Information Technology Spec 5 - Sr. Windows System Administrator

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities • Saint Paul, MN

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position serves as a senior technical authority supporting enterprise server environments that deliver mission-critical services to the Minnesota State System Office and campuses. The role provides architecture guidance, design direction, advanced administration, lifecycle planning, and expert-level problem resolution for complex physical, virtual, hosted, and cloud-based systems. The incumbent develops and recommends technical standards, evaluates emerging technologies, supports long-range planning, and collaborates with infrastructure teams, project teams, vendors, and campus partners to ensure stable, secure, recoverable, and scalable enterprise services. This position also serves as Lead Worker for the Windows Server team.

Requirements

• Six years of advanced IT experience administering enterprise server environments that support mission-critical services across complex, multi-platform environments.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise systems architecture, lifecycle planning, capacity planning, availability, recoverability, and secure systems administration.
• Advanced ability to analyze, design, and recommend enterprise technical solutions that align with business needs, standards, risk, and long-range service goals.
• Ability to resolve highly complex technical problems involving multiple systems, services, platforms, and stakeholders under significant operational constraints.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and recommend technical standards, operational controls, recovery approaches, documentation, and process improvements.
• Ability to provide technical guidance, coaching, and consultation to experienced IT professionals, project teams, vendors, and business partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal relationship skills, sufficient to working with business partners to understand the organizational needs and to explain technical issues in plain language.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
• Advanced industry-recognized certifications related to systems administration, virtualization, security, architecture, project management, or related technical disciplines.
• Experience leading architecture, design, modernization, or lifecycle planning efforts for major enterprise systems.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies and recommending solutions for enterprise or statewide use.
• Experience developing technical standards, recovery plans, operational controls, or security-related procedures.
• Ability to present complex technical concepts, recommendations, risks, and alternatives to ITS staff, campus partners, managers, and system leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provides architecture guidance, design direction, advanced administration, lifecycle planning, and expert-level problem resolution for complex physical, virtual, hosted, and cloud-based systems.
• Develops and recommends technical standards.
• Evaluates emerging technologies.
• Supports long-range planning.
• Collaborates with infrastructure teams, project teams, vendors, and campus partners to ensure stable, secure, recoverable, and scalable enterprise services.
• Serves as Lead Worker for the Windows Server team.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical and dental insurance with affordable deductibles
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care accounts with a roll-over option
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, legal, and financial counseling
• 12 paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Pension Plan
• 457(b) and 403(b) retirement accounts
• Various investment options
• Professional development
• Tuition waivers for both you and your dependents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree