"System Administrator"

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a System Administrator for the Division of Institutional Planning & Operations (IP&O). Reporting to the Director of IT, this position will be responsible for providing system administration and DevOps support for systems running in VMware, Windows, Linux, and cloud infrastructures.

Key Duties:

• The System Administrator will manage, configure, and implement servers, storage, networking, and virtualization for the division's multiple datacenters. This includes deploying, updating, securing, and troubleshooting VMware vSphere virtualization, SAN and NAS storage, and firewall management. Tasks should be automated where possible.
• Centralized logging/monitoring of systems with Splunk and Solarwinds will make use of dashboards, alerts, and custom trend/incident analysis.
• This position collaborates with the Application Development team to deploy, manage, and maintain custom-built and third-party applications. DevOps responsibilities include building, managing, and securing deployment environments (such as virtual servers, containers, and CI/CD pipelines), automating processes, and monitoring systems performance. Additionally, the system administrator would handle software administration, troubleshooting, and security patching/remediation.
• Individual is responsible for independently running systems from common guidelines. Works with other technical staff and vendors to determine requirements and implement designs.
• May do more complex tasks under supervision.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or related technology field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. A minimum of two years of experience within system administration.

City:

Piscataway

State:

NJ

Equipment Utilized:

The System Administrator will use software/tools such as VMware vCenter, Active Directory, Group Policy, Kerberos, IPsec, Docker, Powershell, Solarwinds, and Splunk.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The position maintains critical infrastructure services available 24×7; the incumbent would be required to be on-call for problems to be resolved quickly.

Special Conditions:

Candidate must successfully complete a security risk assessment by the U.S. Department of Justice and pass an FBI background check as a condition of employment.