Research IT System Administrator

🇺🇸 Fort Collins, CO

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $72K - $82K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ November 24th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Colorado State University is hiring a Research IT System Administrator. The role involves creating, integrating, and administering physical and virtual servers within a hybrid infrastructure to support research efforts. The administrator manages the college’s research computing environment, including various operating systems and network client interconnectivity, while providing exceptional customer service to diverse user groups.

Highlights

Design, deploy, and maintain servers and services for the college’s research community.
Manage research computing environment on Windows, Linux, and Apple OS, including applications, clients, and file systems.
Perform security updates, account provisioning, and automate routine tasks through scripting.
Support hardware and software of research-related workstations and assist with Windows system administration tasks.
Collaborate with faculty, staff, and university IT teams to implement technical solutions and ensure service alignment.
Coordinate datacenter operations including server racking, cabling, hardware troubleshooting, and vendor liaison.
Required skills include Linux system administration, Windows and MacOS interoperability, scripting, cybersecurity focus, and strong communication abilities.
Preferred qualifications include experience with Active Directory, LDAP, DNS, VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, ITIL, project management, and disaster recovery.
Annual salary range of $72,000 to $82,000 plus comprehensive benefits package, salary commensurate with experience.
Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field with three years of equivalent experience required; no visa sponsorship provided.