Senior Enterprise Systems Administrator

San Diego State University; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego State University is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator IV to provide senior technical leadership for its enterprise infrastructure, spanning on‑premises and cloud environments. You will design, implement, and optimize systems that power academic, research, and business operations, while mentoring other systems administrators.

The role demands strong scripting, automation, and project leadership skills, with a focus on security, reliability, and scalable performance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and five years of relevant IT infrastructure experience.
• Experience with enterprise server administration, directory services, and cloud environments.
• Certifications in systems administration or cloud are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and optimization of enterprise systems across on‑premises and cloud.
• Administer server platforms, directory services, virtualization, OS, and related infrastructure.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and propose scalable, reliable solutions.
• Serve as senior technical advisor on architecture and system integrations.
• Automate deployments and management using scripting languages.
• Maintain documentation and configuration standards.

Skills

Enterprise IT infrastructure

Server administration

Scripting

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Cloud infrastructure

Virtualization

Windows/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Windows Server

Linux Server

VMware

AWS

Azure

Job description

San Diego State University is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator IV to provide senior technical leadership for its enterprise infrastructure, spanning on‑premises and cloud environments. You will design, implement, and optimize systems that power academic, research, and business operations, while mentoring other systems administrators.

The role demands strong scripting, automation, and project leadership skills, with a focus on security, reliability, and scalable performance across