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Liberty University

Systems Administrator I

🇺🇸 Lynchburg, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ November 13th, 2025

CI/CD Python

Edtech.com's Summary

Liberty University, Inc. is hiring a Systems Administrator I. The role involves maintaining permission assignments for applications and services for all employees, managing monitoring tools, coordinating incident responses, maintaining server patches and infrastructure documentation, and overseeing datacenter access and on-call engineer management.

Highlights
  • Maintain permission assignments to applications and services for all employees (60% of duties).
  • Coordinate incident response based on monitoring alerts and user-reported issues (25% of duties).
  • Manage monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
  • Maintain patches for Windows and Linux servers (5% of duties).
  • Maintain documentation of infrastructure and services (5% of duties).
  • Manage engineer on-call lists and handle phone calls.
  • Requires 1-3 years of IT experience or equivalent training with customer support experience.
  • Proficiency in scripting/programming languages like Python, Go, Java, or Powershell; familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Relevant certifications include CompTIA Network+/Security+, MCSA, RHCSA, or LPI Linux Essentials.
  • Completed degree in IT or Computer Science-related field is required.
  • Work hours follow a 24/7/365 Operations Command Center schedule split into 4 shifts weekly; onsite work is required.

Systems Administrator I Full Description

Maintain permission assignments to applications and services for all employees. Manage monitoring tools. Maintain patches for Windows and Linux servers. Maintain documentation of infrastructure and services. Coordinate incident response based on monitoring alerts & user-reported issues. Datacenter access control and daily walk-throughs. Manage engineer on-call lists and handle phone calls.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
60% - Maintain permission assignments to applications and services for all employees.
25% - Coordinate incident response based on monitoring alerts & user-reported issues.
5% - Manage monitoring tools.
5% - Maintain patches for Windows and Linux servers.
5% - Maintain documentation of infrastructure and services.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
1-3 years of experience in IT or equivalent training. Experience within customer support.
Good verbal / written communication skills. Ability to follow complex verbal / written instructions. Ability to multi-task. CompTIA Network+/Security+ / MCSA/RHCSA / LPI Linux Essentials. Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch).
Completed a degree in IT or Computer Science-related field. Proficient with one or more scripting / programming languages (Python, Go, Java, Powershell). Familiar with containerization and CI/CD pipelines.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Work Hours: Operations Command Center - 24/7/365 - Broken out into 4 shifts per week:
7AM-7PM Sunday-Tuesday and every other Wednesday
7PM-7AM Sunday - Tuesday and every other Wednesday (Days denote the start of the shift)
7AM-7PM Thursday-Saturday and every other Wednesday
7PM-7AM Thursday-Saturday and every other Wednesday (Days denote the start of the shift)
Onsite work required.
Target Hire Date2025-10-23
Time TypeFull time
LocationLynchburg - In Office

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.