System Administrator - Seattle, Washington

Wed, 20 May 2020 13:04:33 GMT

The System Administrator (SA) is responsible for effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and software and related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the infrastructure. This individual ensures that system hardware, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures adhere to organizational values, enabling staff, volunteers, and Partners.

This individual is accountable for the following systems: Linux and Windows systems that support GIS infrastructure; Linux, Windows and Application systems that support Asset Management; Responsibilities on these systems include SA engineering and provisioning, operations and support, maintenance and research and development to ensure continual innovation.

SA Engineering and Provisioning

1. Engineering of SA-related solutions for various project and operational needs.

2. Install new / rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.

3. Install and configure systems such as supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications.

4. Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.

5. Contribute to and maintain system standards.

6. Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.

Operations and Support

7. Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs such as backups.

8. Perform regular security monitoring to identify any possible intrusions.

9. Perform daily backup operations, ensuring all required file systems and system data are successfully backed up to the appropriate media, recovery tapes or disks are created, and media is recycled and sent off site as necessary.

10. Perform regular file archival and purge as necessary.

11. Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.

12. Provide Tier III/other support per request from various constituencies. Investigate and troubleshoot issues.

13. Repair and recover from hardware or software failures. Coordinate and communicate with impacted constituencies.

Maintenance

14. Apply OS patches and upgrades on a regular basis, and upgrade administrative tools and utilities. Configure / add new services as necessary.

15. Upgrade and configure system software that supports GIS infrastructure applications or Asset Management applications per project or operational needs.

16. Maintain operational, configuration, or other procedures.

17. Perform periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.

18. Perform ongoing performance tuning, hardware upgrades, and resource optimization as required. Configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.

19. Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

1. Bachelor (4-year) degree, with a technical major, such as engineering or computer science.

2. Systems Administration/System Engineer certification in Unix and Microsoft.

3. Four to six years system administration experience.

COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:

1. Position deals with a variety of problems and sometime has to decide which answer is best. The question/issues are typically clear and requires determination of which answer (from a few choices) is the best.

DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:

1. Decisions normally have a noticeable effect department-wide and company-wide, and judgment errors can typically require one to two weeks to correct or reverse.

RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT –FINANCIAL & SUPERVISORY:

1. Functions as a lead worker doing the work similar to those in the work unit; responsibility for training, instruction, setting the work pace, and possibly evaluating performance.

2. No budget responsibility.

COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:

1. Interpret and/or discuss information with others, which involves terminology or concepts not familiar to many people; regularly provide advice and recommend actions involving rather complex issues. May resolve problems within established practices.

2. Provides occasional guidance, some of which is technical.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:

1. Responsibilities sometimes require working evenings and weekends, sometimes with little advanced notice.

Business Analyst - Seattle, WA

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:04:33 GMT

JOIN US AS A BUSINESS ANALYST

Similar Industry Titles and Key Words: Business Analyst, BA, Planner

About This Opportunity

As a Business Analyst, you’ll apply your financial, analytical and communication skills to impact the bottom line. You’ll negotiate and maintain business relationships with the largest vendors in the industry and benchmark the competition to stay on top of the latest trends in merchandising and how they may apply at QuattroTek. You will leverage professional partnerships with buyers and vendors to achieve optimal inventory levels and drive sales. Help bring our guests what they want, when they want it, online or at whichever QuattroTek store they shop.

As a Business Analyst, you’ll take the lead as you…

Receive placement one of the following areas: Merchandise Planning, Merchandise Presentation, QuattroTek Sourcing Services, QuattroTek.com Merchandise Planning, or Merchandise Operations
Run or support a multi-million dollar business
Utilize state-of-the-art systems to formulate in-depth inventory forecasts, manage and allocate inventory, or perform data analysis
Collaborate with internal teams such as Merchandise Planning, Marketing/Advertising, Sourcing, Finance, Distribution, and Stores as well as many other experts throughout the organization
Receive mentorship from an experienced team member and partner with a manager on professional development
Embark on a successful career beginning with a comprehensive training program, one-on-one mentorship and ongoing training and development opportunities

Requirements

Strong academic performance (current cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Leadership and decision-making skills
Clear and effective communication skills
Strong planning and organizational skills
Assertiveness and strong initiative

Benefits

Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. QuattroTek is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.

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System Administrator - Seattle, Washington

Business Analyst - Seattle, WA