Information Technology - Systems Engineer

Sacred Heart University; Fairfield (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant discounts

Job summary

Sacred Heart University seeks a Systems Engineer to administer and support enterprise application platforms and related systems. The role collaborates with Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and internal teams to ensure reliable, secure, and well-documented applications.

Required are 5–8 years of experience with enterprise apps, Windows and Linux environments, SQL Server expertise, and the ability to automate tasks with PowerShell, Bash, or Python. Some after-hours work may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Five to eight years of experience administering, upgrading, and supporting enterprise applications.
• Experience supporting applications in Windows and Linux environments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, logs, queries, and monitoring tools used for troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of application security, identity and access management, certificates, service accounts, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Experience coordinating technical work across Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and business teams.
• Ability to automate routine tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar tools is preferred.
• Experience with cloud-hosted, SaaS, or hybrid applications is preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation, organization, and customer-service skills
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and respond to critical issues outside normal business hours when required.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise application platforms and related tools including but not limited to Colleague, Papercut, PowerFaids, and more.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch assigned applications.
• Monitor application availability, performance, capacity, and overall health.
• Troubleshoot application, server, database, authentication, network, and integration issues.
• Maintain and patch servers supporting Enterprise Application Services applications, ensuring platform security, stability, and compatibility with assigned enterprise systems hosted in-house.
• Coordinate technical work with Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and internal teams.
• Support application implementations, upgrades, migrations, integrations, and recovery planning.
• Assist with security remediation, audits, backups, and business continuity activities.
• Automate routine administrative and monitoring tasks when practical.
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, configurations, and support information.
• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, and recommendations
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Independent work

On-call/after-hours

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS or related field

Tools

Colleague

Papercut

PowerFaids

Windows Server

Linux

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Position Summary

The Systems Engineer administers and supports enterprise application platforms and related systems. They also work with Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and internal teams to keep applications reliable, secure, and well documented.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support enterprise application platforms and related tools including but not limited to Colleague, Papercut, PowerFaids, and more.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and patch assigned applications.
• Monitor application availability, performance, capacity, and overall health.
• Troubleshoot application, server, database, authentication, network, and integration issues.
• Maintain and patch servers supporting Enterprise Application Services applications, ensuring platform security, stability, and compatibility with assigned enterprise systems hosted in-house.
• Coordinate technical work with Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and internal teams.
• Support application implementations, upgrades, migrations, integrations, and recovery planning.
• Assist with security remediation, audits, backups, and business continuity activities.
• Automate routine administrative and monitoring tasks when practical.
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, configurations, and support information.
• Communicate technical risks, dependencies, and recommendations
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Other Attributes

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Five to eight years of experience administering, upgrading, and supporting enterprise applications.
• Experience supporting applications in Windows and Linux environments.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, logs, queries, and monitoring tools used for troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of application security, identity and access management, certificates, service accounts, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Experience coordinating technical work across Infrastructure, IT Security, vendors, and business teams.
• Ability to automate routine tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar tools is preferred.
• Experience with cloud-hosted, SaaS, or hybrid applications is preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation, organization, and customer-service skills
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and respond to critical issues outside normal business hours when required.

Unusual Working Conditions

The Systems Engineer must be available to work some nights, weekends, or holidays when required.

Pre-Employment Requirements

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check.