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Senior Systems Administrator

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$135K - $155K/yr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Lead projects across functional teams to help develop solutions for management, monitoring, testing ...

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Senior Research Associate

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$29.75 - $37.25/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... The successful candidate will push forward multiple rodent in vivo projects by serving as a ...

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$16.50 - $20.50/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Gain exposure to grants and project management, procurement, financial operations, and ...

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Electronics Engineer

Pasadena, CA · On-site

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Previous and anticipated projects conducted by the COO detector team include deployment of ...

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Undergraduate Admissions Specialist

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$20.50 - $28/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Project management experience Working Conditions * Regular Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to ...

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Security and Network Engineer

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$114K - $156K/yr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... projects, and IPAC-wide infrastructure. * Implement NIST & NASA Frameworks: Translate federal ...

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Recycling Associate

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$23 - $27.25/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Handles special recycling projects such as lab decommissioning, by collecting and recycling co ...

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Research Engineer

Pasadena, CA · On-site

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... project or work for a private employer. * Experience with the design and construction of engineered ...

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Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Managing projects to value engineering on a tight budget and schedule. * Coordinating with Project ...

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Grant Manager

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$93K - $112K/yr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Interact with Project Accounting on matters of award administration during the funding period and ...

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Equipment Engineer, Dry Etch

Pasadena, CA · On-site

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Experience with project engineering or project management is a plus. Required Documents * Resume ...

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Security Dispatch Officer

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$17.50 - $20.75/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... of projects and/or collection of related information. * Assist with smooth transition between ...

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Campus Custodial Lead

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$22.25 - $29.25/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Oversees campus events, projects, and supply distribution. Ensures all custodial duties required to ...

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Maintenance Mechanic

Pasadena, CA · On-site

$24.75 - $28.75/hr

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Provides assistance with various projects and events, and ensuring a safe, clean and well ...

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Financial Analyst

Pasadena, CA · On-site

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world ... Maintain and manage schedules of vendor retention accounts for all active construction projects

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Senior Systems Administrator

Caltech

Pasadena, CA • On-site

$135K - $155K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 19 days ago

Job description

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.
Job Summary
Provide solution architect functions. This includes but is not limited to, architecting and designing solutions, planning and organizing new software installations, upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages, and ensuring security of data and networks. Forecast future architect function needs.
Essential Job Duties
  • Designing and deploying scalable, highly available, fault tolerant, and reliable systems.
  • Formulate the design of the server, network, and storage architecture for hardware, virtualized and cloud-based infrastructures and application services.
  • Lead projects across functional teams to help develop solutions for management, monitoring, testing, backup, disaster recovery, etc.
  • Continually research emerging technologies and services to evaluate and determine value to IMSS and Caltech community.
  • Stay informed about various service models and delivery methods to allow IMSS to match them to specific project requirements and use cases
  • Manage operations of Redhat Linux servers; including database, web servers, ldap servers.
  • Manage Identity Provider and authentication services, Redhat Satellite services, and configuration management services like Ansible and Salt
  • Manage Tomcat servers and Java applications
  • Plan and schedule software installations and upgrades to operating systems in accordance with established IT policies and procedures; develop and deploy new services as appropriate.
  • Ensure systems achieve optimum performance levels.
  • Responsible for system security and integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate software and hardware solutions.
  • Develop and promote standard operating procedures.
  • Develop and document internal processes.
  • Responsible for hardware and software audits of servers to ensure compliance with established policies, standards, and configuration guidelines.
  • Responsible for planning and organizing the installations of new applications, distributing software upgrades, monitoring daily activity, enforcing licensing agreements, developing storage management, and providing routine backups.
  • Oversee programs in administrative languages such as Python, Perl, Java Script, and shell scripts.
  • Collaborate with team members on the design, implementation, and support of standardized automation systems.
  • Lead projects with team members on design, deployment, and support infrastructure services.
  • Collaborate with team members in the development of new projects and services arising from the academic and technical needs of supported groups.
  • Participation in an on-call rotation and after-hours support is required.
  • Excellent troubleshooting, debugging, and diagnostic skills.
  • Solid understanding of networking concepts, including routing, subnets, DNS, and software firewall configurations.
  • Familiarity with containers and API scripting.
  • Forecast infrastructure needs for long term plan.
  • Experience administering and managing OpenSearch or ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) stack, including deployment, configuration, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Basic Qualifications
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent is required.
  • 6 years of experience with system administration
  • Five years of experience using and supporting the Linux operating system is required
  • Five years of hands-on experience managing and supporting AWS cloud environments, including core services such as EC2, S3, IAM, and VPC.
  • Must have excellent customer relations, written, and oral communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
  • M.S. Preferred.
  • Experience administering and supporting Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) and Service Provider (SP) systems, including configuration, maintenance, and integration with SAML-based authentication services.
  • Demonstrated expertise in architecting AWS solutions, automating cloud infrastructure and services using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).
Required Documents
  • Resume.

Hiring Range
$135,100 to $155,300 per year
The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.
As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time. Learn more about our benefits and staff perks.
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
To read more Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) go to eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.
Disability Accommodations
Caltech complies with the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We consider reasonable accommodation measures that may be necessary for eligible applicants and employees to perform the essential functions of a position.
If you would like to request an accommodation to complete this application, interview, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please contact Caltech Recruiting at employment@caltech.edu.
Additionally, if you do not meet the basic qualifications of a role but believe you can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation, please reach out to Caltech Recruiting at employment@caltech.edu.

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