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University of Washington · 1 month ago

PRINCIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS ENGINEER

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$12,410/mo - $14,069/mo

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide a high level of expertise in assigned domains

Strategize, develop, enhance, and govern architectural standards

Act as a technical lead representing the Infrastructure team on projects, enterprise planning meetings, and governance committees

Collaborate with manager on technical portfolios, research trends, create 1-3-5-year technology roadmaps, and present recommendations to leadership

Optimize the use of technologies and perform cost analysis

Leverage technical expertise in impactful, enterprise-level projects

Develop and deliver training across the department in area of expertise

Lead large scale incident resolution and act as Tier 3 support for technical escalations within the ETS Infrastructure team

Research, test, and implement tools necessary to manage computer and storage infrastructure

Identify and implement automation and improvements to manage Infrastructure systems

Provide advice, coaching, and mentorship to team members on technical expertise

Serve as the manager’s delegate to represent the team for vendor management, including strategic vendor meetings, architecture meetings, meetings with technical account managers, project design meetings, large scale incident resolution, and other technical leadership needs

Qualification

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System administrationSystem designStorage solutionsServer System AdministratorServer virtualizationStorage managementEnterprise systems supportTechnical trainingMicrosoft WindowsUnix/LinuxHypervisorsVMwareNutanixVendor managementIBM storageNetApp storageProcess improvementLocal technology user groupsMentoringTechnical documentation

Required

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent combination of education/experience

6+ years of experience must include:

6+ years of experience with administering systems, including 4+ years of experience administering systems that support critical operations

2+ years of experience developing and leading technical training for teams, and mentoring less experienced technical staff members

6+ years of progressively complex and independent work experience within system designs and storage solutions

6+ years’ experience acting as a Server System Administrator on either Microsoft Windows and/or Unix/Linux platforms

6+ years’ experience with Enterprise scale server virtualization and hypervisors, preferably VMware and/or Nutanix

6+ years’ experience in storage management, preferably on IBM and/or NetApp storage platforms

6+ years of experience providing advanced support for the overall health of enterprise systems and technologies

2+ years of experience primarily responsible for an enterprise technology

1+ years of managing vendor relationships, including negotiating maintenance contracts, reviewing periodic service reviews, and coordinating escalations

1+ years of implementing and improving processes

Active member in local technology user groups and/or other professional organizations related to area of expertise

Demonstrated experience creating and maintaining detailed documentation, including standard operating procedures, system diagrams, and any other technical documentation, including, 1+ years of managing technical requirements of an enterprise system

Benefits

15 days of vacation your first year – Also, 12 days of sick time, 1 personal holiday, and 11 paid holidays each year

100% matching, 100% immediately vesting 403(b)

Company

University of Washington

Glassdoor

4.2

University of Washington is an educational institution that provides undergraduate, graduate, and research programs.

Founded in 1861

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.washington.edu

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