Systems Administrator – Windows/SQL & 24/7 Ops

University of California - Davis; Davis (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Davis is seeking an IT Administrator to manage a broad infrastructure including Windows and Linux servers, SQL Server databases, Active Directory, Entra ID, Hyper-V, SAN, and firewall/gateway solutions. The role supports 24/7 operations with backup and disaster recovery, emphasizes security policy enforcement, and incident response.

The position also involves assisting with security controls, vulnerability monitoring, and system automation tasks, while collaborating

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft System Center components (Ops Manager, Configuration Manager) and modern MDM tools.
• Experience performing moderately complex analysis to install, modify, and support operating systems, databases, utilities, and intranet tools.
• Proficiency writing scripts using PowerShell, VBScript and T-SQL to support system management and log analysis.

Responsibilities

• Administer Windows and Linux servers, including patching, security, and redundancy in a 24/7 environment.
• Provide Tier-2 and limited Tier-3 support for servers, databases, and related applications with security focus.
• Implement security controls, monitor vulnerabilities, and manage disaster recovery, backups, and archiving.

Skills

MS System Center

Operations Manager

Configuration Manager

Intune

Tools

Windows Server

SQL Server

Hyper-V

MDM/IIT Intune

Job description

University of California, Davis is seeking an IT Administrator to manage a broad infrastructure including Windows and Linux servers, SQL Server databases, Active Directory, Entra ID, Hyper-V, SAN, and firewall/gateway solutions. The role supports 24/7 operations with backup and disaster recovery, emphasizes security policy enforcement, and incident response.

The position also involves assisting with security controls, vulnerability monitoring, and system automation tasks, while collaborating