"Systems Software Engineer II"

Job Details

Systems Software Engineer II

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Systems Software Engineer II at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Essential functions (job duties):

Basic Purpose:
Positions in the Systems Software Engineer job family are responsible for evaluating, selecting, installing, and maintaining enterprise operating systems and technical applications for assigned platforms including enterprise servers and networks and for serving as a technical resource on enterprise hardware issues. Incumbents interact with technical and business customers to provide training and expertise in the design of specific applications to ensure the optimization of the platforms or technologies involved. The focus of work is on the efficient operation of enterprise operating platforms to support customer applications and the effective use of hardware and operating software in new or enhanced applications.

Essential Functions:
The functions within the job family will vary by level and specific assignment but will include the following:

• Evaluate, install, customize, configure, and maintain enterprise operating systems including installing and testing new releases;
• Evaluate operating efficiency, analyze performance and tuning, and assist in capacity planning and DASD management;
• Analyze and troubleshoot operating problems to find problem areas and make fixes or work with the vendor for correction;
• Advise technical staff in complex applications development to assist in avoiding problems of incompatibility with software capabilities;
• Document changes to system functions and/or configurations for technical and customer reference; and
• Review and evaluate new or upgraded systems software packages and related hardware and make recommendations based on established standards.

Level Descriptions:

Systems Software Engineer II
This is the career level where incumbents are fully knowledgeable in the operating system and platform-supported and work as a part of a team to develop or install new systems software or supporting applications. The emphasis at this level is the incumbent’s ability to identify and resolve all but the most unusual operating systems problems quickly and with dispatch. While at this level, incumbents are increasing their knowledge and expertise in a complex operating system and platform or are expanding their capabilities in a second technology. They may also have specific assignments in areas such as performance tuning, security, disaster recovery, and the like to broaden their overall knowledge of their assigned technology.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the specific operating systems, networks, and/or platforms supported;
• Understanding of the hardware supported including mainframe, servers, workstations, peripheral devices, and the like;
• Skill in the use of operating system software, companion software, utilities, and the like;
• High level skill in identifying and resolving technical problems and/or effectively communicating the problems to vendor representatives; and
• Ability to analyze complex operating problems, working independently until the problem is resolved.

Knowledge of operating systems software, platforms, and computer operations typically acquired through an undergraduate program in Computer Science with an emphasis on systems software or the equivalent and one to two years of related experience; and
Specific knowledge and experience in at least one related platform and operating system.

School/College/Division: H25 - Computing & Info Technology
Primary department: H25 Computing & Info Technology

Employment type:
Regular Employee
Job type: Full Time
Job category: Staff/Administrative

Funding/salary information:
Compensation type: Annual Salary
Salary minimum: 71,797
Salary hire maximum: 107,696

Working conditions:
This position must be filled pursuant to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement, and as such may be filled by a qualified bargaining unit member, should one apply

Job openings:
Number of openings: 1
Reposted position: No