Platform Administrator: Secure Infrastructure & Automation

Harvard Medical School; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Harvard Medical School is seeking a Platform Administrator to support core infrastructure platforms, enabling secure, reliable technology services across the HMS environment. You will provisioning, configure, monitor, and automate server OS lifecycles, while maintaining compliance and collaborating with multiple IT teams.

Responsibilities include identity system integration, configuration enforcement, and participation in the software development lifecycle for automation tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of post-secondary education or relevant work experience.
• Experience managing server infrastructure platforms.
• Experience with Windows and Linux server operating systems, lifecycle management, and configuration tools.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, and identity integration.
• Experience with monitoring platforms, compliance tools, and system automation.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and adapt to evolving technologies and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in provisioning, patching, and decommissioning, administration and support of server operating systems across the infrastructure platform lifecycle.
• Maintain configuration management tools and enforce system baselines.
• Support administration and integration of identity systems like Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Monitor infrastructure, respond to alerts, and support compliance reporting processes.
• Contribute to automation of system provisioning and configuration workflows.
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure platform services are integrated and reliable.
• Participate in the software development lifecycle for operational scripts and tools.
• Evaluate and implement improvements to infrastructure systems and services.
• Contribute to documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for internal stakeholders and support teams.
• Participate in off-hours on-call rotation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

Identity Integration

Monitoring Tools

Automation

Troubleshooting

Team Collaboration

Education

Post-secondary education or relevant work experience

Tools

Configuration Tools

Monitoring Platforms

Compliance Tools

Job description

Harvard Medical School is seeking a Platform Administrator to support core infrastructure platforms, enabling secure, reliable technology services across the HMS environment. You will provisioning, configure, monitor, and automate server OS lifecycles, while maintaining compliance and collaborating with multiple IT teams.

Responsibilities include identity system integration, configuration enforcement, and participation in the software development lifecycle for automation tools.