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Carnegie Mellon University Principal Engineer, Virtualization & Storage - Computing Services in PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Reference #: 2020530 Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world's most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we invent it. If you're passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!
Our Computing Services department is seeking a Principal Engineer to join the Virtualization and Storage team. This role entails overseeing system design and management within a central group responsible for supporting the University's complex, multi-user, university-wide systems. It involves ensuring that the long-term needs of systems operations and administration are integrated into the broader information systems planning. Additionally, this position may involve serving as a project lead for systems administration projects.
We are seeking a talented team member who is:
Passionate about delivering high-quality service experiences that support our customers and organization.
Enthusiastic about supporting the core functions that help the university operate.
Innovative with an instinctual growth mindset and dedicated to learning and creatively applying new insights to expand the impact of the group.
Highly adaptable to the needs of our leadership and colleagues and excels at presenting with the right level of detail.
Inclusion and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of diverse audiences. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.
This is a great opportunity for someone to work in a creative, dedicated, and driven team, in a collaborative environment committed to technical innovation, inclusion, and work-life balance.
Depending on your unique combination of skills, experience, and interests, in combination with the evolving needs of the team, department, and University, you will have primary or secondary responsibilities for one of more of our focus areas:
Virtualized server infrastructure utilizing VMware vSphere (vCenter, ESXi).
Infrastructure monitoring and analysis using VMware Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs.
SAN and NAS storage infrastructure including hardware from Pure Storage, VAST Data, and Dell EMC making use of iSCSI, NFS, and Object protocols.
Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) delivered with VMware Horizon.
Virtualized Application Infrastructure using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD).
Your core responsibilities will include:
Working with enterprise systems that support the university-wide virtualized server, desktop and application environments.
Using existing monitoring tools and developing new tools to maintain the overall health of the infrastructure including scripting and automation with PowerCLI, Python, and/or REST APIs.
Diagnosing and identifying the root cause of failures including performance reductions, including working closely with vendors while pushing these issues to resolution.
Collaborating closely with other Computing Services teams on operating system, networking, and security challenges.
Participation in a rotating on-call schedule.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in a related field; Master's preferred.
A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.
5+ years of system administration experience demonstrating application of the above and supporting technologies (e.g. networking).
Strong problem solving, reasoning, and technical skills.
Requirements:
Successful background check
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Joining our team in this position opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits, available to all full-time Carnegie Mellon University employees. Experience the full spectrum of advantages, from comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance to enticing retirement savings programs. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits, and take well-deserved breaks with generous paid time off and holidays. Rest easy knowing you're covered by life and accidental death and disability insurance. For a comprehensive overview of the benefits awaiting you, explore: .
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