Sr. Systems Administrator - IT

Job Description

Description

We’re powering a cleaner, brighter future. 

Exelon is leading the energy transformation, and we’re calling all problem solvers, innovators, community builders and change makers. Work with us to deliver solutions that make our diverse cities and communities stronger, healthier and more resilient.

We’re powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 19,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).

In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career. 

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PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

Candidate will possess the experience and skills to support and optimize in an advanced role within the Exelon IT organization by providing expert technical guidance, direction and insight to project managers and stakeholders regarding IT system solutions and improvements being deployed within the enterprise environment. Must possess expert & skillful abilities to optimize and maintain high priority and complex IT system initiatives and project solutions [to include both cloud, non-cloud and hybrid cloud models].

The IT Sr. Systems Administrator will be expected to provide technical leadership to support delivery and maintenance of IT solutions supporting Exelon. Must have the ability to evaluate IT infrastructure and application solutions and make recommendations for supporting and optimizing application and data workloads within these hosting models. Demonstrate expertise for monitoring, configuration and maintenance, of current hosting services to support virtual hosting technologies, software defined datacenter technologies, hyper-converged datacenter hardware solutions, and software tools. This role will work in collaboration with other IT teams, leadership, enterprise business partners, vendors and project/design teams, in all aspects of the secure & reliable hosting of applications throughout Exelon’s large & complex enterprise and real time operational environments.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support projects, planning, maintenance and operations. Consults and advises leadership, project teams, application/service support teams and end users to optimize availability and performance analysis for potential changes related to [Insert systems here]. Provide technical expertise and guidance for maintaining performance and reliability of key IT solutions.
• Work closely with leadership and the team to develop future improvement plans, resource requirements, migrations strategies, and project schedules to improve service delivery and efficiency. Understand other technologies and service offerings and their impact to the delivery of [cloud based/hybrid/on-prem] services.
• Establish evaluation, testing, lab and mockup solutions as needed. Serve as a senior resource and mentor in assigned daily support and deployments to operations and ensure solutions meet business requirements and established metrics (SLA’s). Responsible for operating and maintaining complex solutions at the component level, including hands-on configuration, leading troubleshooting efforts and optimization of metrics for [cloud based/hybrid/on-prem] services.
• Provide feedback and guidance to leadership and peers to risks identified during business impact analysis, site risk assessments and disaster recovery planning.
• Maintain technical knowledge and business acumen within our own discipline or function.
• With partner organizations, develop and drive innovations that scales Data Center Operations, delivering high impact advances in tooling, hardware, automation and workflow.

POSITION SCOPE

• Position interacts with all levels of employees, including executives, vendors, involved in performance, maintenance, review, approval, testing and communication of business plans and service
• Position has senior level expertise and hands-on competency in platform or application area of expertise, and tools/systems associated with these functions.
• Work under minimal supervision.
• Mentors junior-level team members and others.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree (Computer Science or related field) and 5 – 8 years' experience (IT infrastructure support, application support, [cloud computing], disaster/recovery, etc.) or 9 – 12 years equivalent job experience.
• Demonstrated consulting, presentation, and project management skills.
• Demonstrated expert proficiency in at least two operational domains such as storage, compute, database, collaboration, application design, [cloud hosting and related technologies]
• Ability to travel domestically.
• 24/7 on-call rotational duties
• Technical writing skills including process and procedure experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Certification in area of expertise
• Prioritization skills and experience benchmarking the effectiveness of operational processes both internally and externally, meeting performance targets and driving continuous improvements as needed
• Intricate knowledge of EIA/TIA standards, DCIM and wire testing tools
• Experience working in a Structured ITIL and or ISO environment utilizing problem, change, and incident disciplines.
• Experience with data center layout and design
• Ability to lead team on multiple concurrent projects while meeting deadlines and ensuring uptime
• Working knowledge of electrical distribution and cooling best practices to be accountable for the planning, execution, and delivery of data center capacity within a geographical region, assuring the capacity meets or exceeds all operational targets

Exelon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and employees or applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

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