Closing Date:
Job Duties:
The Endpoint Systems Specialist is responsible for the technical management and maintenance of Endpoint campus computing systems, software environments, and application integrations supporting faculty, staff, and institutional operations. This position serves as Tier 2 technical support within CSS, owns the software lifecycle across campus endpoints, and ensures desktop systems are properly imaged, updated, and integrated with university-wide infrastructure. The Endpoint Systems Specialist works closely with the team on hardware deployment and with MIS on integration standards and is fully accountable within the ticketing system for all assigned work.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Job Duties:
The Endpoint Systems Specialist is responsible for the technical management and maintenance of Endpoint campus computing systems, software environments, and application integrations supporting faculty, staff, and institutional operations. This position serves as Tier 2 technical support within CSS, owns the software lifecycle across campus endpoints, and ensures desktop systems are properly imaged, updated, and integrated with university-wide infrastructure. The Endpoint Systems Specialist works closely with the team on hardware deployment and with MIS on integration standards and is fully accountable within the ticketing system for all assigned work.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Administer endpoint management platforms including Microsoft Intune, and related solutions
Required Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Associate's degree in computer science or related field
- Training or equivalent experience in computer networking systems
- Experience working in an educational setting
- Experience with client-server architecture in a windows domain environment.
REQUIRED LICENSE, CERTIFICATION, OR SPECIAL CREDENTIALS: Preferred:
- CompTIA A+
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Knowledge of endpoint device management tools such as Intune, Ninjaone, Barracuda RMM
- Knowledge of Patch management lifecycle.
- Knowledge with endpoint provisioning and deprovisioning in a client-server architecture
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for 65% of the time
- Frequently performs tasks that require moving self in different positions in various environments including tight and confined spaces
- Frequently performs duties that require spending time in low posture positions such as crawling, crouching, kneeling, and stooping
- Must be able to adjust or move objects up to 25 pounds in all directions
- Requires frequent communication
- Frequently performs tasks that use repeating motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
- Requires clarity of vision for frequent use of computers and other technological devices
Salary Schedule:
Salary Band: P260To view salary schedules visit: https://www.athens.edu/human-resources/salary-schedule-tables/ Salary will be Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Unofficial transcripts should be from the college or university which verifies qualifications for the position.
Note: Credential evaluations are needed for all transcripts obtained outside the U.S. before uploading and submitting an application. (Credential evaluators should provide course-by-course evaluations and transcribed in English.)
Upon an offer of employment, official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended must be submitted. Continued employment is contingent upon receipt of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
To be considered for this position please visit our web site and apply on line at the following link: https://jobs.athens.edu/postings/search
About Athens State University
Located in historic Athens, Alabama, Athens State University offers junior and senior-level coursework to community college graduates and transfer students holding sufficient credits from other institutions. Presently, over 3,100 students have selected Athens State because of its neighborly environment where 50 majors and degree programs are offered, with courses taught by a supportive and exceptional faculty. Approximately 80% of the students are enrolled in at least one online course. The typical student is a working adult who commutes. Recently, the University was featured in the 2015 Best Value Online College Rankings by OnlineU.org for four online programs including computer science, accounting, education and human resources. The University offers undergraduate degree programs in Liberal Arts, Teacher Preparation, and Business. The University employs more than 350 full and part-time employees with approximately 90 full-time faculty members in three colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, and College of Education. Seventy-five percent of the full-time faculty members hold a terminal degree. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Athens, Alabama is located in north Alabama equidistant between Nashville, TN and Birmingham, AL. Athens is home to several events and festivals that have been featured as the Southeast Tourism Society's “Top 20 Events in the Southeast” including the Athens Storytelling Festival and the Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention.
In accordance with Athens State University Policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon the receipt of a clearance notification from that criminal background check.
Non-Discrimination Policy Statement Athens State University, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Athens State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, religion, genetic information, or veteran status in employment, or admissions to or participation in educational programs and activities. Inquiries or concerns may be addressed to the Office of the Vice President of Enrollment and Student Support Services, 300 N. Beaty St., Athens, AL 35611, 256- 233-8175.
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