DUTIES: The Manager of Technical Services and Support: Enterprise Storage and Backup is responsible for overseeing the technical direction and architecture for enterprise-wide storage and backup systems for the University of Maryland. The manager is responsible for managing the staff that design, implement, and maintain these systems and the services provided by them. The position engages in helping to provide storage and backup services to meet the needs of the central applications in use as well as campus customers. It also oversees the data recovery component of the disaster recovery plan to ensure a successful recovery using storage-based and tape-based methods. This position is also responsible for instituting the appropriate controls, processes, and best practices that ensure compliance with State and University System of Maryland audit requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified candidates must hold a Baccalaureate in Computer Science or a related field and have 5+ years of increasing responsibility for leading a highly technical staff of storage and backup administrators. Candidate must have a strong background in enterprise storage and backup systems, systems administration, and disaster recovery. Knowledge of storage-based recovery across data centers is required. Knowledge of EMC, Cisco, and TSM Backup is highly desired. The position requires strong human resource, budgeting, and project management skills; strong planning, communication, and analytical skills; and knowledge of UNIX-based systems. The ability to lead and motivate staff as well as develop staff capabilities as well as to work collaboratively with the university community and constituents outside of the university is an important component of this position.

TO APPLY: Screening of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please send resume and/or experience profile by e-mail (rtf attachment preferred) to oit-resume@umd.edu or to:

Manager, Enterprise Storage and Backup Search
Office of Information Technology
University of Maryland
3317 Computer and Space Sciences Bldg. (224)
College Park, MD 20742-2411

The University of Maryland actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, physical or mental handicap, religion, national origin, or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.