Systems Administrator III

Job Title
Systems Administrator III

Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Department
IT Infrastructure & Research Computing

Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate

Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas

Job Type
Staff

Job Description

Description:

At Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, our system administration team have incredible opportunities to work on systems that impact faculty, staff, student, and researchers from around the world. TAMU-CC is a vibrant, Hispanic Serving Doctorial Research Institution that combines a heritage of teaching excellence with innovation in research and community engagement. We look for people who have new ideas and are driven while having fun along the way. Our team plays an important role in the unparallel commitment to student success.

This position, reporting to the Manager of Systems Administration, is responsible for the daily operations of all virtualized and physical servers including system design, installation, development, integration, testing, documentation, monitoring, and ongoing maintenance of assigned systems within departmental standards. TAMU-CC is looking for a Windows Administrator to join its dynamic team of technical professionals.

Responsibilities:

Systems Administration

Percent Effort: 50%

Job Duties:

• Manage physical, virtual, and cloud hosted servers in coordination with network, application, and desktop administrators, project managers, and end-users.
  
• Function as a primary administrator for Active Directory, M365, Domain Controllers, Group Policies, and MSSQL.
  
• Reviews internal and external customer system requirements and makes recommendations for server allocations.
  
• Assists project managers with developing work plans and time schedules for projects including outlining phases, identifying personnel, and computing equipment requirements.
  

Support and Problem Resolution:

Percent Effort: 20%

Job Duties:

• Troubleshoots and repairs complex hardware and software for servers including configuration problems and routine network problems.
  
• Provide Tier III support and assists staff with advance hardware and software troubleshooting.
  
• Evaluates and follows through on issues and problems until resolved or escalated.
  
• Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization in written and oral format.
  

Security and Compliance:

Percent Effort: 20%

Job Duties:

• Performs security and performance analysis, tuning, and assists with routine audits of systems and software.
  
• Reviews the accuracy of documentation of server support methods, procedures, and configuration management.
  
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve security performance, and reliability.
  
• Performs annual security assessments. Designs system security measures, data backup, and protection methods. Develops disaster recovery plans for servers.
  

Other:

Percent Effort: 10%

Job Duties:

• May require availability to work some nights, weekends, and holidays.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
  
• Five (5) years of IT experience in system, application, and/or database administration to include windows system/server administration.
  
• Additional experience may be considered as a substitution for the minimum education requirement.
  
• Experience administering and supporting physical and virtual server infrastructure.
  
• Experience with M365, PowerShell, Active Directory, Group Policies, and Windows Domain Controllers.
  
• Due to federal law on deemed export controls, it is not possible to petition for an H1B work authorization. Applicants must be U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, and ITAR compliant.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Network Administration, Cyber Security, or related field.
  
• Project management experience.
  
• Higher education experience.
  
• Experience administering AZURE Active Directory, CAS, Shibboleth, and ADFS.
  
• Experience administering VMware, F5 Load Balancers, Rubrik, Dell and Cisco servers, AZURE, Duo Security, NetApp, Enterprise SAN/NAS, MEMCM, and Linux.
  
• Industry recognized certifications in related technologies.
  
• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others. Excellent written communication, analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
  

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.


To apply, visit https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUCC_External/job/Corpus-Christi-TAMUCC/Systems-Administrator-III_R-053044



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