Systems Engineer / Senior Systems Engineer

$39,200 - $50,225/Yr

George Fox University - Newberg, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Newberg, OR

Educational Services

About the position

The Systems Engineer or Senior Systems Engineer at George Fox University will collaborate with the institutional technology team to design, build, secure, and maintain technology infrastructure that supports the needs of students and employees. This role is pivotal in aligning institutional resources with the university's mission, ensuring that the technology environment is robust, secure, and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, securing and maintaining servers and storage supporting all aspects of university infrastructure.
• Assisting the Director of IT infrastructure with departmental planning, design, and implementation of the university's technology infrastructure.
• Managing software installations on servers supporting all aspects of university infrastructure.
• Researching new and alternative technologies to ensure the department continues to move forward, applying industry best practices and providing appropriate services to the university.
• Assisting in planning and implementing disaster recovery protocols.
• Managing accounts, authentication tools, and file sharing.
• Assisting the security team to ensure infrastructure is monitored and secured.
• Providing support and troubleshooting for multiple systems used throughout the university.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation for university systems.
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others, including employees, students, and the public, in a spirit of teamwork, respect and customer service.
• Being a Christian role model to students, whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrating awareness, respect, and appreciation for diversity of culture, background, race, sex, political views, expressions of faith, etc.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with virtualization, storage, and backup solutions.
• Experience with Windows, Linux and other operating systems including setup, maintenance, and following best practices.
• Experience provisioning and managing file shares, databases, and user accounts.
• Experience with configuring and maintaining Single Sign On solutions.
• Experience with security and monitoring systems.
• Experience with disaster recovery procedures.
• The ability to understand and program in various scripting languages including but not limited to Bash, Python, and PowerShell.
• Familiarity with network protocols including DNS, DHCP, LDAPS, SMB, SMTP.
• Experience installing and maintaining open source software.
• Working knowledge of networking and firewalls.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud services and solutions.
• Knowledge of ITIL or similar frameworks for IT service management.

Benefits

• Free Fitness Center membership.
• Free parking.
• Rich employee benefit package.