Under limited supervision, responsible for activities related to Systems Administration and the integration with server operating systems and applications. May lead or mentor lower level team members.
Applicants local to the San Antonio area are highly preferred. Although the position is primarily remote, the position may require on-site visits as needed.
ResponsibilitiesAdminister, maintain, and support enterprise Linux systems to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.
Ensure systems are patched and hardened in alignment with organization policies.
Develop and maintain automation and scripting to improve system consistency and operational efficiency.
Provides systems management services, support, and product expertise for the implementation and knowledge transfer of server applications across the enterprise and various customer accounts.
Provides tier 2/3 technical support and serves as systems person on-call for problem resolution.
Provides root-cause analysis and documentation for system and application integration related problems and implements solutions.
Ensures long-term requirements of systems operations and administration are included in the overall information systems planning of the organization.
Collaborate with infrastructure, security, storage, and application teams to support enterprise platforms and services, ensuring operational consistency, adherence to standards, and alignment with security and compliance requirements.
Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and procedures, and leverage system logs, metrics, and platform analytics to support troubleshooting, operational consistency, and guidance to junior administrators.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
Responsible for systems administration activities, including the use of automation, scripting, and standardized procedures to support Linux server operations, backups, patching, and integration with enterprise applications.
Perform system installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
Troubleshoot complex OS‑level, performance, and availability issues.
Manage system services, storage, file systems, logging, and scheduled tasks.
Understanding of server applications and integration with Active Directory and ERP systems.
Experience with VMware and ESXi;
Experience configuring applications to connect to backend databases using MSSQL and/or other databases.
An understanding of SSL with the ability to install and configure certificates.
Ability to work in a team environment with the ability to tactfully discuss issues with peers and leaders.
Participate in an on-call rotation that includes occasional after hours and weekend work.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's Degree degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or IT required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Five (5) years of relevant experience in IT and systems administration is required.
- Front-loaded Paid Time Off: 128 to 208 hours (16 to 26 days) of Paid Time Off based on years of service, given at the start of each fiscal year. PTO may be prorated in year one based on date of hire.
- Extended Illness Bank: 8 hours (1 day) accrued per month which can be used for illness or injury after one day of Paid Time Off is taken.
- Paid Family Leave: Up to 240 hours (6 weeks) to care for a spouse, child, or parent after 6 months of consecutive employment.
- Holidays: 12 set paid holidays each year.
What We Do
UT Health San Antonio™, one of the country’s leading health sciences universities, is the leader in south/central Texas funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The university’s schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have produced more than 33,000 alumni. The $806.6 million operating budget supports four campuses in San Antonio and Laredo, and is the primary driver of its community’s $37 billion biomedical and health care industry. For more information on the many ways “We make lives better®,” visit uthealthsa.org.
