Corporate IT Systems Administrator

Morton-Community-Bank; Morton (IL); On-site; USD 59,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Morton Community Bank is hiring an IT Systems Administrator to manage and secure the bank’s technology stack onsite in Morton, IL. You will monitor systems, apply patches, enforce hardening, and ensure backups and disaster recovery readiness.

The role requires Windows/AD expertise, Microsoft 365 proficiency, scripting skills, and strong collaboration with partners and Bank staff. ESOP benefits and a focus on reliability are highlighted.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Associate degree in computer science and three years of systems administrator experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science preferred or required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor IT systems for availability, security, and performance.
• Perform system monitoring, patching, hardening, and upgrades.
• Document network, data flows, policies and procedures.
• Ensure backups are tested, secure, and recoverable.
• Respond to security events and coordinate with Bank staff.

Skills

Windows IT environments

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Automation

PowerShell/Python scripting

Containerization

Networking basics

Security hardening

Backup and recovery

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Associate degree in Computer Science or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

SQL administration and reporting

Job description

Corporate IT Systems Administrator (Onsite in Morton, IL)

Job Category: IT Operations

Requisition Number: CORPO002302

• Posted : September 22, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

Showing 1 location

Morton 671
Morton, IL 61550, USA

• Pay or shift range: $59,124 USD to $87,881 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

Make the change and be the difference. Takeownership at Clock Tower Community Bank, a division of Morton Community Bank!

Established in 1960 with just one location in Morton, IL, Morton Community Bank (MCB) has grown to over 550 employees, 50 branch locations and over $5 billion in assets! We pride ourselves on our dedicated service to our customers and our communities, while placing much value on our internal assets, our employees. Each MCB employee OWNS a portion of the bank with our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). The ESOP has proven to be a substantial benefit to employees upon retirement.

Pay or shift range: $59,124.00 USD to $87,881.00 USD
The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Enjoy the Benefits of working at MCB!

Life and AD&D Insurances and Long-Term Disability, Vacation Days, Personal Days, and Paid Holidays.

Responsibilities will include being involved with several projects and tasks related to the maintenance, support, and development of the technology systems at Morton Community Bank. This position will provide opportunities to utilize current skillsets, develop new skills and work closely within a team. The administrator will be challenged to solve problems in a creative and secure manner, to be forward thinking with technology and be willing to take on new tasks with enthusiasm. The administrator will be expected to perform at a high level, being willing to get the job done, ensuring services remain available and improving reliability throughout the technology stack the administrator is responsible for.

Primary Responsibilities:

IT Systems Administrator

• Performing all work in accordance with company policies and guidelines
• System monitoring and maintenance including configuration and security management, patching, automation, hardening, and systems upgrades.
• Accurate documentation of the network, data flows, policies, and procedures
• Working closely with partners, vendors, team members and other Bank staff in a professional manner
• Ensuring that systems are configured to be available, resilient, and secure.
• Making sure that backups are successful, protected, and available to guarantee the rapid recovery of files/systems.
• Using monitoring systems and logs to troubleshoot issues as they arise and to also develop preventive maintenance strategies to support system availability and performance goals.
• Participating in and developing tests to ensure our systems are recoverable.
• Reacting to security events and working with appropriate Bank staff to rapidly respond to any malicious activity on the network, both internally and externally.
• Working on assigned projects to support Bank growth, development, efficiency, security, and availability goals.
• Planning for growth and device replacements
• Working with other Bank employees to assist with troubleshooting problems when needed.

Supervisory Requirements

Personnel Management: This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The physical activities of this position may include climbing, reaching, standing, lifting, talking, hearing and performing repetitive motions.
• Medium exertion: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Employees, who work 7 ½ continuous hours or more, must take a 30-minute uninterrupted lunch break no later than 5 hours after beginning their work
• Flexible work schedules occasional early morning, evening, and weekend work
• Rotating weekly after-hours on call with other System Administrators to provide response, remediation, and continued availability of critical services within defined response and remediation timelines.
• Reliable personal vehicle (car or truck), at which mileage will be paid, to transport equipment/documents securely and safely to the outlying locations.

Education and Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associate degree in computer science and three (3) years of systems administrator experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Self-motivated to learn new technologies and learning how to improve existing technologies.
• High standard to achieve or exceed goals within the organization.
• Good communication and interaction skills
• Security conscious and a drive to continually improve the security posture of the organization.
• BSA and other Bank related training through BAI is required annually.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Experience

• Experience with software installs on server infrastructure.
• Ability to troubleshoot using log and traffic flow data.
• Understanding of basic networking concepts.
• Experience with security and hardening of endpoint systems.
• Ability to triage and prioritize multiple issues to ensure support for business operations.
• Experience with Windows workstations, servers, and Active Directory.
• Microsoft 365 experience.
• Have working knowledge of running, maintaining, and improving the backups of data systems.
• Email server and email security experience.
• Three (3) years of system administration experience.
• SQL administration and reporting
• Load balancing
• Automation
• PowerShell, Python or other scripting experience
• Containerization

Licenses and Certifications

Education

Preferred

Associates or better in Computer Science.

High School or better.

Computer Skills

Expert

Firewall/Routers/Switches knowledge

Expert

Network Equipment knowledge

Expert

Software Licensing knowledge

Expert

Expert

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