The Network & Systems Administrator supports and maintains network infrastructure and core enterprise systems, ensuring their health and availability while managing various IT services and mentoring junior team members.
Description:
Job Description Summary:
Under the general direction of the Cyber Security and Network Engineer, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Director of Infrastructure & Services, the Network & Systems Administrator will support and maintain a modern, secure technology environment spanning both network infrastructure and core enterprise systems. This role sits within the IT Infrastructure team and is responsible for the day-to-day health, availability, and documentation of network and server platforms that support academic, and administrative operations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Job Description Summary:
Under the general direction of the Cyber Security and Network Engineer, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Director of Infrastructure & Services, the Network & Systems Administrator will support and maintain a modern, secure technology environment spanning both network infrastructure and core enterprise systems. This role sits within the IT Infrastructure team and is responsible for the day-to-day health, availability, and documentation of network and server platforms that support academic, and administrative operations.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Job Duties and Accountabilities
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN, VLANs, routing, switching (Cisco IOS), wireless (Aruba), VPN (FortiGate), firewall policies and VoIP (WebEx Cloud Calling).
- Administer Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS (internal and external), DHCP, and Group Policy. Support the Nutanix AHV virtualization platform and maintain VM lifecycle management.
- Support and maintain cloud platforms like O365, Azure AD / Entra ID, Intune configure & deployment, and Conditional access policies. Monitoring and maintaining Rubrik, performing restore testing, validating backup health, and documenting the entire process.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date network and server documentation including topology diagrams, IP address management, VLAN registers, firewall policy logs, and runbooks. Manage all network and system changes through the IT change management process including ticket creation, peer review, and post-implementation verification in the ITSM platform.
- Act as a primary network and systems technical lead for client projects. Mentor junior team members. Assists in establishing standards, policies, and procedures as they apply to the use of these Technologies.
- Perform other related duties as assigned in support of overall IT strategic goals.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field required.
- Minimum seven years of experience in the development and support of network servers, data center administration, and information technology security.
- Previous experience with Microsoft Windows Server, SCCM, Active Directory, enterprise backup solutions, and server virtualization required.
- MCSA and MCITP certifications preferred
- Experience using In-Tune and Auto Pilot to manage Windows Desktops is highly desirable
- Experience with O365 administration is highly desirable
Work Environment:
Office Location: Oakland Campus – Onsite
- This is an onsite position based in Oakland, CA, requiring regular in-office presence to support daily operations, collaboration, and student or team engagement.
- Work is performed primarily on campus in a dynamic academic environment, with direct interaction across multidisciplinary teams.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift up to 70lbs
Travel Requirements:
- Up to 15% travel
Pay Range:
$96,000 to $120,000 (annual/exempt) depending on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant factorsSamuel Merritt University currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location, and other relevant skills.Similar Jobs
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