowledge of Linux and all related applications.
– Ability to converse in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
– Ability to discuss issues at a technical or non-technical level, depending on the audience.
– Ability to share knowledge, job duties and responsibilities with subordinates, peers and leadership.
– Ability to work effectively with staff at all levels, in all departments.
– Ability to contribute to a positive and cohesive DoTS team.
– Ability to read and interpret relevant manuals and information and to understand and troubleshoot a variety of programming techniques.
– Ability to interpret, adapt and occasionally deviate from established practices and procedures for new situations and problems.
– Ability to work independently, make decisions and complete assignments.
– Ability to plan, prioritize and organize project work, at times with interruptions.
– Position requires after hours on call and weekend support.
– Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or CompTIA Linux+ certification preferred.
Education Requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related education.
Other information:
The mission of the DPS Department of Technology Services (DoTS) is to be a proactive partner enabling the success of every child. We support the students, families, and staff of Denver Public Schools by providing the infrastructure, tools, data, and support to enable effective educators and efficient operations. Our leading-edge technology work includes delivering custom portals for our students, parents, teachers, and administrators, managing one of the largest networks in the state of Colorado, providing unparalleled levels of customer support, finding new ways to get technology in the hands of our students, and much more. We believe that technology is a positive, enabling force for parent engagement, student engagement, educator effectiveness, operational efficiency, student safety, and student achievement. By joining us, you too will be enabling the success of every child!
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
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