Education IT Systems Engineer: VMware & Google Admin

Paterson Public School District; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Paterson Public School District is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the 643 NETWORK TECHNOLOGY team in Paterson, NJ. The role requires extensive IT and systems experience to support and secure district infrastructure.

Responsibilities include server management, data security, backups, and VMware administration, with readiness for after-hours work as needed. Immediate start date and ongoing availability are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years as an IT system administrator, network administrator, or similar role (school infrastructure experience is preferred).
• Oversee daily technology systems and networking responsibilities and projects.
• Manage and maintain the district's servers environment and information systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist core Technology Team with day-to-day technology systems and networking responsibilities and projects.
• Monitors data center health using management tools and responds to infrastructure hardware issues.
• Installs, manages, and maintains the district's physical and virtual servers environment.
• Manages the schools information and data, including oversight, support, maintenance, backups, security, upgrades, and troubleshooting of the information systems.
• Evaluate and recommend upgrades, modifications, or changes to information systems and specialized applications.
• Interacts with the help desk to assist in troubleshooting and identify root causes.

Skills

IT experience

Server admin

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

VMware

Apple MDM

Active Directory

Google Workspace

Job description

Paterson Public School District is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join the 643 NETWORK TECHNOLOGY team in Paterson, NJ. The role requires extensive IT and systems experience to support and secure district infrastructure.

Responsibilities include server management, data security, backups, and VMware administration, with readiness for after-hours work as needed. Immediate start date and ongoing availability are expected.