Systems Administrator — Hybrid IT & Cloud (Higher Ed)

Sjf; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John Fisher University in Rochester, NY seeks a Systems Administrator to manage core enterprise platforms, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, VMware on VxRail, and Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.

The role focuses on secure, well-documented infrastructure and supports ongoing automation, DR, and resilience. You will collaborate across OIT and campus departments, handle provisioning and identity services, oversee backups and disaster recovery, and participate in

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of full-time, directly related systems administration experience in enterprise or higher education environments.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information technology, or a related field preferred.
• Industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware, Azure) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, maintain, and decommission servers, cloud services, storage, and directories.
• Administer core hybrid OS and virtualization stack: Windows Server, RHEL, VMware on VxRail.
• Develop, maintain, and improve system build standards, configuration baselines, and documentation.
• Research, recommend, and implement AI tools, automation and service improvements for efficiency and resilience.
• Monitor infrastructure health, performance, and security; manage logs and alerts; troubleshoot issues.
• Administer identity and access services (AD/Entra), group management, and directory synchronization.
• Provide Tier II/III support for hardware, software, cloud services, and system integrations; coordinate recovery activities.
• Support and test backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery processes.

Skills

Windows Server

RHEL

VMware

Azure

Google Workspace

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's degree

Industry certifications

Tools

VxRail

Job description

St. John Fisher University in Rochester, NY seeks a Systems Administrator to manage core enterprise platforms, including Azure, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, VMware on VxRail, and Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.

The role focuses on secure, well-documented infrastructure and supports ongoing automation, DR, and resilience. You will collaborate across OIT and campus departments, handle provisioning and identity services, oversee backups and disaster recovery, and participate in