Job Description

Position Overview:

At the University of Minnesota, we are dedicated to changing lives through education, research, and outreach. The University Information Security department (UIS) offers a diverse environment of trust, collaboration, and mission-focused work. We seek an experienced individual to join the UIS team and take primary responsibility for designing, building, and maintaining our Linux infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with technical curiosity, interest in DevOps concepts, and a drive to learn new skills. This position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical cross-functional teams.

Please note, we are not offering H-1B or Green Card sponsorship for this position.

The University of Minnesota is committed to fostering local talent through employment opportunities. While this position utilizes a hybrid modality, prospective applicants must be located either in the state of Minnesota or near the Wisconsin border or otherwise open to relocation




Job Responsibilities:

Design, build, maintain, and monitor security infrastructure including maintenance of Linux servers and various network devices.
Utilize configuration management tools and automation techniques to continuously improve the efficiency of system management (such as Ansible).
Monitor system performance to maximize uptime and plan for growth.
Recommend and implement standards, procedures, and controls to ensure the security and reliability of UIS infrastructure.
Serve as the Linux subject matter expert and provide procedural and technical guidance to less experienced staff.
Other duties as assigned.



Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

BA/BS plus a minimum of four years of professional Linux system administration experience, or a master’s degree plus 2 years of experience, or a comparable combination of education, training, and/or experience.
Professional experience with programming or scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or similar.
Professional experience installing and maintaining physical and/or virtual servers
Experience with or knowledge of one or more of the following:
Networking concepts, protocols, and services.
One or more common configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Management of virtualization infrastructure, such as VMware, Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent.
Configuration and management of cloud infrastructure.
Ability to maintain confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Ansible Tower (or AWX)
Experience with RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, or equivalent
Experience with vulnerability management systems (Qualys, Tenable, Rapid7, etc.)
Experience with VMware
Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $102,000 - $112,000; depending on education/qualifications/experience