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Senior Information Systems Engineer - Virtualization

Position Number: 6255123
Location: Orem, UT
Position Type: Computing - Network/System Administration

Senior Information Systems Engineer - Virtualization

Salary: $86,380.55 - $101,624.17 Annually
Job Type: FT Exempt Salaried Staff
Job Number: FY2504273
Closing: 6/17/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: DX Building
Division: VP Digital Transformation/CIO

Position Announcement

Utah Valley University is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Information Systems Engineer to play a key role in shaping and enhancing our IT infrastructure. This position offers the opportunity to lead the design, deployment, and management of virtualization and infrastructure automation solutions that support the university's mission and evolving technology needs. You'll work in a collaborative environment, translating business objectives into scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems while mentoring team members and driving innovation through emerging technologies.

If you're passionate about improving system efficiency, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and thrive in a dynamic, forward-thinking team, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact at a growing institution. Join us and contribute to building a resilient and future-ready IT environment that supports student success and institutional excellence.

Summary of Responsibilities

Virtualization Designs, develops, and maintains the current VMWare VCF virtual environment. Understand user and process requirements and ensure those requirements can be achieved through high quality deliverables. Monitor technological advancements to ensure that solutions are continuously improved, supported, and aligned with industry and company standards as well as emerging business requirements. Performs upgrades and troubleshooting for virtual environments. Understand the interactions between systems, applications, and services within the environment, and evaluate the impact of changes or additions. Analyze systems and perform usability testing to ensure performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements. Participates in evaluating and recommends new enterprise software products. Ensures optimal performance and high availability of enterprise applications.
Automation Develops, implements, and maintains automated systems to streamline infrastructure management processes. This role involves creating and implementing scripts or tools to automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring tasks, ensuring consistent and reliable infrastructure performance. The engineer collaborates closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate automation solutions into CI/CD pipelines and enhance overall system efficiency. They monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and optimize automation workflows to minimize downtime and enhance scalability. Staying up to date with the latest tools and technologies in infrastructure automation is key to driving continuous improvements and aligning with organizational goals.
Security Work closely with IT security to monitor the virtualization and infrastructure automation environments. Leverage expertise to assist with root cause investigations and provide recommendations for preventative measures, security policies, procedures, and protocols to safeguard information systems. Proactively address gaps with existing support processes, documentation, etc. and prioritize accordingly. Ensure efficient functioning of process functions in accordance with University security policies and an best practices.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Requires a bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 4 years of relevant experience OR any combination of education and experience totaling 8 years.

Preferred Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or technology-related field, plus 4 years of experience; OR any combination of education and experience totaling 8 years.

Licenses or Certifications
Current VMware VCP or VCAP

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

Knowledge of virtual machine environments (Vmware/Broadcom, Proxmox, etc)
Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, Powershell, BASH, other scripting tools)
Knowledge of Networking, TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancing, Firewalling
Knowledge of Relational Databases (MS SQL, MySQL, Postgres)
Knowledge of Directory Services (Active Directory, LDAP, EntraAD)
Knowledge of common Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, MacOS)
Knowledge of Public Key Infrastructure (SSL, Certificates)
Knowledge of clustering, redundant systems, and high availability
Knowledge of security, backups, and disaster recovery
Knowledge of Server hardware architecture and remote systems management (Dell and Dell iDRAC administration)

Skills

Decision making, problem solving, exercising effective interpersonal communication, prioritization, organization, researching, and ingenuity.
Enterprise Server Virtualization design and implementation.
Scripting through python, powershell, and other tools.

Abilities

Ability to read, write, and interpret technical documentation and procedures pertaining to systems and the virtual environment.
Ability to think logically, resolve problems, identify tasks, and develop strategic project plans.
Ability to be self-motivated with a strong customer service orientation and a keen attention to detail.
Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
Ability to complete multiple tasks and requests based on the organizational goals and objectives of the University.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/4953231/senior-information-systems-engineer-virtualization

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