Systems Administrator

TEKsystems

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The candidate will be responsible for the design, support, administration, and maintenance of Windows and Linux servers and associated applications. This role involves enhancing the security of the network and systems, managing the Active Directory environment, and creating/maintaining solutions that integrate various college systems. The administrator will also be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the organizational security posture by following NIST and PCI security standards, serving as a secondary Google Workspace Administrator, and setting up SSO applications. Additionally, the role includes configuring, implementing, administering, and upgrading software, hardware, network connectivity, and security of Windows and Linux servers, writing programs to automate processes, monitoring system resource utilization, managing network security and integrity, resolving system hardware/software problems, and managing servers and applications for students, faculty, staff, and guests. The position also involves managing the VMWare environment and serving as a secondary administrator of L-Soft Listserv.

Requirements

At least 3 years Linux systems administration (CentOS, RedHat, Debian)
At least 3 years Windows Server experience.
Experience with user provisioning, single sign-on, and multi-factor authentication
Demonstrated scripting/programming experience with languages such as Perl, Python,Bash, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Visual Basic, SQL. PHP.
Strong skills in messaging and directory services such as e-mail (SMTP), LDAP, ActiveDirectory.
At least 3 years VMware virtual server management.
At least 3 years SAN management with iSCSI or Fibre Channel.
Enterprise disaster recovery management experience
Knowledge of Oracle and MySQL/MariaDB database systems.
Knowledge of system security tools and techniques.
Knowledge of and experience with SSL certificate installation and maintenance.
Excellent written, oral, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
Ability to work well with a diverse group of individuals.
Ability to shift priorities in an ever-changing environment.
At least 3 years of experience supporting end-users, preferably in an academic setting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor degree, extensive applicable work history considered.

Responsibilities

Enhance the security of our network and systems.
Manage Active Directory environment, including security group membership, account management, central shared file server management.
Create and maintain solutions which integrate college systems (Active Directory, Banner, Google Workspace, Blackboard, Samba, PaperCut, etc.) with each other and with external systems.
Maintain and enhance organizational security posture by following NIST and PCI security standards.
Serve as secondary Google Workspace Administrator.
Set up SSO applications in Google Workspace and QuickLaunch, work with vendors to set up Service Providers.
Configure, implement, administer and upgrade software, hardware, network connectivity and security of Windows and Linux servers.
Write programs to automate processes as appropriate.
Monitor system resource utilization and recommend upgrades as necessary.
Manage network security and integrity, including determination of security requirements and appropriate implementation details for online campus resources (local and cloud).
Resolve system hardware/software problems.
Manages servers and applications for students, faculty, staff and guests.
Manage VMWare environment, including creating, managing, and deleting virtual machines, installing, configuring and updating Linux and Windows Server systems.
Serve as secondary administrator of L-Soft Listserv, including manual list creation and population, assisting list owners, maintaining automated software to populate primary mailing lists for the college.