IT system architect (up to EG 13 TV-H) - in the IT service center

The IT Service Center is a central technical facility of the University. Approximately 60 employees provide sophisticated IT services for students, teachers, researchers and for the administration.

Tasks:

• Operation and further development of the central databases of the ITS (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Conception and management of complex IT projects
• Troubleshooting and correction of errors in the databases. Second-level user support in the database operation of the ITS
• Administration of the parallel file systems (IBM Spectrum Scale). Troubleshooting and resolving errors in the parallel file systems. Second-level user support in the operation of the parallel file systems.
• Installation, maintenance and administration of the central storage network. Troubleshooting and correction of errors in the storage network.
• Installation, configuration, operation and networking of complex, highly available server systems and operating system-related services under Linux (Redhat, Debian) and MS-Windows, taking into account high security requirements
• Design, configuration and monitoring of data backup, package filters and system security
• Documentation, supervision and monitoring of IT operations
• On-call services
• Contact person for colleagues and users in second level support

Requirements:

• Completed (if applicable, scientific) university studies in an engineering or STEM field of study
• very good knowledge in setup, configuration and administration of databases, especially PostgreSQL
• very good knowledge of Linux, ideally Debian and Redhat
• good knowledge in setup, configuration and administration of parallel file systems, especially IBM Spectrum Scale
• good knowledge and experience with programming languages (C, C++, Java, shell programming)
• good knowledge and experience in the management of IT projects
• independent working style combined with a high degree of teamwork skills
• Commitment, flexibility and ability to work under pressure
• systematic and structured way of working
• willingness and ability to create technical documentation
• Willingness for professional development

Advantageous are:

Knowledge in the operation and configuration of:

• system-related application software (NFS, Samba)
• Firewall systems and packet filters
• MS server operating systems and Active Directory server services
• x86 virtualization techniques (VMware, Hyper-V, oVirt)
• Networking of IT systems (Ethernet, InfiniBand, Fibre Channel)
• Hardware in the x86 server area
• UNIX systems (Solaris)
• SAN systems

For further inquiries please contact Prof. Dr. Dräxler, Tel.: 0561-804-2399, E-Mail: peter.draexler[at]uni-kassel[dot]de.

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In the interest of equal opportunities, the University of Kassel strives to offer women and men the same development opportunities and to counteract existing disadvantages. The aim is to significantly increase the proportion of women in research and teaching. Qualified women are therefore expressly encouraged to apply. Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if they are equally qualified and qualified. Full-time positions are generally divisible. Please submit only copies of your application documents (no folders), as these cannot be returned after the selection process has been completed; they will be destroyed in compliance with data protection regulations. Applications with informative documents should be sent to the President of the University of Kassel, 34109 Kassel or bewerbungen[at]uni-kassel[dot]de, quoting the reference number, and preferably also in electronic form.