Lead Linux & Cloud Systems Administrator

Northwestern University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 112,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Tuition benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

Retirement plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

Northwestern University’s Feinberg IT Infrastructure seeks a System Administrator Lead to manage and mentor a three-person team. The role focuses on Linux-based platform services, cloud hosting, and automation, with collaboration across security, development, and research computing teams to deliver reliable, scalable technology.

Responsibilities include driving automation, standardization, monitoring, and improvements, while ensuring security and reliability of critical services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related; or equivalent experience.
• 6 years system administration or relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of three systems administrators.
• Drive automation, standardization, monitoring, and operational improvements.
• Oversee design, installation, and integrity of university infrastructure.
• Collaborate with security, development, and research computing teams.
• Supervise projects, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide technical leadership for Linux, cloud, and automation infrastructure.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Scripting

Automation

Linux

Cloud

CI/CD

Docker

Active Directory

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

6 years system administration

Tools

AWS

Azure

Ansible

Puppet

Foreman

Zabbix

GitHub

Docker

Apache

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Linux

Windows

Job description

Northwestern University’s Feinberg IT Infrastructure seeks a System Administrator Lead to manage and mentor a three-person team. The role focuses on Linux-based platform services, cloud hosting, and automation, with collaboration across security, development, and research computing teams to deliver reliable, scalable technology.

Responsibilities include driving automation, standardization, monitoring, and improvements, while ensuring security and reliability of critical services.