Systems Administrator Associate Part Time

Department: School of Professional Studies
Salary/Grade: NEX/17
Job Summary:

Installs new software and infrastructure upgrades, evaluates and installs patches, monitors system performance and resolves related problems. Performs system backups and recovery. Maintains data files and monitors system configuration to ensure data integrity.

Please note: position will be 95% remote

Target hiring range for this position will be between $35.00 to $37.50 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Specific Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning

• Provides recommendations regarding infrastructure planning and budgeting.

Administration

• Maintains growth statistics, space forecasts, backup systems, and infrastructure inventories.
• Performs data backups and recoveries.
• Monitors and maintains continuity with system licensing and maintenance agreements.
• Maintains production change control schedule and participates in change control.

Development

• Performs infrastructure upgrades including planning and scheduling, testing, and coordination.
• Performs infrastructure administration setup.
• Coordinates infrastructure planning and management.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor’s or higher degree in a major such as computer science, information technology, or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.

• No experience required.

Enterprise Applications

• ImageNow

• Instructure Canvas

Infrastructure

• active directory design, administration

• identity management/provisioning

• information security

• LDAP

• Microsoft Exchange

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Outlook)

• Microsoft SharePoint

• Server hardware

• SQL/MySQL/Postgres

• Tomcat

• VMware vCloud Director

• VMware vSphere

• Windows Operating System

Programming Languages and Frameworks

• Microsoft PowerShell

• PL/SQL

• Shell Scripting

Certification/Licensure

• Microsoft (MCSE, MCSD, MCSA)

• SQL Server

• VMware

Compliance

• HIPAA

Analytical

• critical thinking

• decision making

• enterprise directory services

• judgment

• problem solving

• Troubleshooting

• use-case analysis

Project

• facilitate collaboration

• iterative & incremental development

• organizational skills

• planning

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you’re interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.
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