"Junior Systems Administrator"

The Junior Systems Administrator supports learning by maintenance of existing software applications and development of new applications in support of management information needs of Aurora University and various university departments.

Core Competencies:

1. Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former, and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students, and other customers of our service, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
2. Upholds the Mission Statement: Aurora University is an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and examined lives. Our singular goal is to empower our students to achieve lasting personal and professional success.
3. Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.
4. Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned.

• Develop, maintain, and support for AU's Learning Management System (LMS) and Administrative Systems that are used by AU students and faculty.
• Develop, maintain, and support for Windows / Linux (RHEL/CentOS), Nutanix, Cloud and Storage Infrastructure.
• Develop, maintain, and support system backups
• Schedule and train for applications such as Brightspace and O365-related applications
• Monitor applications and systems.
• Create and maintain server and system documentation.
• Administer and support the physical security system
• Collaborate with ITS team to plan, implement, and support system design changes and updates for existing and new systems

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• A+, MCSA / MCSE, or CCNA preferred.

Experience:

• Minimum one year of experience supporting Windows or Linux-based servers.
• Working knowledge of server and storage hardware.
• Administration and deployment of open source applications.
• Training end users on applications is preferred.
• Administration of cloud-based applications preferred.
• Administering systems from the command line and scripting preferred