Systems Administrator II

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers.  The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding Revolutionaries in a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Systems Administrator II who will be responsible for supporting our organization's IT infrastructure.  The role involves support of our virtual, cloud and on-prem server infrastructure, managing cloud platforms, storage, and application infrastructure.  You will be a key member of the IT team, working closely with and aiding your colleagues when required.   You will report to the Senior System Administrator.  This role requires a strong technical background in systems administration, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. The ideal candidate will be highly flexible, ready to step in and provide support where needed, and will have a proven track record of supporting complex systems and ensuring the reliability and security of critical IT services.  

As a key member of the IT team in the IS department, you will make significant contributions to our team with accountability for the following:

• Provide support for hybrid cloud solutions across on-premises, Azure, and AWS environments, ensuring seamless integration and optimizing for performance, security, and cost-efficiency.

• Administer and maintain server hardware, operating systems, and platforms.

• Support backup and recovery solutions such as Veeam, Azure Backup, and AWS Backup, with the ability to configure, monitor, and troubleshoot backup jobs across hybrid environments

• Support VMware virtualization environments, ensuring resilience and consistent uptime for critical services.

• Support backup and recovery operations to safeguard data integrity and support business continuity.

• Install, configure, and manage system software, including operating systems, middleware, and utilities.

• Support application platform operations as needed.

• Provide Service Desk Tier 2 & 3 support as needed.

• Monitor system performance, capacity, and availability, ensuring uninterrupted service delivery.

• Respond to system alerts and incidents in a timely manner, diagnosing and resolving issues to minimize downtime and service disruptions.

• Contribute comprehensive documentation of system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

• Collaborate with other company functions and internally with IS team to solve technical issues and find cross functional solutions to ongoing challenges and requirements.

• Stay informed on industry developments and emerging tech to propel innovation and improve system capabilities.

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

• Proven experience in systems administration across hybrid cloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems (Dell, HP).

• Extensive experience in managing and optimizing Windows and Linux operating systems, ensuring security, efficiency, and reliability.

• Extensive experience with an Active Directory/Entra ID directory services environment.

• Experience with supporting and managing a M365 environment including Exchange, SharePoint, Entra ID, Teams, Intune.

• Experience with identity providers (IdPs) such as Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO configuration, identity federation, and automated user provisioning.

• Knowledge of virtualization technologies, particularly VMware, with experience in configuring high availability environments.

• Experience with infrastructure monitoring/observability tools

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, evidenced by a history of enhancing system performance and resolving complex technical issues.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, and cloud storage, and the ability to manage and optimize these systems for peak performance.

• Strong experience with IT management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jamf, Egnyte, and Smartsheet’s.

• Knowledge of and experience implementing standard security practices.

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field.

• Experience working in a life sciences environment

• Networking knowledge

• ServiceNow platform management experience

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience with tools such as Terraform

• Configuration Management using tools such as Ansible

• Monitoring and dashboarding with Zabbix, Grafana, and Prometheus #LI-Hybrid  #LI-YG1