Systems Administrator I - IT Classroom and Technology Support

About the position

The Systems Administrator I at Azusa Pacific University will serve as a technical leader within the IT Classroom & Device Solutions team, focusing on the administration of systems and services that support faculty, staff, and students. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance automation and reliability of critical enterprise services, ensuring optimal performance and availability of systems in a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux and Windows system hosts and clusters in a virtual environment (VMWare).
• Administer Apple/Windows/VM/Raspberry Pi system hosts in the environment (JAMF/SCCM/YoDeck).
• Build, design, and deploy servers (physical, virtual, and cloud) as part of regular hardware and software refresh cycles.
• Provide support for incident resolution, service requests, and problem management for the classroom and device support team.
• Conduct routine server software maintenance, patching, and performance tuning to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Build, configure and maintain application environments (e.g. dev, testing, staging, production).
• Deploy updates to keep applications current and secure.
• Perform benchmarking, tuning, and capacity planning for systems and applications.
• Assist with direct and indirect monitoring and log analysis, establishing thresholds for automated alerts and notifications.
• Assist with deployments of application code, configuration, etc from development through to production.
• Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot common application stacks (e.g. App, Web, Database).
• Assist with managing common security practices for applications and systems (e.g. SELinux, iptables, windows firewall, antivirus).
• Configure and allocate cross-platform SAN/NAS-based storage to virtual and physical infrastructure.
• Participate on Directory Services teams for managing attributes and policy for client/server and other personal technology applications.
• Design, document, and implement solutions for providing various types of high-availability systems.
• Research and recommend new technology, services, applications, and procedures.
• Coordinate and communicate scheduled maintenance and deployments affecting services, with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain server and platform images, containers, and or other config management tools for rapid deployment of systems.
• Manage enterprise backups, recovery and Disaster Recovery solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related degree, or demonstrable equivalent experience.
• One to two years of System Administration experience.
• Experience in Linux and Windows system administration, virtualization, and application management.

Nice-to-haves

• CompTIA Server+, RHCSA, MCSE, or equivalent certifications.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl, Bash, PowerShell, Python.
• Familiarity with DevOps models and tools like Saltstack, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.