Systems Administrator
Stark State College - North Canton, OH
posted 3 months ago
About the position
The computer services team at Stark State College is seeking a skilled and experienced Systems Administrator. The Systems Administrator role will be responsible for the administration, maintenance (install and configuration), management, and support of the college's IT infrastructure (new and existing), including servers (physical and virtual), networks, and systems (Windows & Linux). The ideal candidate will ensure the stability, security, and efficient operation of all IT systems that support core organizational functions. This role is expected to provide server application support to other IT staff members and end users as necessary. This position is a remote/hybrid role, requiring one day a week in the North Canton (Main Campus) office. Typical working hours are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, with some flexibility required for after-hours upgrades and support. The successful candidate will be proactive, balancing day-to-day troubleshooting with long-term projects to enhance the college's systems. Experience in installation, management, and upgrade of physical and virtual servers, as well as working in Active Directory environments with over 1000 users, is essential. The Systems Administrator will be responsible for server-based applications such as anti-virus solutions and backup software, implementing and overseeing server and storage policies to ensure the integrity and availability of the college's computing resources. This role also includes maintaining the college server environment to support both student and business computing needs, including antivirus protection, data backups, software patches, and specialized server-based applications. Additionally, the candidate will create and maintain documentation for disaster recovery and server systems and procedures, and participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7x365 Tier 3 support for critical business systems.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for server based applications such as anti-virus solutions, backup software, and other server based applications.
- Implements and oversees server and storage policies to ensure the integrity and availability of the College computing resources.
- Responsible for ensuring that the College's server and storage environment is capable of meeting the College community's current and future needs.
- Maintains the College server environment in support of both student and business computing needs to include antivirus protection, data backups and retention, software patches and upgrades for server based systems, and specialized server based applications.
- Creates and maintains documentation for disaster recovery and server systems and procedures.
- Participates in rotating on-call schedule to provide 24x7x365 Tier 3 support for critical business systems.
Requirements
- Associate degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Valid Ohio Driver's License with an insurable driving record.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience with Microsoft Entra/Azure AD, including identity and access management, single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and conditional access policies.
- Minimum of 3 years of extensive information technology experience in system and server administration, including installation, management, and upgrade of physical and virtual servers running Windows and Linux operating systems in a production environment.
- Experience with enterprise level backup solutions in a business environment.
- Experience managing an Active Directory environment with 1000+ users including Group Policy and Sites and Services.
- Experience with Anti-Virus and backup technologies in a large business environment.
Benefits
- Excellent medical, dental & vision coverage
- Paid life and AD&D insurance
- State pension/retirement (OPERS/STRS)
- Paid time off, sick leave and paid holidays
- Paid Stark State tuition
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
