Senior Systems Administrator III - Remote Hybrid Lead

San Diego State University; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 81,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

CalPERS pension

Tuition waiver

Job summary

San Diego State University is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator III to support and maintain the university’s enterprise infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. The role emphasizes secure, reliable systems, including virtualization, directory services, and operational automation, with mentorship to junior staff.

Responsibilities include planning upgrades, scripting for automation, and coordinating with IT teams and campus partners to deliver resilient, scalable IT

Qualifications

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related field and four years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure and enterprise directory services.
• Cloud infrastructure experience with on-prem and cloud environments.
• Advanced scripting in PowerShell, Bash, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and support enterprise servers, OS, virtualization, directory services, and cloud infrastructure.
• Monitor performance, availability, and security; perform root-cause analysis.
• Manage updates, patches, backups, and configurations for reliable operations.
• Lead projects and mentor other systems administrators.

Skills

Enterprise server infra

Directory services

Cloud infrastructure

Scripting: PowerShell/Bash/Python

Systems administration mentorship

Issue troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Microsoft Azure

Linux

Windows Server

Job description

San Diego State University is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator III to support and maintain the university’s enterprise infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. The role emphasizes secure, reliable systems, including virtualization, directory services, and operational automation, with mentorship to junior staff.

Responsibilities include planning upgrades, scripting for automation, and coordinating with IT teams and campus partners to deliver resilient, scalable IT