Hybrid Cloud & Windows Systems Administrator

Hillsdale College; Hillsdale (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillsdale College seeks a seasoned Systems Administrator to join our 45+ ITS team. You will design, provision, monitor and troubleshoot the campus server infrastructure supporting academic and operational missions in a hybrid environment.

The role focuses on Windows servers, Hyper-V virtualization, Azure Cloud services (Entra ID, SSO, MFA), on-prem and cloud-integrated systems, and security. Responsibilities include DR, backups, DNS/DHCP, IIS and Linux stacks, and automation with PowerShell,

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience as a Systems Administrator in an enterprise or educational environment, with a proven track record of managing high-availability infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Server Infrastructure Management: design, deploy, and manage the College’s server infrastructure, including hyper-V clusters and storage, to ensure high availability and performance.
• Maintain and optimize Virtualization environments, focusing on Hyper-V administration, disaster recovery, and performance tuning for a large enterprise network.
• Administer Microsoft Defender Suite across Hybrid environment to identify threats, manage vulnerabilities, and respond to security incidents.
• Manage Identity and Access: Windows Active Directory, Group Policy, and Entra configuration, including SSO and MFA.
• Administer Web and Application Servers: IIS (.NET) and Linux stacks (Apache, MySQL, PHP).
• Automate: PowerShell scripting to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Monitor with Zabbix and Azure Monitor to identify bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities.
• Lifecycle Management: hardware planning, upgrades, patches, and reconfigurations for on-prem and cloud systems.
• Ensure Data Protection & Cyber Resilience: immutable backups with Dell APEX/Druva and ransomware protection.
• Collaborate on Network Services: DNS, DHCP, SNMP, HTTP/HTTPS, and routing/VLAN awareness.
• Support Modern Endpoints: Windows Intune and Microsoft 365/Office 365 tools.
• Provide after-hours support and travel to remote campuses as needed for 24/7 residential campus operations.

Skills

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Active Directory

PowerShell

Azure Cloud

DNS

DHCP

IIS

Linux

Zabbix

Entra ID/SSO/MFA

Education

Associates degree or higher in BIS / MIS / CS

Tools

Hyper-V Manager

Pure Storage

Dell APEX / Druva

Azure Monitor

Intune

Defender Suite

IIS

Job description

Hillsdale College seeks a seasoned Systems Administrator to join our 45+ ITS team. You will design, provision, monitor and troubleshoot the campus server infrastructure supporting academic and operational missions in a hybrid environment.

The role focuses on Windows servers, Hyper-V virtualization, Azure Cloud services (Entra ID, SSO, MFA), on-prem and cloud-integrated systems, and security. Responsibilities include DR, backups, DNS/DHCP, IIS and Linux stacks, and automation with PowerShell,