Network & Systems Administrator — Campus IT

upenn; Philadelphia, Kennett Square (Philadelphia County, Chester County); On-site; GBP 56,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania's Penn Vet IT team seeks an experienced System Administrator to oversee campus technology infrastructure, including hospital systems, networks, and endpoints. You will coordinate with central IT and vendors to ensure secure, reliable operations across classrooms, farms, and research facilities.

The role requires hands-on field work, experience with VoIP and virtualization, and the ability to work in a university environment with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2–3 years of IT infrastructure, networking, and systems administration experience.
• Leadership experience and ability to coordinate with campus facilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as on-site networking liaison for Penn Vet campuses.
• Perform incident triage, routine maintenance, and vendor coordination.
• Maintain network, fiber, and wireless infrastructure per Penn standards.
• Collaborate with Penn Vet IT and campus community to address tech needs.

Skills

Networking basics

VoIP

Networking protocols

Virtualization

Cloud infrastructure

Monitoring tools

ITSM

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

AWS

Azure

Job description

University of Pennsylvania's Penn Vet IT team seeks an experienced System Administrator to oversee campus technology infrastructure, including hospital systems, networks, and endpoints. You will coordinate with central IT and vendors to ensure secure, reliable operations across classrooms, farms, and research facilities.

The role requires hands-on field work, experience with VoIP and virtualization, and the ability to work in a university environment with multiple stakeholders.