Senior Systems Administrator - Cloud, IAM & Automation

The University of Texas at Dallas; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBS PPO Medical Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Dental & Vision Plan Options

Disability insurance

TRS Retirement Plan

Fertility Benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

The University of Texas at Dallas is hiring a Systems Administrator to support operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of research and administrative technology environments. You will administer applications, servers, cloud services, and IAM, while ensuring security, reliability, and availability across departments.

You will guide staff, coordinate system upgrades and migrations, and partner with vendors to implement solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in IT.
• Experience with enterprise applications and cloud services; IAM, scripting, automation, integrations; compliance-sensitive environments; staff supervision; documentation; relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, monitor, and maintain applications, servers, cloud services, storage, and related infrastructure.
• Manage user access, permissions, authentication, and system integrations, including SSO and IAM functions.
• Coordinate and perform installations, upgrades, patches, migrations, and lifecycle activities.
• Monitor availability, performance, capacity, and security; investigate and resolve complex issues.
• Maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes and test restorations.
• Develop scripts and automation to improve administration, reliability, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with customers, vendors, and university technology teams; maintain documentation and handoffs.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and technical leadership to assigned staff.

Skills

Enterprise apps

Cloud services

Identity & access management

Scripting

Automation

Staff supervision

Technical documentation

Certifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS / CS

Job description

The University of Texas at Dallas is hiring a Systems Administrator to support operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of research and administrative technology environments. You will administer applications, servers, cloud services, and IAM, while ensuring security, reliability, and availability across departments.

You will guide staff, coordinate system upgrades and migrations, and partner with vendors to implement solutions.