Sr. Systems Administrator
San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Sr. Systems Administrator

Location San Francisco

Requisition Number 3520-850-R

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Position Overview

Responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, and the highest level of performance tuning and recovery procedures for Nektar's systems.

Serves as a technical expert in the area of system administration for complex operating systems. Recommends the redesign and configuration of operating systems and system applications. Investigates and analyzes feasibility of system requirements and develops system specifications. Identifies methods, solutions, and provides project leadership and management in order to provide a high level of service to the customers of the department. This job contributes to and supports the company's research and development efforts to create high value therapeutics to address unmet medical needs.

Proactively applies professional concepts to contribute to development of company's concepts and principles and to achieve objectives in creative and effective way. Provides guidance on extremely complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables. Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments.

Manages the day-to-day operations of the Nektar Systems by monitoring system performance, configuration, maintenance and repair. Applies revisions to host system firmware and software. Works with vendors to assist support activities. Provides second level support to the Nektar staff for supported systems. Develops new system and application implementation plans, custom scripts and testing procedures to ensure operational reliability. Trains technical staff in how to use new software and hardware developed and/or acquired. May guide or provide work direction to technical staff, contract staff and/or interns. Performs troubleshooting as required. As such, leads problem-solving efforts often involving outside vendors and other support personnel and/or organizations. Installs, modifies and maintains systems and utility software on server computer systems. Provides server support related to other software. Establishes guidelines and methods for the installation and management of the host computer operating systems, disk arrays, fiber channel switches, tape libraries and other components. Ensures high availability and acceptable levels of performance of mission critical host computer resources. Develops procedures to maintain security and protect systems from unauthorized use, acts of nature and user abuse. Develops procedures, programs and documentation for