Security Driven Systems Administration –Adjunct Faculty - Phoenix, AZ Traditional Campus - (Spring 2027) – College of Engineering and Technology

Grand Canyon University•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Grand Canyon University's College of Engineering and Technology seeks an adjunct faculty member to teach Security Driven Systems Administration at its Phoenix, Arizona Traditional Campus during the Spring 2027 semester, January 4 through April 23, 2027. The course is delivered in person and on campus, part-time, with face-to-face instruction in modern facilities and smaller class sizes. The course covers the design, management, and maintenance of virtual enterprise and datacenter infrastructure. Students learn to use request tracking, monitoring, configuration management, virtualization, and scripting tools to administer and defend systems through documented, repeatable processes. Topics include volume management, directory services, network-based authentication and file systems, and automated procedures for installations and file distribution. Faculty engage and mentor students to support their academic, spiritual, and personal growth, and are expected to support the University's Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and mission.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or a related field with at least 7 years of relevant experience managing enterprise domains and supporting enterprise IT operations; or a master's degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience.
For the master's degree and 10+ years of experience pathway, current industry certifications are required.
Attach an unofficial transcript reflecting the degree earned and 18 graduate credit hours in the listed subject areas.
Attach unofficial transcripts for any applicable conferred graduate degrees.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Information Technology or a related field with at least 5 years of experience managing enterprise domains using Microsoft Active Directory or Samba in physical and virtual environments.
Skills in data center operations, end-user management, disaster recovery, business continuity, change management, incident response, and enterprise security policies.
Experience with VMware, vCenter, Hyper-V, or cloud solutions.
Certifications such as MCSA, MCSE, VCA, VCP, CompTIA Network+, or CompTIA Security+.

Responsibilities

Facilitate classroom lectures and discussions.
Engage students in learning course objectives and topics.
Assess student performance and mentor student success in the classroom.
Provide a positive example to students by supporting the University's Doctrinal Statement, Ethical Position Statement, and mission.