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Rutgers University

System Administrator

🇺🇸 Hybrid - New Brunswick, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $82K - $125K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ July 3rd, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a System Administrator for the Office of Institutional Research. The role involves managing, maintaining, and enhancing applications and data systems to ensure security, performance, and reliable support for faculty and administrative staff, including monitoring system operations, implementing updates, and developing secure communication protocols.

Highlights

  • Key responsibilities include operational oversight, security enhancements, system performance monitoring, software/hardware maintenance, and user support.

  • Develops and maintains stored procedures and application code to ensure secure and compatible data transmission across multiple operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux).

  • Implements access control mechanisms using Rutgers authentication services and secure communication protocols like public/private key encryption.

  • Researches new technologies to improve application processing speed, network efficiency, security, and scalability.

  • Provides incident resolution and tracks recurring issues to improve systems and knowledge base.

  • Required technical skills include programming languages C, C++, JavaScript, Visual.net, Java, R, Python, MATLAB, NodeJS, HTML/CSS, Flask, and experience with Machine Learning frameworks TensorFlow and Pytorch.

  • Familiarity with databases and tools like SQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Postgres, Snowflake, Jenkins, Docker, Apache Airflow, and REST APIs is essential.

  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science related fields and over 2 years of experience managing IT infrastructure.

  • Salary range: $81,778 to $125,121 annually, with flexible compensation based on qualifications and market benchmarks.

  • Provides support primarily to faculty and administrative staff within the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support (OIRDS).