Location: Gainesville, FL
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**JOB NO:** 539548 **WORK TYPE:** Staff Full-Time **LOCATION:** Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) **CATEGORIES:** Information Technology, Veteran's Preference Eligible **DEPARTMENT:** 60070000 - AG-AGRICUL - BIOLOGICAL ENG **CLASSIFICATION TITLE:** End User Computing Spec II **CLASSIFICATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:** Associate’s degree and two years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma or equivalent and four years of relevant experience. Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience. **JOB DESCRIPTION:** At the University of Florida, the **Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department** (ABE) develops, teaches, and applies engineering to improve and sustain agricultural and biological systems for current and future generations. Ranked among the top programs in the nation, we transcend disciplinary boundaries to address complex systems from the nano to the global scale, integrating human and social dimensions with natural and managed environments to design, quantify, assess, and manage solutions. **The essential functions of the position are as follows:** **Software and Hardware Support:** - Coordinate the purchase, maintenance and lifecycle management of departmental computers, software, and related IT assets, including inventory tracking and asset management. Install, update, troubleshoot, maintain, and remove operating systems, install operating systems and other required software on newly purchased or rebuilt departmental computers. - Install, update, and remove hardware and software on existing computers. Update and install new programs on the ABE virtual server. - Should be comfortable entering a computer chassis and be familiar with safe computer hardware servicing practices. Familiarity with Windows, MacOS and Linux operating systems are required. - Stays informed on current computer hardware standards in order to make appropriate recommendations for computer hardware solutions that satisfy user req