- Leadership & Team Management: Provide strategic and operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. Mentor staff and support professional development.
- Unix and Linux Server Environments: Direct the planning, deployment, design, and lifecycle management of AIX and Linux server environments on-premises and in the cloud for small, medium, and large-scale clinical, research, and business initiatives.
- OpenShift Container Infrastructure: Lead the design, implementation, resource optimization, and lifecycle management of OpenShift Container environments, on-premises and cloud, to support diverse organizational needs.
- Ansible Automation Platform: Lead the design, implementation, resource optimization, and lifecycle management of Ansible Automation Platform environments, on-premises and cloud, to support diverse organizational automation needs.
- Security & Compliance: Lead monthly security patching and vulnerability management. Ensure the Unix and Linux hosting environment remains secure, compliant, and resilient.
- Customer Engagement: Act as a consultant to internal stakeholders, helping define and deliver tailored hosting solutions that meet evolving business and research needs.
- Technology Strategy: Lead the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including hybrid cloud solutions and automation frameworks. Drive innovation in infrastructure design and service delivery.
- Customer Engagement: Act as a consultant to internal stakeholders, helping define and deliver tailored hosting solutions that meet evolving business and research needs.
- Technology Strategy: Lead the evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies, including hybrid cloud solutions and automation frameworks. Drive innovation in infrastructure design and service delivery.
- Operational Excellence: Oversee daily operations, including incident response, performance tuning, and capacity planning. Ensure high availability and reliability of all Unix and Linux-based services.
- Collaboration & Vendor Management: Work closely with internal teams and external vendors to support system deployments, upgrades, and service enhancements. Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and service level agreements (SLAs) to ensure high-quality support and cost-effective solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 7 years of professional experience, including at least 2 years of IT-related experience.
- 3 years in a managerial/supervisory or team lead role overseeing 5 or more direct reports.
- Strong experience in Unix or Linux Servers and Container Orchestration administration.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Demonstrated experience deploying and supporting on-premises and hybrid environments.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.
- Leadership/management experience, with the ability to mentor and develop staff.
- Solid understanding of security best practices.
Benefits
We offer a benefits package that includes comprehensive training and career development opportunities, generous retirement savings plans, ample paid time off, and a wealth of family care support: https://careers.umich.edu/benefits.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components: patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
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