IT System Administration Senior Specialist

About the position

The IT System Administration Specialist works within the IT Infrastructure and System Administration team. The primary responsibility of this role is to design, manage, and maintain the comprehensive systems infrastructure of the entire campus. Serving as the primary system administrator, the position involves ensuring the efficient operation of servers, storage and other critical network and security systems that manage the operations of the campus, tailored to meet the diverse requirements of both operational and academic programs. This includes management of access control and backup systems as a critical component of IT security operations, ensuring the preservation of data and system integrity. Additionally, the role requires active collaboration with staff in other departments in the ITS division to assist in the administration and maintenance of the server infrastructure, encompassing physical, virtual, and cloud-based components. Furthermore, the position includes providing critical security measures such as managing certificates, system access permissions, and other security protocols to ensure the safety and integrity of the campus infrastructure. This position is responsible for representing Highline College in a professional manner and assists in maintaining an environment conducive to achieving educational goals. This position will perform other duties as required, and is assigned an alternate work schedule based on business and operational needs of the Department and the College, which requires flexible hours and working evenings and weekends as required. This position is eligible for a partial telecommuting schedule upon supervisor approval.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead system administrator for servers and connected services in Windows and Linux environments
• Manage Windows Server services, including Active Directory, file servers, SQL servers, and other resources as needed
• Manage Linux server services, including Ubuntu OS, web services, mail services, and database services
• Design, build and maintain vSphere virtual infrastructure
• Install, configure and manage ESXi servers
• Maintain operational redundancy for critical campus infrastructure while ensuring secure best practices
• Co-manage campus core network configuration as part of the campus-wide infrastructure
• Perform regular maintenance, updates, and upgrades on all network equipment
• Manage firewall (Palo Alto Networks) and VPN (Global Protect) access for campus students, staff, and faculty
• Manage campus access control system (Genetec)
• Manage certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation for secure communication of internal and externally available campus resources
• Manage load balancer (F5, AWS) and campus network traffic
• Perform regular maintenance, updates, and security upgrades per notice of new and evolving vulnerability and exploits

Requirements

• AA or AAS degree
• Three or more years of experience in IT Infrastructure support
• Advanced working knowledge of virtualization technologies and components, such as VMWare vSphere, Nutanix, ESXi systems, and iSCI networking
• Advanced working knowledge of Windows and Linux server platforms and management

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree

Benefits

• Eligible for overtime
• Partial telecommuting schedule upon supervisor approval