What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Administrator III - DR/BC and Visualization position at State Universities Retirement System of Illinois?
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Position : This position will report to the Deputy CTO. The purpose of this position is to lead in the system administration of all technologies associated with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity (DR-BC) including, but not limited to, virtualization, cloud, storage, backup & disaster recovery. This position will be a key contributor to the development, maintenance, and testing of all components of the SURS Disaster Recovery Plan and Business Continuity Plan (DRP-BCP), identifying requirements and resources necessary to build resiliency into the SURS infrastructure and recovery strategies and techniques that would contribute to the successful restoration of SURS critical services in the event of a disaster. As part of the Infrastructure & Operations team within IT, this individual will assist in the development of standards and policies that contribute to risk reduction, mitigation, and remediation, therefore advancing SURS' security posture. This individual will also be responsible for the development of all documentation associated with disaster recovery test & evaluation.
Position : System Administrator III -Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity and Virtualization
Position Type : Full-time | Based in Champaign, IL
Civil Service Classification : Information Technology Technical Associate
Main Duties
- Strategy & Planning
- Develop and establish disaster recovery procedures, including development and update of related documentation, for the restoration of mission-critical infrastructure components and business applications in the event of natural disasters, technical failures, power outages, and human interference.
- Manage and coordinate all aspects of actual recovery plan implementation and efforts, including initial emergency response, recovery procedures, and business resumption processes.
- Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of policies, procedures and associated plans for disaster recovery administration and business continuity based on industry-standard best practices.
- Operations Management
- Ensure the preservation of critical information, data, or media through monitoring and verification that all physical, virtual, and off-site backup processes have completed successfully.
- Conduct disaster recovery (DR) tests on an annual basis or as mandated by compliance with state policies.
- Coordinate with security operations team to ensure all systems and subsystems associated with DR-BC are regularly updated, patched, or configured with applicable fixes to minimize vulnerabilities and ensure resiliency.
- Work with infrastructure system administrators to coordinate a strategic update path to address obsolescence before technology reaches end of life to ensure all systems and subsystems stay up to date and are properly supported.
- Acquisition
- Contribute to procurement and negotiation efforts with vendors, contractors, and other outsources resources for any product, services, and support related to DR-BC technology.
Required Qualifications
College coursework which includes Information Technology (IT), IT Management, Programming, IT systems, or a closely related discipline, as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent :
30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
2 years of experience as an admin overseeing Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity or Virtualization platforms.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)
Preferred Qualifications
Position Information
This is a full-time position is based in Champaign, IL. During the initial 12-month training period, fully in-office workdays may be required. After successful completion of the initial training period. this position may transition to a hybrid role. The starting salary range for this position is $90,269 - $101,553. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the full range for a position. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.
Benefits
Application Process
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About SURS
SURS is the administrator of a cost-sharing, multiple-employer, public employee retirement system that provides retirement, survivor, disability and death benefits to employees of Illinois state universities, community colleges, and certain other affiliated organizations and agencies. SURS was created in 1941, by an act of the Illinois General Assembly, and is governed by the Illinois Pension Code (40 ILCS 5 / 15-101 et seq.). SURS provides benefit services to over 255,000 members who work for 61 employers. SURS is responsible for investing assets in a diversified portfolio of U.S. and foreign stocks, bonds, real estate and alternative investments. SURS maintains a defined benefit plan, which on June 30, 2024, had assets valued at approximately $24.3 billion. SURS also administers two defined contribution plans, the Retirement Savings Plan, which on June 30, 2024, had assets of approximately $4.3 billion and the Deferred Compensation Plan, which had assets of approximately $67.4 million. Northern Trust serves as SURS' master trustee custodian.
Salary : $90,269 - $101,553