IT - Clemson University - Enterprise Project Manager – Executive

Job Description

Job Title : Enterprise Project Manager

Location : South Carolina / 100% Remote

Position Type : C2C / W2

Years of Experience : 10+ years

Duration of the Contract : 12 months

Additional details : Candidate will be required to be close to the Clemson facility for emergency purposes, as needed for disaster recovery.

Project Scope :

The Enterprise Project Manager will serve as the lead architect and senior systems expert responsible for designing, developing, and implementing highly specialized IT architecture for mission-critical environments. This role requires deep expertise in enterprise storage solutions, systems administration, and performance optimization across complex technical ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will act as the Storage Infrastructure Architect, ensuring operational stability and uptime for critical systems such as Kafka, SAMQFS, ZFS, ESXi, Splunk, OpenDuty, and Nagios. This position demands an independent, senior-level professional capable of managing end-to-end architecture, system health checks, troubleshooting, and technical leadership across teams.

Key Responsibilities :

Architecture & Infrastructure

• Architect, design, develop, and implement specialized IT solutions and enterprise architecture.
• Serve as the Storage Infrastructure Architect for mission-critical systems.
• Oversee system health and performance for Kafka, SAMQFS, ZFS, ESXi, Splunk, OpenDuty, and Nagios.

Systems Administration

Perform independent analysis, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of complex web, mainframe, and client-server technologies.

Architect, deploy, and manage system software, hardware, and associated components.

Provide advanced technical support for operating systems and subsystems supporting mission-critical operations.

System Maintenance & Optimization

Act as Subject Matter Expert in designing, installing, and maintaining system software for large-scale critical systems.

Tune systems for maximum performance and stability.

Monitor system capacity and ensure scalability and continuity.

Mentor Systems Programmers I & II and provide expert technical assistance to internal teams.

Collaborate cross-functionally and serve as a key technical resource.

Required Skills & Experience :

10+ years of experience with SAMQFS

10+ years of experience with SL8500

10+ years of experience with ACSLS

10+ years of experience with Clemson – USCalifornia DRBS relationship

Preferred Skills :

Perl

C Programming

Splunk

ESXi

System performance review

Troubleshooting complex system issues

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Math, Science, or a Technical field

Requirements

Kafka, SAMQFS, ZFS, ESXi, Splunk, OpenDuty, and Nagios.