Systems Programmer/Specialist

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $100K - $125K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ September 23rd, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

North Carolina State University is hiring a Systems Programmer/Specialist to lead the Central Services and Integration team's Linux systems, automation, and configuration-management services. The specialist handles architecture design, standard Linux image provisioning, patch management, and system installation, administration, and troubleshooting. The role also serves as third-tier support for campus IT professionals and participates in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Highlights

Design Linux image provisioning, patch management, and configuration-management architecture for campus systems.
Install, administer, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems across the university.
Support PCI-DSS, NIST 800-171, Endpoint Security, and ISO 27002 security standards.
Serve as third-tier support for other IT professionals and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
Deploy and maintain central monitoring, notification, and on-call paging services.
Administer the central MariaDB/MySQL/PostgreSQL database environment.
Use tools such as Git, Foreman, Puppet, Ansible, or Chef for provisioning and configuration management.
Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field plus three years of relevant experience (or equivalent combinations of education and experience).
Work an 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. schedule with quarterly weekend maintenance windows.
Anticipated hiring range of $100,000-$125,000 with benefits including medical/dental/vision, retirement programs, tuition assistance, and 12 paid holidays.