Systems Administrator

Description:

Position Number 3338 Posting Number S2883 State Role Title Information Technology Specialist II Position Type Classified Position Status Full Time FLSA Status Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime College/Division Information Technology Department 100125 - IT - Computer Labs Pay Band 5 Pay Rate Pay Range Specify Range

Become a valuable part of the James Madison University community! James Madison University is accepting applications for a Systems Administrator to work as part of a team that implements and maintains general-use and departmental-use Windows and Macintosh computing labs and technology-enabled classrooms for academic instruction and computer-based learning and testing. The position will also participate in development, maintenance, and support of the department’s proprietary computer lab management software.
JMU offers excellent competitive comprehensive benefits (including generous leave and holiday leave, affordable health insurance, retirement, etc.), and a work-life balance and integration program, Balanced Dukes, that is designed to support and enhance the overall wellbeing of our faculty and staff.

Our Tuition Waiver Program supports the university’s commitment to employee personal and professional development. The Tuition Waiver Program allows employees to have tuition waived for courses taken at JMU at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Visit our Prospective Employee site to learn more about what makes James Madison University a great place to work!

• Install, develop, maintain and support software images, applications and other solutions in public computing facilities and classrooms.
• Install and maintain server and network resources.
• Design, develop, implement and maintain software systems suitable for the management and operation of public computing facilities and classrooms.
• Conduct research and development of new technologies, services, processes and procedures.
• Contribute to the IT Computing Support Team and make suggestions for service improvements
• Experience with deployment, management, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows operating systems and application software in a complex, secure, large-scale Active Directory environment.
• Experience with deployment, management, and troubleshooting of Apple computers and application software.
• Experience with using and/or managing the Unix or Linux operating system.
• Experience with scripting for systems administration using shell-level scripting languages such as the Windows Command Processor, Powershell, and/or a Unix Shell.
• Experience with application development using one or more languages and frameworks such as PHP, Python, Java, Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails, Django, HTML, CSS, Javascript.
• Experience with Apple’s Device Enrollment Program and/or managing Apple computers using Jamf management solutions.
• Familiarity with MacOS application development.
• Demonstrated proficiency with software application design and coding of any kind.
• Experience with the Ruby-on-Rails or Django application development frameworks.