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Are you ready to change the world? Apply now! https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493014
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better place for all of humanity. Nestled on a beautiful 275-acre campus in upstate NY, Rensselaer is home to five schools, 32 research
centers, three makerspaces, an observatory, and one of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
Are you ready to change the
world? Apply now!
The Systems Engineer in the Information Technologies
Infrastructure group is responsible for providing technical leadership and oversite for complex, enterprise-wide services
including the design, development, implementation and maintenance. In addition, the Systems Engineer leads complex projects that often
include IT staff from different departments and portfolios; works closely with other technical and IT leadership staff providing high-level
guidance, mentoring and training which includes the development of other technical employees.
Candidates will have a bachelor’s
degree and seven (7) years relevant professional work experience including, but not limited to development/design and maintenance of
enterprise-wide systems and services. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to manage and/or architect complex software systems and to
plan, coordinate and execute OS and application software upgrades for complex systems
Relevant combinations of education and directly
related experience will be considered. Experience supporting a Higher Education environment is especially helpful.
Candidates
are expected to have familiarity with the following:
- TCP/IP protocols, services and attack and defense methods
- FAM related technologies and systems including RADIUS, CAS, Shibboleth, LDAP, and MFA
- DNS, DHCP, and NTP services
- Firewall, VPN, IDS/IPS, and SIEM technologies including Elastic
- Core network infrastructure services, including routing,
switching, wireless, VOIP, and other telecom systems.
Candidates must demonstrate advanced diagnostic and troubleshooting skills
as well as network design following security best-practice guidelines. Requires ability to create and debug scripts (python, Perl, a shell).
To apply, go to https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493014/systems-engineer to complete
a short, on-line application. Please be ready to u your resume and cover letter. If you need assistance with the online application
process, please contact [email protected]. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Protocols: Rensselaer welcomes undergraduate and graduate students to campus for an in-person academic experience. To
support this experience, all faculty and staff are expected to work onsite, with no remote work allowed. Rensselaer requires all faculty and
staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Requests for exemptions for medical or religious reasons will be evaluated on a case by case
basis.
