Secure Research IT Platform Administrator

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 80,100 - 132,204; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition discount

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking an IT Platform Administrator to join Enterprise IT in State College, PA. This role focuses on systems administration, security, and support for research and administrative operations.

You will manage identity access, servers, and infrastructure, ensuring security, reliability, and compliance in a high-security DoD-aligned environment. Remote work is not guaranteed and on-site presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent experience
• Experience administering enterprise Windows and Linux servers in a high-security environment
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and certificate management
• Ability to obtain/maintain DoD 8140/8570 certification or higher within one year
• Experience with incident response, security monitoring, and audits

Responsibilities

• Administer identity and access management and privileged account controls
• Install, configure, secure, and maintain physical/virtual servers and enterprise services
• Monitor security events, vulnerabilities, and compliance; investigate anomalies
• Ensure system availability, performance, and reliability; troubleshoot complex issues
• Maintain system architecture diagrams, baselines, DR docs, and security records
• Provide advanced support and mentor staff; contribute to infrastructure modernization

Skills

Identity and access management

Windows server administration

Red Hat Linux administration

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

Security best practices

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SCCM

Ansible

Windows Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking an IT Platform Administrator to join Enterprise IT in State College, PA. This role focuses on systems administration, security, and support for research and administrative operations.

You will manage identity access, servers, and infrastructure, ensuring security, reliability, and compliance in a high-security DoD-aligned environment. Remote work is not guaranteed and on-site presence is expected.