Troy University
Senior Systems Administrator
🇺🇸 Troy, AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Information Technology
🗓️ July 16th, 2025
SQL
VMWare
Edtech.com's Summary
Troy University is hiring a Senior Systems Administrator. The role involves designing, planning, implementing, and tuning a large distributed IT system across all university locations, managing operating system configurations, developing system specifications, leading projects, and collaborating with the IT team to support educational technology's emergency response capabilities.
Highlights
- Responsible for technical design, implementation, performance tuning, security, and recovery of a large distributed IT system across Troy University locations.
- Develop and configure operating systems and system applications.
- Investigate system requirements, develop specifications, and lead projects to provide high-level service to department customers.
- Work closely with the Systems Director and IT administrative team to design systems supporting emergency responses.
- Required skills include experience with Windows, Linux, VMware, and Active Directory in enterprise environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related technical field.
- Minimum three years of systems management experience including systems analysis, design, and documentation.
- Preferred experience with Microsoft PowerShell scripting, SQL, Symantec Backup Exec, SharePoint, and MSO365.
- Standard office hours with additional hours required during evenings, weekends, holidays, and availability for 24/7/365 on-call duty.
- Role does not include supervisory responsibilities and does not require driving.
Senior Systems Administrator Full Description
Senior Systems Administrator
Posting Number | SF2362P
Position Title | Senior Systems Administrator
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Information Technology - Troy
Division | Financial Affairs and Online Education
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary
The Senior Systems Administrator position is responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, performance and security tuning and recovery procedures for a large, distributed IT system to support all Troy University locations, including developing and designing configuration of operating systems and system applications; investigating and analyzing feasibility of system requirements and developing system specifications, identifying methods, solutions, and providing project leadership and management in order to provide a high level of service to the customers of the department; and reporting to the Systems Director and working closely with the IT administrative team to design a system that enables the educational technology systems to respond to catastrophic emergency situations
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or other related technical field (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics)
2. Minimum of three years of experience in systems management, including systems analysis, design and documentation
4. Strong ability to obtain requirements and translate them into specifications
5. Experience with Windows, Linux and VMware, and enterprise environments including Active Directory
6. Skill at identifying problems and proposing solutions
7. Strong oral and written communication skills
8. Ability to work with diverse individuals of various backgrounds
9. Strong interpersonal skills
10. Skill to successfully work collaboratively across functional areas
12. Knowledge of IT system development
14. Ability to be a self-starter
15. Ability to research best practices and incorporate best practices into work
Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience with Microsoft PowerShell Scripting
2. Experience with Microsoft SQL, Symantec Backup Exec, Microsoft Sharepoint, MSO365
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | No
Work Hours | - Standard office hours
- Additional work hours will sometimes be required during evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Ability and willingness to be On Call 24/7/365
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 07/15/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/44750
Position Title | Senior Systems Administrator
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | Information Technology - Troy
Division | Financial Affairs and Online Education
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary
The Senior Systems Administrator position is responsible for the technical design, planning, implementation, performance and security tuning and recovery procedures for a large, distributed IT system to support all Troy University locations, including developing and designing configuration of operating systems and system applications; investigating and analyzing feasibility of system requirements and developing system specifications, identifying methods, solutions, and providing project leadership and management in order to provide a high level of service to the customers of the department; and reporting to the Systems Director and working closely with the IT administrative team to design a system that enables the educational technology systems to respond to catastrophic emergency situations
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or other related technical field (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics)
2. Minimum of three years of experience in systems management, including systems analysis, design and documentation
4. Strong ability to obtain requirements and translate them into specifications
5. Experience with Windows, Linux and VMware, and enterprise environments including Active Directory
6. Skill at identifying problems and proposing solutions
7. Strong oral and written communication skills
8. Ability to work with diverse individuals of various backgrounds
9. Strong interpersonal skills
10. Skill to successfully work collaboratively across functional areas
12. Knowledge of IT system development
14. Ability to be a self-starter
15. Ability to research best practices and incorporate best practices into work
Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience with Microsoft PowerShell Scripting
2. Experience with Microsoft SQL, Symantec Backup Exec, Microsoft Sharepoint, MSO365
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | No
Work Hours | - Standard office hours
- Additional work hours will sometimes be required during evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Ability and willingness to be On Call 24/7/365
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | NA
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 07/15/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/44750
Reference Letters
Solicit References Through the System? | No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions
Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions
Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
- Local newspaper (please specify below)
- Professional journal (please specify below)
- Other source (please specify below)
- Please specify:
(Open Ended Question) - * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
- Not a current Troy University employee
- Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
- Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
- Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
- * Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science, or other related technical field (e.g. Engineering, Mathematics)?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have a minimum of three years of experience in systems management, including systems analysis, design and documentation?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
Optional Documents
- Letter of Reference 1
- Other Document
- Unofficial Transcript 1
- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
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