Platform Services Lead: Linux, Cloud & Automation

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

Job summary

The System Administrator Lead at Northwestern University’s Feinberg IT Infrastructure team leads a three-person systems administration group, guiding design, implementation, and support of platforms and services across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will mentor staff, drive automation using Bash, Python, PowerShell, and tools like Ansible, Puppet, Foreman, and Zabbix, and partners with security, development, and research computing teams to ensure scalable, secure infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6 years of system administration or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a three-person Platform Services team focusing on Linux, cloud, and automation.
• Collaborate with security, development, and research computing teams to deliver reliable services.
• Drive automation, standardization, monitoring, and operational improvements.

Skills

critical thinking

problem solving

troubleshooting

leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / information technology or related

Tools

GitHub

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Docker

AWS

Azure

Apache

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Linux

Windows

Active Directory

Terraform

Job description

The System Administrator Lead at Northwestern University’s Feinberg IT Infrastructure team leads a three-person systems administration group, guiding design, implementation, and support of platforms and services across on-premises and cloud environments.

You will mentor staff, drive automation using Bash, Python, PowerShell, and tools like Ansible, Puppet, Foreman, and Zabbix, and partners with security, development, and research computing teams to ensure scalable, secure infrastructure.