Job Description
St. Charles Community College is located just west of St. Louis, in the heart of growing St. Charles County. At St. Charles Community College, we have a passion for student success. We serve a growing diverse student population, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff who will help prepare our students for a global society. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success in serving diverse student populations.
St. Charles Community College is seeking a full-time Systems Architect who will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the administrative and student services Windows domain servers, as well as support for the Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and second-level support for internet services servers (DNS, mail, web).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned.
- Provides Tier-2 and Tier-3 System Administration support for servers, switches, routers, Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), and operating systems; to include Windows server OS's as well as some Linux instances.
- Serves as a lead by providing direction and support for the Network Computing Network and System Administrators , as well as day-to-day direction for the System Administrator's activities.
- Provides design and architecture for all Network Computing servers and (HCI) systems storage systems and all VMware virtualized infrastructure, as well as cloud server infrastructure including any systems present at satellite campuses.
- Acts as primary liaison to the Administrative Computing department with respect to Windows servers and virtualized environment. Provides Windows server architecture for emerging Datatel (our current SIS) Windows migrations, and provides sole (HCI) management for the SIS.
- Possess knowledge of server and (HCI) hardware architecture, and keep abreast of new trends.
- Installs new/rebuilds existing servers, switches, routers, and configures hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc., in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
- Configure, manage, and update MS Windows servers, switches, routers, and (HCI) during the designated maintenance window according to business best practices and security guidelines.
- Designs and builds the backup strategy for all Network Computing systems, as well as the SIS Windows servers to meet the college's retention guidelines.
- Performs day-to-day maintenance tasks for the Administrative O365 email system.
- Provides back-up support for Linux-based servers.
- Creates technical documentation.
- Researches and recommends innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system administration tasks.
- Performs day-to-day Active Directory design and maintenance tasks.
- Assists PC Operations to provide support to the college community.
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least two years' experience in a relevant position.
- Bachelor's degree, or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
- Intimate knowledge of most current, as well as evolving versions of Microsoft server operating systems
- Current levels of Microsoft O365 with expertise in mail protocols and the ability to and configure VMware and (HCI)
- High degree of familiarity with VMware, switching, routing, DNS Active Directory, LDAP, cross-platform data sharing, and security best practices.
St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.