University Of Georgia Athens , GA 30602
Posted 5 days ago
Position Information
Classification Title IT Systems Support Professional FLSA Exempt FTE 1.00 Minimum Qualifications
Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with DevOps environments
Experience with Containerized development, deployment, orchestration, and management
Experience with monitoring solutions
Experience with log management analysis
Experience implementing and managing different types of APIs
Experience managing large SaaS platforms
Position Summary
This position reports to the IT Manager and provides oversight of and maintenance for the functionality of Development & Alumni Relations' (DAR) computing systems. This includes maintaining, configuring, and setting up servers or ERP solutions, user setup and data access into the Donor System and UGA Foundation (UGAF) Financial ERP, has database management responsibilities to ensure availability and integrity of Foundation financial data, as well as ensuring data backups are viable. The position also includes maintenance of web servers, SQL Server administration, troubleshooting report errors, and assistance with help desk calls pertaining to users as well as system problems.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies
Understanding of TCP/IP and networking
Demonstrated skills with at least one server operating system (Linux, Windows)
Demonstrated skills with at least one hypervisor (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix)
Demonstrated skills with change management
Demonstrated skills with SQL Server (2014+) and/or MySQL
Knowledge of application development methodologies
Demonstrated skills with a scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
Demonstrated skills with cloud solutions (SaaS)
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal staff, campus units, and alumni
Good verbal and written communication skills
Sponsorship not available for position
Additional Division Expectations:
Through open, honest, and respectful communication, all staff, supervisors, and colleagues of the Division of Development & Alumni Relations are expected to interact with fairness, compassion, and decency. All employees will be held accountable for meeting the expectation of promoting a stable, productive, and healthy work environment.
Adherence to CASE standards and commonly accepted industry standards relating to fundraising reporting are expected of all fundraisers. All fundraisers will be held accountable for meeting this expectation.
Physical Demands
Travel in and out of state and country as necessary
Work evenings and weekends as necessary
Work in a standard open office environment
Sit and work at a computer workstation for an extended amount of time
Work using electronic mail, telephone, face-to-face discussions, paper form correspondence
Communicate effectively in writing, speaking, and listening
Organize and establish priorities; Remember detail; multi-task
Lift and/or move up to 75 pounds
Walk, stand, stoop, lift, kneel, climb
Is driving a responsibility of this position? No Is this a Position of Trust? Yes Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? No Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? No Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) Yes Credit and P-Card policy
Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.
Background Investigation Policy
Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.
Duties/Responsibilities
Duties/Responsibilities
Administer production Windows, Linux, load balance appliances, and application software; Monitor servers, systems, and web site availability and performance
Administer multiple production and development SQL and MySQL instances
Patch/upgrade operating and application systems
Assist with developing standards for critical functions and services; execute recovery operations when necessary
Ensure best practice security is followed for systems and applications
Write and maintain documentation for setup, administration, and troubleshooting
Develop and maintain procedures and scripts for change management and automation using CI/CD methodologies and pipelines using Jenkins, GIT, Nagios, Ansible, etc.
Troubleshooting hardware and software
Manage project and support requests
Assist managing division's GitLab environment
Assist administering the division's internally and externally hosted web servers and sites
Percentage of time 25 Duties/Responsibilities
Provide day to day technical support for other IT team members, internal application developers, and campus users; This can include utilizing a ticketing system. Action items can include, but are not limited to, creating new code table entries, assisting with SQL, and assisting with API calls, etc.
Provide day to day guidance and direction for users of the Foundation's financial accounting and donor systems
Primary contact for managing user access for the Foundation's financial accounting systems and primary backup for user access to the Foundation's donor system
Research and resolve issues concerning the Foundation's financial ERP and donor application processing, working with vendors as appropriate
Track and resolve data processing issues within the Foundation's financial ERP system's Workflow application
Collaborate with other team members for management of the financial management system's processes and workflows and offer efficiency and automation improvements where appropriate
Troubleshoot, monitor, and manage the financial ERP system's services, working with the vendor as appropriate
Secondary responsibility with the UGA Foundation financial ERP system's data import and export processes
Deploy custom applications and code, striving to automate any repetitive processes as possible
Participate in financial ERP platform configuration, data migration, data validation, and building out configurable ERP solution to meet need
Percentage of time 65 Duties/Responsibilities
Work in cross functional teams to meet departmental and division technology requirements
Develop solutions for report or data access needs, explore or recommend technology solutions
Percentage of time 5 Duties/Responsibilities
Percentage of time 5
Contact Information
Recruitment Contact
Contact Details
For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.
Recruitment Contact Name Development & Alumni Relations' Office of Talent Management Recruitment Contact Email dartalent@uga.edu Recruitment Contact Phone
Posting Specific Questions
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How did you hear about this vacant position?
African American Development Officers (AADO)
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Annual Giving Network
CASE
Chronicle of Higher Education
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Current UGA Employee
Diverse Jobs
Handshake
HigherEdJobs
Insight Into Diversity
Talent Management Newsletter
UGAJobs (UGA's job board)
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