Linux/Unix System Administrator #005084

2025. Research.com – #8 in Best Colleges, #11 Most Affordable Colleges in NC, #16 Best Value Colleges in NC US News & World Report – #9 in Top Public Schools Princeton Reviews – #7 in Top 50 Guide to Green Schools Employees of UNCA are provided with a comprehensive benefits package as well as other resources, policies and programs to ensure a happy and healthy work/life balance. Benefit eligible employees have access to dental, vision and health insurance plans – eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available. Eligible employees have access to tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year; employees may enroll at any of the constituent UNC System campuses. Also offered are group exercise classes, and free access to the campus recreation center for full time employees, vaccine shots are also offered on campus, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year. Leave earning employees (staff and 12-month faculty) who work at least half of the working days of their first month of employment will begin accruing vacation and sick leave immediately. Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service. Classification Title : IT System Administrator II Department: Information Technology Services Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time Months per Year: 12 Months Position Summary : This position will be responsible for the administration of the UNCA mission-critical, enterprise, and, in some cases, educational Linux/Unix systems. This position also acts as the administrator responsible for managing our on-prem and cloud-based backup applications that provide backup services for the core computing environment. This position will customize, code, test, and debug operating systems, applications, and/or backup strategies. This position shall perform day-to-day administration activities related to user administration, package/patch management, DNS / DHCP administration, and work with departments to support applications running on our Linux/Unix systems. This position may need to provide secondary support for Windows servers. This position also works on the engineering, deployment, and management of containerized services. This position will monitor the performance of the computer and network systems, review the impact of new applications on system performance, and consult with other administrators and analysts to forecast growth within the environment. This position will also provide cloud operations support, monitoring virtual servers, services, infrastructure-related SaaS, and data storage using cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure or AWS . Minimum Education/Experience/Skill : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and 2-4 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 1-2 years of experience. Preferred Education/Experience/Skill : Three years of experience in Linux system management, preferably in a mixed platform (e.g. Enterprise Linux, Windows, Mac OS) environment. Development experience in a Linux/ UNIX environment using C, Perl, and other shell scripting languages for both system and Apache web application programming; understanding of various Internet protocols, experience with containerized services, experience managing and working with VMware ESXi and other VMware virtualization products; experience with Veeam and Cirrus and strong plus. Quick Link for Positing: 9239 EO/AA/ADA Employer: None at this time.