Associate Systems Administrator

Minneapolis, MN
Information Technology – IT Infrastructure /
Full-Time /
On-site
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Position Summary:

Jarett Weber, Director, IT Infrastructure is searching for an Associate Systems Administrator to support the day-to-day operations of public, private, and hybrid cloud services across a multi-site & virtual data centers. The Associate Systems Administrator will work within a team that provides public and private infrastructure to the Perforce global organization.  In partnership with development teams, and business stakeholders, the Associate Systems Administrator will execute infrastructure enhancements, cost management, standardization, aid in troubleshooting efforts including coordinating disparate vendors/providers, monitor the health of infrastructure, and ensure the capacity demands are met in the most reliable and cost-effective fashion possible.

Availability to work for up to 40 hours a week in our colocation facility (Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 area) or other remote locations to perform job related tasks

Responsibilities:

    • Must be able to lift 50-100 pounds.
    • Monitoring the physical conditions of servers and other IT infrastructure on a regular basis
    • Hands-on operations for network cabling, racking servers and other equipment as needed
    • Manages and updates colocation asset lists, aiding in hardware lifecycle visibility and decision making
    • Monitors, implements and maintains the enterprise colocation solution, as well as disaster recovery testing and validation
    • Delivers hardware and software updates on a routine cadence, coordinating outages with team members and stakeholders
    • Implements operational and security policies and procedures throughout service delivery lifecycle
    • Acquires, installs, builds, modifies, and supports operating system templates/containers and application stacks
    • Understands interrelationship of infrastructure components and applications
    • Isolate, coordinate and resolve performance problems utilizing a variety of hardware and software diagnostic testing tools and techniques
    • Automates tasks for speed and consistency. Works with and extends configuration management tools
    • Create proper documentation of current and new solutions to ensure repeatable Run operations

Requirements:

    • Monitoring experience with software as and Nagios, Prometheus + Grafana or other solutions.
    • Excellent verbal and written communicator
    • Understanding of common Agile project management concepts
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Strong interpersonal skills - must be able to work effectively as part of a project/program team and foster team cooperation
$62,000 - $70,000 a year
Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time. 

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If you are passionate about the technology that impacts our day-to-day lives and want to work with talented and dedicated people across the globe, apply today!
 
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