FT Admin - Data Center Manager

Lansing Community College; Lansing, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lansing Community College is seeking a FT Admin - Data Center Manager to lead operations, maintenance, security, and performance of the college's data center infrastructure across campuses.

The role requires supervisory experience, a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, and advanced IT knowledge. On-campus presence is expected with potential hybrid arrangements as approved by the College.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in data center technical support, with progressive increase in responsibilities.
• Demonstrated supervisory/management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction in the operations, maintenance, security, and performance of the data center infrastructure (servers, storage, power, cooling, communication/collaboration, backup).
• Directly supervise Data Center Team members responsible for college-wide server, storage, communication/collaboration, and backup technologies.
• Advise ISS Director with departmental research and purchase recommendations.
• Monitor and administer data center systems to ensure availability, performance, security, and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Data center ops

Technical troubleshooting

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in IT

Tools

Data Center Management Tools

Job description

Build your future at Lansing Community College!

FT Admin - Data Center Manager

Job no: 493762
Work status: Regular/Continuing
Location: LCC Downtown Campus
Categories: Administration, Information Technology
Work type: Full Time
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Title: FT Admin - Data Center Manager

Posting Closes at 11:55 PM on: 09/08/2026

Employee Classification: FT Admin-Union

Level:FT Administrative-IT5

Department: Infrastructure Support Services - 60120

Provide leadership and direction in the operations, maintenance, security, and performance of the data center infrastructure (servers, storage, power, cooling, communication/collaboration, backup). Directly supervise Data Center Team members who are responsible for college-wide server, storage, communication/collaboration, and backup technologies used by the students, faculty and staff of the college. This position serves as a member of the ISS Leadership and Planning Team which includes being an advisor to the ISS Director with departmental research and purchase recommendations. The management focus area for this position is ensuring availability, optimal performance, security, and efficiency of all data center systems on all college campuses. This position is responsible for monitoring and administering data center systems to eliminate or lessen the impact of misuse of campus systems and information.

Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.

LCC policy requires all LCC employees to be residents of the State of Michigan and to perform all work (with limited exceptions) within the State of Michigan.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in data center technical support, with a progressive increase in responsibilities.
• Demonstrated supervisory/management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master degree in Information Technology or a related field.
• Experience working in higher ed.

Advertised: 10 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 08 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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