IT Platform & Security Administrator (Research IT)

Penn State University; University Park (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

75% tuition discount

Job summary

Penn State University invites applications for an IT Platform Administrator at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). The role focuses on systems administration, computing support, security, and reliability of research and admin systems, including DoD compliance requirements.

The position requires experience with Windows and Red Hat Linux servers, IAM, and enterprise services. On-site work in State College, PA with potential hybrid options after onboarding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree + 3+ years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.
• Required Certifications: None
• Eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher; background check may be required.
• Willingness to obtain DoD 8140/8570 certification (Security+, CASP+, CySA+) within one year of start date
• Experience administering Windows and Red Hat Linux servers at the enterprise level

Responsibilities

• Administer identity and access management, authentication services, privileged account controls, certificate management, and RBAC to protect research data and systems.
• Install, configure, secure, and upgrade Windows and Linux servers, enterprise services, storage, and research computing environments.
• Monitor security events, vulnerabilities, and compliance; investigate anomalies; coordinate incident response; implement corrective actions.
• Monitor availability, performance, capacity; troubleshoot complex system issues to minimize disruption.
• Develop and maintain system architecture diagrams, baselines, SOPs, disaster recovery docs for audits and accreditation.
• Provide advanced technical support, mentor staff, and contribute to infrastructure modernization and research initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT to design infrastructures aligned to target goals

Skills

Identity and access management

Windows administration

Red Hat Linux administration

Active Directory

Group Policy

Windows Server Administration

DNS

NTFS Permissions

Security awareness

Incident response

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

PowerShell

SCCM

Ansible

Redhat IDM

Microsoft Entra

Job description

Penn State University invites applications for an IT Platform Administrator at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL). The role focuses on systems administration, computing support, security, and reliability of research and admin systems, including DoD compliance requirements.

The position requires experience with Windows and Red Hat Linux servers, IAM, and enterprise services. On-site work in State College, PA with potential hybrid options after onboarding.