Windows Site Reliability Engineer Senior at Senior

Classification Title:Systems Admin/Programmer VClassification Minimum Requirements:Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and ten years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).Job Description:UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a professional-level Senior Windows Site Reliability Engineer to join the Infrastructure & Communication Technology team within UFIT.Competitive candidates will be self-motivated organized eager to learn and willing to share extensive experience with fellow team members. Outstanding communication skills are a must. You will have the opportunity to lead medium and large projects and initiate new projects that fit the organizations needs. Other duties include coordinating teams responsible for maintenance installation configuration and deployment of enterprise-wide infrastructure and software systems.Employment with UFIT provides an excellent opportunity to work with and mentor other employees in an innovative and inspirational community. Members of our team will be dedicated and focused on understanding and interpreting the technological needs of the University of Florida.UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching learning research and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems including SEC and SUS universities and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator.Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:Windows Administration of Enterprise ApplicationsProvide input advice and recommendations on enterprise systems administration and management technologiesGovern architectural decisions across projects and initiatives and promote architectural best practicesScripting and automation using tools such as Ansible Terraform GitLab etc...Lead Post-incident reviewsLarge scale Windows administrationLead Microsoft Platform Team in architecture and implementationEvaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategiesMentor and cultivate fellow talented staff membersAbout UF Information TechnologyLed bySenior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie the eight departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; Applications Development and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching learning research and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems including SEC and SUS universities and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance visithttps:// the University of FloridaOne of Americas all-around best universities the University of Florida drives future-making education eye-opening discoveries life-saving health care and community-building collaboration for our state our nation and our world. UF is in Gainesville a city of approximately 150000 residents in North-Central Florida 50 miles from Floridas West Coast 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando Tampa Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities including hiking biking and nature photography. UFs large college sports programs museums and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer atVisit Gainesville.Exceptional BenefitsUF provides various leave programs based on an employees salary plan including vacation sick leave holidays personal leave days and paid family addition to paid time off the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package.Expected Salary:$108000 $118000; commensurate based on education and addition the University of Florida offers a very competitive benefits package. Qualifications:Bachelors degree in an appropriate area and six years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and ten years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience but does not negate the minimum degree requirement(s).Preferred:The ideal candidate will possess the following education experience and skills:Installation Architecture/Design and Management of Enterprise Application Infrastructure in large-scale environments using on-premises and cloud deployments of Windows ServerExpert Knowledge and prior use of Automation scripting and configuration management systems such as: Terraform Ansible GitLab CI/CD Vault Docker PowerShell Python and Go.Load balancer policies and virtual server load balancing.Administering IIS in clustered and non-clustered configurationsExperience with large scale Windows Server Operating System management including the ability to perform in-depth troubleshooting.Monitoring systems such as: Nagios Zabbix Grafana Splunk Loki Prometheus Mimir.Strong familiarity with and prior use of APIs (SOAP Rest etc)Deep familiarity with at least one Hypervisor platform (Preferred: VMWare)Knowledge and ability to perform site reliability engineer tasks such as Disaster Recovery High Availability and ObservabilitySpecial Instructions to Applicants:Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.A Level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required.Applicants are required to submit the following with their application:Cover LetterResumeList of professional references with contact information(Minimum of 3 with one from a previous or current supervisor)Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.Health Assessment Required:No Key Skills Kubernetes,FMEA,Continuous Improvement,Elasticsearch,Go,Root cause Analysis,Maximo,CMMS,Maintenance,Mechanical Engineering,Manufacturing,Troubleshooting Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1