Operating Systems Administrator

SALARY DETAILS

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Open date: 07/23/2024

Close date: To be determined

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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BENEFITS

Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS). Vacation: 24 days each year. Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The following list includes the essential job duties/responsibilities of this classification:
- Supervises and participates in the selection of hardware and software platforms for District Enterprise Systems.
- Defines and supervises work related to the design and acquisition of reliable, scalable, accessible and secure storage systems, enterprise servers, networks, peripherals, backup/restore systems and the management software required to maintain and monitor the above mentioned hardware.
- Formulates and develops systems approaches involving advanced and innovative methodologies, concepts, and techniques.
- Performs Operating Systems monitoring and performance tuning.
- Ensures adherence to industry best practices and technical standards.
- Recommends long-range development plans in specific areas of data processing to include SAN, Identity Management, Virtualization, resource utilization, and monitoring.
- Analyzes existing hardware products and software packages to determine the feasibility of using existing products rather than developing new systems.
- Provides forecasts on capacity planning for each of the District’s Enterprise Applications.
- Evaluates new applications to determine their effect on existing applications, production hardware, and system software.
- Supervises the preparation of technical specifications to be used in proposal or quotation requests.
- Consults with users, technical, and management personnel in recommending solutions for projects affecting the Districts enterprise wide servers, storage, and related software systems.

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, preferably with a major in computer science, information systems, telecommunications, data processing, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering. Graduate level courses in engineering, computer science, and operations research are preferable. Qualifying experience in addition to that required below may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education provided that the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent is met.

Experience:
Five years of experience in the design, installation, maintenance, and modification of Microsoft, VMware, and open operating systems software. Two years of this experience must have been as an operating systems professional with major responsibility in a large computerized installation including professional level experience with VMware, Linux (Red Hat or SUSE), or Windows Server Operating System. At least three years of experience with systems generation, SAN storage systems, enterprise backup/restore systems, dynamic storage and partition allocation processes is preferable (this experience may be concurrent). Any of the above mentioned experience must also include at least two years of performance measurement and systems monitoring techniques, and development of long-range plans for transition to new operating systems or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure). Experience with LAN and WAN infrastructure, SAP support, dump analysis, cloud hosted infrastructure, and Windows Server Operating Systems environment are preferable.

Special:
A valid California Driver License.
Use of an automobile.
An employee in this class may be subject to the reporting requirements of the District’s Conflict of Interest Code.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate would have the knowledge of:
- Enterprise server, storage, and infrastructure hardware, software, and operating systems such as LINUX, Windows, VMware, and Citrix Xen
- Storage Area Networks (e.g. Cisco, MDS 9500) and Enterprise Storage Systems (e.g. HPE 3Par, Infinidat Infinibox, EMC Isilon, Virtual Tape Library, HPE SimpliVity, NetApp, Dell/EMC)
- Cloud based Infrastructure providers Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
- Operating system monitoring and performance tuning utilities (e.g., BMC, SAR, TOP, TOPAS) and methods
- Complex information technology operating, database, and applications systems (e.g., Windows Server, Domain Controllers, Windows IIS, Web Logic, SAP, Oracle, DB2, KORN Shell, PERL)
- TCP/IP and related devices including NFS and DHCP
- HP Openview and its options
- LVM setup for clustered hosts (HACMP, Oracle Rac, Oracle ASM, and MSCS)
- Security hardening processes and concepts (e.g. IPSEC)
- Communications hardware and software (e.g., CSM, switches, gateways)
- Data systems analysis and design
- Computer hardware and compatibilities including Windows, VMware, open systems, related
- peripherals, and software utilities
- Business and educational data processing applications
- Distributed and centralized processing techniques
- IP addressing and subnet schemes
- Domain name, e-mail, and firewall servers
- Project management methodology including planning, costing, and resource management
- System virtualization software such as VMWare and Citrix Xen
- Platform as a Service (PaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS) and other related cloud technologies

The ideal candidate would also have the ability to:
- Analyze the information needs, problems, and procedures of other departments
- Evaluate and adapt new data processing techniques
- Design and implement technical modifications and upgrades
- Prepare work, time, and cost estimates and reports
- Develop detailed project implementation plan, scope, and budget
- Plan, coordinate, and provide leadership in complex activities involving many participants
- Analyze problems in computer operation, program logic, and communications
- Prepare long-range plans
- Monitor, analyze, and forecast system resources and plan for future growth
- Develop processes and procedures that can be audited for compliance with “industry best practice” guidelines
- Solve problems involving integration of advanced technology departments
- Represent the District at technical meetings
- Express difficult concepts clearly and concisely
- Analyze and diagnose malfunctions and perform required repairs of computer operation, program logic, and communications
- Use the maintenance utilities in repairing system defects and restoring files and file systems
- Work effectively without supervision
- Maintain effective working relationships with District personnel

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process for this position will tentatively consist of the following: Technical Project, Technical Interview.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion. Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

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