Senior System Engineer or Lead System Engineer

University of Dayton; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

University of Dayton IT department seeks an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join the Enterprise Enabling Technologies team. You will administer Linux-based servers, both virtual and physical, monitor performance, apply upgrades, and help secure enterprise services to support the University community.

The role requires collaboration across UDit, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or at least four years of equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience as a Linux server administrator in an enterprise environment.
• Working knowledge of servers, storage, networking, firewalls, and virtualization.
• Ability to collaborate professionally with diverse users and support staff.
• Ability to work under time constraints in mission critical situations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact with diverse users and staff.
• Experience working on multiple projects in a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux-based servers (virtual and physical) and maintain hardware.
• Monitor server performance and security; apply tested patches and upgrades.
• Support deployment, updating and securing enterprise-wide applications and services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the IT department to build enterprise systems.
• Occasionally work on-call during after-hours, weekends, and holidays.

Skills

Linux server administration

Networking basics

Security monitoring

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

4+ years relevant experience

Tools

Banner

Oracle

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

Proxmox

XCP-ng

MySQL

Postgres

Apache

Tomcat

Caddy

HAProxy

F5

SAN/NAS

Job description

Job No: 503864
Work Type: Staff Full Time (1500 hours or greater)
Location: Dayton, OH
Category: University Staff
Department: Entpr Enabling Solutions - 804600
Pay Grade: B - Exempt
Advertised: September 15, 2026
Applications close: Open until filled

Position Summary:

Join the University of Dayton's IT department and play a key role in supporting the reliable, secure technology services that power our University community. In this role you will work alongside other members of the Enterprise Enabling Technologies team to maintain our server environments, monitor system performance and security, apply upgrades, and help support a stable infrastructure. You will also work with other cross-functional teams across UDit to build new enterprise systems. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible position offering a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, retirement, paid time off, holidays and tuition assistance.

This position is responsible for all administration activities associated with Linux based servers. Will perform server administration of virtual and physical servers, maintain server hardware, change management, performance monitoring, and system maintenance. Monitor security alerts and install tested patches and upgrades. This position will provide senior-level support deploying, updating, and securing enterprise-wide applications and services. This position requires a high degree of technical capabilities, communication, and project management skills. Position will be required to work on call hours (after hours, weekend, and holidays) occasionally.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications for the Senior Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field OR at least four years of equivalent relevant experience
• At least three years of relevant professional experience
• Experience as a Linux server administrator in an enterprise environment
• Working knowledge of servers, storage, networking, firewalls, and virtualization
• Ability to collaborate professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
• Ability to work under strict time constraints in mission critical situations
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and support staff
• Experience working on multiple projects in a fast paced, dynamic environment

A Lead Systems Engineer must meet all Senior Systems Engineer minimum qualifications in addition to the qualifications listed below:

• Ten or more years of experience in a technical capacity in the following areas
• Linux system administration
• Database Management Systems
• Configuration management systems
• Broad knowledge and experience with Linux administration and open source technologies
• Proven experience in systems design and development
• Experience leading projects and teams

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

• At least five years of experience in a Systems Engineer environment
• Direct experience with Banner, Oracle
• Experience working with virtualization technologies (XCP-ng, Proxmox, VMWare)
• Experience working with containerization technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with databases (MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres)
• Experience with load balancers / reverse proxies (F5, HAProxy)
• Experience with Java Application Servers (Tomcat, Jetty)
• Experience with HTTP Servers (Apache, Caddy)
• Experience working with SAN and NAS storage technologies
• Experience with HP Blades
• Working knowledge of networking
• Demonstrated troubleshooting on a variety of systems
• Prior professional work experience in higher education
• Previous relevant experience in a large, enterprise environment

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The University does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.

Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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