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Form of workLocation: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 269744
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About Georgia Tech
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Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
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4. We celebrate collaboration.
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Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
About Industrial and Systems Engineering
The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) has achieved national and international prominence through its tradition of unparalleled excellence and leadership in research, education, and service. ISyE has overt fifty world-class faculty members, top-notch students including, outstanding curricula, and extensive research focused on improving quality of life. ISyE supports a broad spectrum of academic concentrations with several that have achieved best-in-class rankings. More information can be found at http://www.isye.gatech.edu.
Job SummaryProvide advanced and innovative research IT leadership and support, typically in an academic or research unit. Hold the role of lead subject matter expert regarding delivery of IT services in support of research and instruction. Position focuses on maximizing the delivery of high-value consultative services to faculty and their research groups. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and unit managementThis position typically will advise and counsel: Faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and unit managementThis position will supervise: N/A
ResponsibilitiesJob Duty 1 -
Provide high-level expertise, advice and technology leadership; defines and implements the vision and strategy for IT across multiple research groups and unit management.
Job Duty 2 -
Design and deliver unit level technical architecture including integration with other systems and budget management; implement and evaluate functional and technical IT system requirements and specifications for unit level services and highly complex projects.
Job Duty 3 -
Plan and analyze unit level technology investments; identify common needs among research groups and develop associated solutions, focusing on the collaborative use of resources where possible.
Job Duty 4 -
Responsible for the data management and security operation for an entire unit; design implement disaster recovery and data integrity, to include contingency planning, and testing disaster recovery scenarios. Consult and communicate security and data management practices to unit management.
Job Duty 5 -
Provide advanced system administration of computational and data resources, technical equipment, and other networked systems for large research groups and unit level needs, including defining performance and reliability objectives.
Job Duty 6 -
Coordinate and define responsibilities for management of and operational support of a large and diverse set of cyber-infrastructure resources (including desktops, workstations, data acquisition systems, other computational and data resources) to meet unit level IT needs.
Job Duty 7 -
Design and implement functionality to integrate campus level systems with unit level requirements; may involve leveraging Application Program Interface (API) and web services to automate data workflows.
Job Duty 8 -
Provide consultative support to faculty on any and all technology relevant to their work (may include HPC and research computation environments, collaboration tools such as videoconferencing, communication technologies including web and social media, and highly advanced scientific applications).
Job Duty 9 -
Advise and understand the diverse needs of the unit stakeholders and define new solutions and technology applications to serve them.
Job Duty 10 -
Perform other duties as assigned
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Other Required Qualifications
Overnight travel reques for project delivery; flexibility in on-site daily service delivery hours degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related (due to client shift schedules, project requirements).
Required Experience
Six to eight years of job related experience
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
- Working knowledge of public cloud services including AWS and Azure.
- Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, SALT or Puppet.
- Experience working in Higher Education preferred.
- Working knowledge of cloud management templating tools.
- Strong linux system administration skills.
- Experience writing and maintaining scripts in various languages such as bash, python, PowerShell and others.
- Proficient in written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, customer service
SKILLS
This position requires advanced knowledge and skill in the installation and maintenance of information technology hardware and software at all layers; requires a deep understanding of industry practices and campus policies and procedures; excellent skills in problem solving, decision making, customer service, system documentation and communications; expertise with enterprise systems, networking, security and overall IT architecture including systems management; deep understanding of how to properly secure research workload along with NIST 800-171 I DFARS 7012 compliance issues; strong knowledge of one or more programming language, scientific simulation methods and operational software development methodology preferred.
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
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All members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values, which consists of Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values shape and fundamentally support our University¿s work. Additionally, all faculty, staff, and administrators must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents and Georgia Institute of Technology's policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. More information on these policies can be found here: Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu)
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening
Other InformationSalary: $88,760 - $ 120,714.00
Location: Hybrid (Atlanta, GA)
Job grade: I9
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
